Automatic tool changer for machining center, has tool storage magazine for changeably holding different tools, and vertical and horizontal actuator that causes up-down and horizontal movement of magazine

摘要

The tool changer has tool storage magazine carried by magazine carriage (40) for holding different kinds of tools. A vertical magazine actuator (30) causes up-down motion of the carriage and the magazine to move as a unit to engage with a spindle. A horizontal magazine actuator (50) causes the carriage and magazine to move in a horizontal direction towards or away from the spindle.