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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans-Ulrich Jaissle, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Manfred Hofmann, Moeglingen, DE;
Dietrich Geiger, Grossbottwar, DE;
Assignee:
Hueller Hille GmbH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29568 ; 29 2 / ; 294261 ; 294263 ; 408 35 ; 409201 ; 4147444 ;
Abstract
A method and arrangement for exchanging a variable number of tool holders in which only one tool holder at a time is brought into working position. The operations involved with accessing a variety of holders, one at a time, to a working position requires movement of minimum mass to the working position adjacent the drive unit--while one or more remaining tool holders are located in a series of accessible independent storage positions or in at least one storage magazine.