Patent ID: 9597762
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B23Q,Y10T

Claim:
1. A tool changer, comprising: a turret having a plurality of grips each configured to grip a respective tool, the tool changer being adapted to change a tool mounted on a spindle of a machine tool by indexing a desired tool by rotating the turret in a rotational direction about a rotational axis of the turret; a front cover which covers a first surface of the turret; a rear cover which covers a second surface of the turret; and a gap defined between the front cover and the rear cover, wherein the turret is configured to move between a tool changing position and a tool non-changing position when the spindle of the machine tool moves along a Z-axis, when the turret is positioned at the tool non-changing position, a projection or a recess is formed on the rear cover at an upper surface on a side of the upper end portion of the rear cover, a passage is defined by the projection or the recess, and the passage is configured to