MACHINE TOOL

• Main Authors: TAKENAKA KOJI, KAMATA TOKIO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.05.2006
• Subjects: COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOTDIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g.ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINEDOPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a machine tool wherein wiring to an attachment and supply of cooling liquid, hydraulic fluid, cutting fluid, and the like can be carried out by simple construction. SOLUTION: A rotary indexing shaft 2 is formed in cylindrical shape, and a motor 14 for driving a main spindle is built in the attachment 3 attached to the rotary indexing shaft 2. Relay connectors 8a to 8c and 15a to 15c are provided in the area of contact with the attachment 3 in the rotary indexing shaft 2. A pipe 5 for fluid and wires 6 and 7 to be connected to the attachment 3 are inserted into the internal hollow portion 2a in the rotary indexing shaft 2 from above, and are connected to the attachment through the relay connectors. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI