Patent ID: 9610664
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B23B,B23Q,Y10T

Claim:
1. A feeding device comprising: a sliding member slidably couplable to a moving member; a main shaft rotatably coupled with the sliding member; a tool holding assembly, the tool holding assembly having a connecting member detachably connectable to the main shaft, and the tool holding assembly being configured for holding one of a plurality of tool heads, the connecting member defining two clamping grooves; and a locking assembly positioned on the sliding member and having a driving member attached to the sliding member, and the locking assembly having a pair of claws attached to the driving member, wherein each of the claws has a respective locking portion; wherein, the driving member is configured to cause the locking portions to move towards and away from one another so as to move the locking portions between an engaged position in which the locking portions of the pair of claws are engaged with the two clamping grooves of the connecting member that holds one of the plurality of tool heads to lock the one tool head in place to prevent rotation of the main shaft, and a released position in which the locking portions of the pair of claws are disengaged from the two clamping grooves releasing the connecting member that holds the one tool head to permit rotation of the main shaft.