Class   483	TOOL CHANGING
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PROCESS

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WITH SAFETY MEANS

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. (1 indent ) Guard

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WITH MEANS TO REGULATE OPERATION BY MEANS OF REPLACEABLE INFORMATION SUPPLY (E.G., TEMPLET, TAPE, CARD, ETC.)

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. (1 indent ) Replaceable information comprising tool location

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.. (2 indent ) Including determining optimum tool access path

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WITH CONTROL MEANS ENERGIZED IN RESPONSE TO ACTIVATOR STIMULATED BY CONDITION SENSOR

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. (1 indent ) Responsive to tool identifying information

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.. (2 indent ) Identifying information on tool or tool holder

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. (1 indent ) Responsive to tool

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.. (2 indent ) Including means to monitor and control, i.e., adaptive machining

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WITH SIGNAL OR INDICATOR

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WITH MEANS TO CONDITION OR ADJUST TOOL OR TOOL SUPPORT

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WITH MEANS TO TRANSFER WORK

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. (1 indent ) Plural machine tools, e.g., flexible manufacturing

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INCLUDING MACHINE TOOL OR COMPONENT

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. (1 indent ) Rotating work machine tool (e.g., screw machine, lathe, etc.)

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.. (2 indent ) Tool support comprises rotary spindle

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.. (2 indent ) Tool having specific mounting or work treating feature

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... (3 indent ) Workpiece holder (e.g., chuck or chuck jaw, collet, etc.)

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... (3 indent ) Turning tool insert changer

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.. (2 indent ) Tool changer between tool support and matrix

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... (3 indent ) Plural matrices

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... (3 indent ) Tool support comprises turret

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.... (4 indent ) Linearly moveable tool changer

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... (3 indent ) Linearly moveable tool changer

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.. (2 indent ) Direct tool exchange between tool support and matrix

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. (1 indent ) Reciprocating tool machine tool (e.g., broaching machine, shaping machine, etc.)

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.. (2 indent ) Including matrix

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. (1 indent ) Rotary spindle machine tool (e.g., milling machine, boring, machine, grinding machine, etc.)

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.. (2 indent ) Tool having specific mounting or work treating feature

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... (3 indent ) Tool head

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... (3 indent ) Abrading wheel

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... (3 indent ) Including means for angularly orienting tool and spindle

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.... (4 indent ) Spindle angularly oriented to align with tool

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.. (2 indent ) Tool changer between spindle and matrix

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... (3 indent ) Plural matrices

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... (3 indent ) Including tool holder pivotable about axis

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.... (4 indent ) Plural tool holders pivotable about common axis

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....• (5 indent ) Including intermediate tool changer

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....•. (6 indent ) Intermediate tool changer includes tool holder pivotable about axis

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....• (5 indent ) Tool holders pivotable with respect to each other

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....• (5 indent ) Tool holders pivotable about plural nonparallel axes

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....• (5 indent ) Linearly movable tool holders

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....•. (6 indent ) Extensible tool holders

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....•. (6 indent ) Translatable axis

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.... (4 indent ) Distinct tool changer for each tool

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.... (4 indent ) Including intermediate tool changer

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.... (4 indent ) Linearly movable tool holder

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.... (4 indent ) Tool holder pivotable about plural nonparallel axes

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... (3 indent ) Including linearly translatable tool changer (e.g., shuttle, ram, etc.)

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.... (4 indent ) Plural tool holders

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.... (4 indent ) Orthogonally translatable

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.. (2 indent ) Direct tool exchange between spindle and matrix

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... (3 indent ) Spindle comprises tool changer

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.... (4 indent ) Matrix indexes selected tool to transfer position

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... (3 indent ) Including means to project tool from matrix

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TOOL TRANSFER TO OR FROM MATRIX

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. (1 indent ) Matrix including means to latch tool

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. (1 indent ) Matrix including means to project tool for transfer

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.. (2 indent ) Rectilinear

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.. (2 indent ) Pivoting

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. (1 indent ) Plural matrices

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.. (2 indent ) including tool replenishing

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. (1 indent ) Including tool pot or adapter

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. (1 indent ) Indexing matrix

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.. (2 indent ) Rotary disc

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.. (2 indent ) Chain or belt

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MISCELLANEOUS

	CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS

900

GRIPPING PORTION ENGAGES TOOL SIMULTANOUS WITH TOOL ROTATING IN SPINDLE

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ROBOT END EFFECTORS

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TOOL GRIPPERS

	FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS

FOR000

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