Automatic handling and control device for the loading magazines of automatic machine tools

摘要

The device, which controls operation of the loading magazine in an automatic machine tool and is capable of measuring the handling diameter of single workpieces fed into the machine, comprises a set of jaws located between the magazine and the automatic feed facility, and a transducer which monitors the distance separating the jaws when encompassing the workpiece and relays a corresponding information signal back to the unit which controls the operation of the machine tool as a whole.