TOOL CHANGER EQUIPPED WITH COVERS

摘要

A tool changer is equipped with a turret having plural grips for use to grip tools as well as with a front cover and rear cover adapted to cover a front face and rear face of the turret. Furthermore, a protrusion is installed on the rear cover in a neighborhood of a gap between the front cover and the rear cover, being configured to block intrusion of chips or cutting fluid into the gap between the front cover and the rear cover from a top face of the rear cover.

主权项

1. A tool changer equipped with a turret having plural grips for use to grip tools and adapted to change a tool by indexing a desired tool by rotating the turret, the tool changer further comprising:
a front cover adapted to cover a front face of the turret; a rear cover adapted to cover a rear face of the turret; and a protrusion provided on the rear cover in a neighborhood of a gap between the front cover and the rear cover, wherein the protrusion is configured to block a path for chips or cutting fluid to intrude into the gap between the front cover and the rear cover from a top face of the front cover or a top face of the rear cover.