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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1989
Milisav Lazarevic, Racine, WI (US);
Tree Machine Tool, Co., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
The operating mechanism of a tool retention and ejection mechanism for the spindle of a machine tool is located in an annular space between the spindle and the grill. A drawbar is slidably disposed in an axial bore formed in the spindle and is provided with a collet at the cutter end of the spindle for engaging a tool holder and drawing it into the socket of the spindle. The drawbar is shifted into its locking position by an annular array of balls that are forced against a bevel surface by a cam ring that is moved to a locking position by a spring. The bevel surface is formed on a ring that encircles the spindle and which is coupled to the drawbar by a crossbar that extends radially through the spindle. In order to increase the power available for releasing the mechanism, two annular pistons are provided in an annular cylinder disposed in the space between the spindle and the quill. These pistons are actuated to overcome the force of the spring and first shift the cam ring for admitting the balls to move away from the bevel surface for releasing the drawbar and then shift the drawbar to its unlocking position for releasing the tool holder. As the tool holder is being released, a flow of air travels through passages formed in the spindle into the spindle socket for cleaning chips and debris from the tool holder and the spindle socket.