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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Akihiro Kitamura, Takaoka, JP;
Kosaku Kitamura, Takaoka, JP;
Takashi Asano, Takaoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kitamura Machinery Co., Ltd., Takaoka-shi, Toyama-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/157 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatic tool storing mechanism which has a plurality of magazines, a transporting device, and a tool exchanging part. Each magazine holds a number of pots each provided with tools. The transporting device transports tool-mounted pots one by one between the position close to the magazine and the waiting position close to the main spindle. The tool exchanging arm takes out an unused tool from the pot which is waiting at the waiting position and attaches it to the main spindle and also removes the used tool from the main spindle and places it in the pot. (FIG.)