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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 18, 2010
Bottom block, a block-transferring tool and a machine tool provided with the block-transferring tool
Applicant:
Kouichi Katoh, Numazu, JP;
Inventor:
Kouichi Katoh, Numazu, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/157 (2006.01); B23Q 41/02 (2006.01); B65G 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of placing a bottom block includes: placing bottom blocks on a block storage area in which a spindle can hold the bottom blocks; attaching a block-transferring tool to the spindle, the block-transferring tool having a main shaft attachment attached to the spindle and a block holder for holding the bottom block; and holding the bottom blocks by the block holder of the block-transferring tool and placing the held bottom blocks on a predetermined workpiece placing position on an upper surface of a table by relative movement.