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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Yamazaki Mazak Corporation, Niwa-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Tomohiro Kintoki, Niwa-gun, JP;
Tetsuya Ito, Niwa-gun, JP;
Yuki Mori, Niwa-gun, JP;
Yuki Myoren, Niwa-gun, JP;
Assignee:
YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION, Niwa-gun, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 31/39 (2006.01); B23B 25/04 (2006.01); B23Q 11/08 (2006.01); B23Q 3/155 (2006.01); B23Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 31/39 (2013.01); B23Q 11/0891 (2013.01); B23B 25/04 (2013.01); B23Q 2003/15537 (2016.11); B23Q 11/0032 (2013.01); Y10S 279/901 (2013.01); Y10T 483/115 (2015.01); Y10T 483/171 (2015.01); Y10T 483/1827 (2015.01);
Abstract
A jaw exchanger includes a stocker configured to store jaws which are configured to be attached to a chuck body of a machine tool, a stocker movement mechanism configured to move the stocker between a first position and a second position, and a jaw transferor configured to transfer the jaws to the stocker positioned at the first position from a jaw receiver to receive the jaws, and configured to transfer the jaws to the chuck body from the stocker positioned at the second position. The chuck body is rotatable about a rotation axis.