Patent ID: 9272380
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B23Q,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A chip conveyer for a machine tool, comprising: a casing including a chip introducing port and a chip discharging port; and a chip carrying mechanism arranged in the casing so as to extend at least from the chip introducing port to the chip discharging port, wherein chips dropped in the casing through the chip introducing port are carried to the chip discharging port by the chip carrying mechanism, wherein a partition plate partitioning an inside of the casing up and down is arranged in the casing, and at least a portion of the partition plate below the chip introducing port is configured to be openable and closable, and wherein a carrying direction of the chip carrying mechanism when the portion of the partition plate is in an open state and a carrying direction of the chip carrying mechanism when the portion of the partition plate is in a closed state are set to be opposite directions.