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Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2004
Applicants:

Kunio Kojima, Yamanashi, JP;

Naoki Sato, Yamanashi, JP;

Inventors:

Kunio Kojima, Yamanashi, JP;

Naoki Sato, Yamanashi, JP;

Assignee:

Fanuc Ltd, Yamanashi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/157 (2006.01); B23Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A tool changing device of a machine tool which prevents chips adhering to a tool. By using a drive motor with which a tool changing device of the machine tool is usually provided, to vibrate the tool, the chips are prevented from adhering to the tool, especially to a tapered portion of the tool, and/or the chips adhered to the tool are removed, without using any additional device.


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