Patent ID: 9481093
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B21J,B23P,B25J

Claim Text:
1. An elongated member chucking apparatus comprising: a case having a bottom lid portion, a side portion and an open end which is arranged opposite to the bottom lid portion, the bottom lid portion including an inner bottom surface; a chuck tool having a lower surface; and a rotating mechanism, wherein said inner bottom surface of the case is formed in a concave shape or a substantial V-shape, and any point on said inner bottom surface is lower as a distance from a central axis of the inner bottom surface is smaller, wherein said lower surface of the chuck tool is formed in a concave shape or a substantially inverted V-shape, and any point on said lower surface is higher as a distance from a central axis of the lower surface is smaller, wherein the chuck tool is configured to hold an elongated member in a predetermined orientation in a state in which said elongated member inside the case is sandwiched between said inner bottom surface and said lower surface, wherein the rotating mechanism is configured to rotate said lower surface of the chuck tool in the state in which said elongated member inside the case is sandwiched between said inner bottom surface and said lower surface, and wherein the chuck tool is configured to take out said elongated member through the open end.