TOOL-LESS MACHINE TOOL CHUCK

摘要

The chuck (10) includes a slitted body (25) with an axial bore (20) that holds the tool shank (23) during rotation of the chuck (10). A gripping sleeve (50) applies compressive pressure via cam elements (36) to reduce the diameter of the axial bore (20). A spring biased locking sleeve (60) can activate locking elements (61) to lock the gripping sleeve (50) to the body member (25) in the locked position. An engagement mechanism (14) connects the chuck (10) to a drive spindle and also has a mounting mechanism (11) for facilitating automated mounting of the chuck (10) to a drive spindle.