TOOL CLEANING DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOL

摘要

A tool cleaning device for a machine tool, wherein the tool cleaning device removes foreign matters (4) adhered on a tool (3) before measuring dimensions of the tool (3) and comprises a CCD camera (18) for taking an image of a front edge of the tool 3 from a side direction of the tool (3), a tool cleaning portion (20) for cleaning the tool (3) by jetting cleaning agent toward the tool (3) and a control device (21) for judging whether the foreign matters (4) are adhered on the tool (3) based on the image taken by the CCD camera (18) and controls the tool cleaning portion (20) in response to the result of a judgment so as to remove the foreign matters (4) adhered on the tool (3) certainly and exactly.