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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1983
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1981
Tamaki Tomita, Okazaki, JP;
Hisaji Nakao, Toyota, JP;
Hideo Nishimura, Aichi, JP;
Kunihiko Eto, Toyota, JP;
Haruo Ohmura, Aichi, JP;
Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A contact detecting apparatus for detecting the contact of a workpiece with a tool in a machine tool which includes a magnetic coil mounted on the periphery of a spindle head and connected to an AC power source for generating an induced current in a looped secondary circuit including the workpiece, a work table, a machine body, a spindle head, a tool spindle and the tool, when the workpiece and the tool are moved relatively into contact with each other. A first conductive wire forming a secondary winding of one turn is arranged in a parallel relationship with the looped secondary circuit and a current induced therein by energization of the magnetic coil. A second conductive wire is connected at one end thereof to the looped secondary circuit. A detecting device is connected to the first and second conductive wires for detecting contact between the workpiece and the tool based on the voltage induced across the first and second conductive wires.