Lathe and method of changing tools in such a machine

摘要

Tools (13) are transported from fixed magazine (12) to the intermediate magazine (6) by a transport unit (9) running parallel to the machine bed (2). The tool mountings on the inter-magazine are arranged on a tool holder which rotates round the bed axis and the mountings move independently in the bed length to directly change tools between support (5) and inter-magazine and also between transport unit and the inter-magazine. For this purpose each tool mounting on the inter-magazine is arranged in a radiating arm of an inter-magazine in slide traveling along the bed. Carriage guides (3) also serve the inter-magazine and bed slide to which the inter-magazine is directly connected. The fixed magazine is at the left hand endface of the bed on the access slide and is fitted out with tool storage points (18) along the bed.