Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally removable from the machine

BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B23Machine tools B23QDETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS

B23Q3/00Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally removable from the machine

B23Q3/002Means to press a workpiece against a guide B23Q3/005Guides for workpieces B23Q3/007provided with measuring means allowing the positioning of the guides B23Q3/02for mounting on a work-table, tool-slide, or analogous part B23Q3/04adjustable in inclination B23Q3/06Work-clamping means B23Q3/061adapted for holding a plurality of workpieces B23Q3/062adapted for holding workpieces having a special form or being made from a special material B23Q3/063for holding turbine blades B23Q3/064for holding elongated workpieces B23Q3/065for holding workpieces being specially deformable B23Q3/066Bench vices B23Q3/067Blocks with collet chucks B23Q3/068fluid-operated B23Q3/069for pressing workpieces against a work-table B23Q3/08other than mechanically-actuated B23Q3/082hydraulically actuated B23Q3/084using adhesive means B23Q3/086using a solidifying liquid B23Q3/088using vacuum means B23Q3/10Auxiliary devices B23Q3/101for supporting a workpiece during its transport to or from a tool holder B23Q3/102for fixing elements in slots B23Q3/103Constructional elements used for constructing work holders B23Q3/104V-blocks B23Q3/105Auxiliary supporting devices independent of the machine tool B23Q3/106extendable members B23Q3/107with positive adjustment means B23Q3/108with non-positive adjustment means B23Q3/12for securing to a spindle in general B23Q3/14Mandrels in general B23Q3/15Devices for holding work using magnetic or electric force acting directly on the work B23Q3/152Rotary devices B23Q3/154Stationary devices B23Q3/1543using electromagnets B23Q3/1546using permanent magnets B23Q3/155Arrangements for automatic insertion or removal of tools B23Q3/15506the tool being inserted in a tool holder directly from a storage device (without transfer device) B23Q3/15513the tool being taken from a storage device and transferred to a tool holder by means of transfer devices B23Q3/1552parts of devices for automatically inserting or removing tools B23Q3/15526Storage devices; Drive mechanisms therefor B23Q3/15533combined with manual tool transfers B23Q3/1554Transfer mechanisms and their drive mechanism B23Q3/15546Devices for recognizing tools in a storage device (coding devices) B23Q3/15553Tool holder and tensioning device therefor B23Q3/1556of non-rotary tools B23Q3/15566the tool being inserted in a tool holder directly from a storage device B23Q3/15573the tool being taken from a storage device and transferred to a tool holder by means of transfer devices B23Q3/157of rotary tools B23Q3/15706a single tool being inserted in a spindle directly from a storage device B23Q3/15713a transfer device taking a single tool from a storage device and inserting it in a spindle B23Q3/1572the storage device comprising rotating or circulating storage means B23Q3/15726the storage means rotating or circulating in a plane parallel to the axis of the spindle B23Q3/15733the axis of the stored tools being arranged in the rotating or circulating plane of the storage means B23Q3/1574the axis of the stored tools being arranged perpendicularly to the rotating or circulating plane of the storage means B23Q3/15746the storage means comprising pivotable tool storage elements B23Q3/15753the storage means rotating or circulating in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the spindle B23Q3/1576the axis of the stored tools being arranged in the rotating or circulating plane of the storage means B23Q3/15766the axis of the stored tools being arranged perpendicularly to the rotating or circulating plane of the storage means B23Q3/15773a transfer device taking the tool from a storage device and passing it on to other transfer devices, which insert it in a spindle B23Q3/1578for tool transfer in a machine tool with a horizontal and a vertical spindle; for tool transfer in a machine tool with a spindle having variable orientation B23Q3/15786a plurality of tools being inserted simultaneously in a plurality of spindles directly from a storage device B23Q3/15793a transfer device simultaneously taking a plurality of tools and inserting them simultaneously in a plurality of spindles B23Q3/16controlled in conjunction with the operation of the tool B23Q3/18for positioning only B23Q3/183Centering devices B23Q3/186Aligning devices