Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Takeshi Shibata

Takahiro Koga

Motoki Uchikawa

Shugo Arakawa

Masakazu Kubo

Shota Hashimoto

Tatsuhiko Tanaka

Shoji Shibata

Kenichi Masuda

A workpiece supply-and-discharge device includes a fixed portion, and a swivel portion that swivels on a bed. The fixed portion is provided with a plurality of fixed rails having an arc shape and separated from each other. Movable rails enter or exit from gaps left between the fixed rails as reciprocating actuators operate. Workpiece gripping portions configured to grip a workpiece are provided with sliders. When the workpiece gripping portions carry the workpieces while swiveling integrally with the swivel portion, the sliders transfer from the movable rails to the fixed rails or from the fixed rails to the movable rails.

Workpiece supply-and-discharge device

A tool stocker includes main stockers for holding a plurality of tools detachably mounted on a main spindle for machining a workpiece, an auxiliary stocker for holding and transferring tools to and from the main stockers, and a tool transfer mechanism for transferring tools between the main stockers and the auxiliary stocker. The auxiliary stocker includes a plurality of tool pods for removably supporting the tools therein, a rail in sliding engagement with outer surfaces of the tool pods, a chain for moving the tool pods in sliding engagement with the rail, and a motor for actuating the chain. The rail has a recess defined therein in alignment with the tool transfer mechanism, such that the tools transferred by the tool transfer mechanism pass through the recess.

Tool stocker, machine tool system, and tool damage detecting apparatus

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Utsunomiya, Japan

Takeshi Shibata