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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Colibri Spindles Ltd., Lavon Industrial Park, IL;
Inventors:
Avigdor Angel, Akko, IL;
Ran Benedik, Karmiel, IL;
Assignee:
Colibri Spindles Ltd., Lavon Industrial Park, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 17/12 (2006.01); B23Q 17/09 (2006.01); B23Q 17/00 (2006.01); B23Q 5/06 (2006.01); B23B 31/20 (2006.01); B23Q 1/00 (2006.01); B23Q 5/04 (2006.01); B23Q 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 17/0985 (2013.01); B23B 31/20 (2013.01); B23Q 1/0009 (2013.01); B23Q 5/043 (2013.01); B23Q 5/06 (2013.01); B23Q 17/0971 (2013.01); B23B 2260/128 (2013.01); B23B 2260/1285 (2013.01); B23C 2260/76 (2013.01); B23Q 11/0891 (2013.01); Y10T 279/21 (2015.01); Y10T 409/30392 (2015.01); Y10T 409/30728 (2015.01); Y10T 409/303752 (2015.01); Y10T 409/309408 (2015.01);
Abstract
A live tool system having a live tool and a collar surrounding a rotating shaft or a rotating cutting tool of the live tool. The collar houses at least one sensor capable of monitoring an operating condition proximate to the cutting tool during a cutting operation. Example operating conditions including temperature and vibration. The system also includes a wireless transmitter in communication with the at least one sensor for transmitting a signal for use by a machining center controller.