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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2004
Applicants:

Shunsuke Nakazawa, Yamatokoriyama, JP;

Nobuhiro Kaneda, Yamatokoriyama, JP;

Ryosuke Yasumura, Yamatokoriyama, JP;

Inventors:

Shunsuke Nakazawa, Yamatokoriyama, JP;

Nobuhiro Kaneda, Yamatokoriyama, JP;

Ryosuke Yasumura, Yamatokoriyama, JP;

Assignee:

Mori Seiki Co., Ltd., Yamatokoriyama, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/157 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides a tool changer of a machine tool capable of suppressing cost increase and preventing size increase of the machine when a tool magazine is mounted. In a tool changer of a machine tool provided with a pallet change mechanismin which a machining-side palletdisposed on a machining area A side and a standby-side palletdisposed on a standby area B side are turned around a turn shaftby a turning memberto be automatically changed, a tool magazineholding a plurality of tools Tto Tis disposed between the machining-side palletand the standby-side palletin the turning memberand the tool magazineis turned by the turning memberso that the tools Tto Tface a spindledisposed on the machining area A side.


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