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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2021
Star Micronics Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, JP;
Takayuki Ishikawa, Shizuoka, JP;
STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD., Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A chuck operating apparatus includes a claw, a shifter, and a shifter drive unit. The rotatable claw has a first posture to bring the chuck into the opened state and a second posture to bring the chuck into the closed state. The rotatable shifter is brought in a first position to bring the claw into the first posture and in a second position to bring the claw into the second posture. The shifter drive unit has a shifter lever having an insertion part provided with a shifter bearing capable of being brought into contact with a side surface of an outward groove of the shifter. A roller is provided on one of the claw and the shifter in a contact position with the other to roll in a spindle axis direction and a groove is formed on the other to receive the roller when the chuck is in the opened state.