Centering device having work rest control responsive to carriage movement

摘要

A centering device for use with a lathe having a bed, a head and tail stock for holding a work therebetween, a carriage reciprocally movable by a drive motor and a tool box includes a plurality of work rests disposed along the longitudinal direction of the lathe bed. Each of the work rests is movable between a first position for supporting the work and a second position spaced from the work. A control device is associated with the work rests for controlling movement of each of the work rests between the first position and the second position in response to the movement of the carriage and the control device operates to stop carriage movement so as to prevent collision with a work rest.