Patent ID: 9744635
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B23D,B23Q,B24B,B24D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A disc tool replacement machine comprising: a controller configured to determine that a tool holder of an automated machine is in a replacement area associated with the disc tool replacement machine, the automated machine working with disc tools; a fastening tool configured to unfasten a fixing member of the tool holder by providing an unfastening force to the fixing member, wherein the fixing member fixes a first disc tool to a backing plate of the tool holder using a through hole at a centre of the first disc tool; a replacement system configured to remove the first disc tool from the tool holder after said unfastening and to provide a new disc tool to the tool holder, wherein the fastening tool is further configured to fasten, after the new disc tool has been provided to the tool holder, the fixing member of the tool holder by applying a fastening force to the fixing member, thus fixing the new disc tool to the backing plate of the tool holder through a new through hole associated with the new disc tool;