Patent ID: 6368031
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: B23B,B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
An axial feed apparatus having an adjustable feed stop, comprising:a hydraulically-actuated device having a feed member slidably disposed within a housing; a sleeve having a first end engaging the housing and a second end extending outwardly of the housing, the second end defining a series of graduations thereabout; a spindle having a feed stop extending into the housing through the sleeve such that the feed stop is capable of engaging the feed member and providing a feed limit; and a collar surrounding the spindle outwardly of the housing, the collar being rotationally fixed with respect to the spindle and defining a series of graduations thereabout corresponding to and engagable with the sleeve graduations, the spindle thereby being prevented from rotating when the collar graduations engage the sleeve graduations, the collar further slidably engaging the spindle to allow disengagement of the graduations and rotation of the spindle, the graduations and the spindle being configured such that a rotational change of the collar graduations with respect to the sleeve graduations moves the feed stop by a corresponding axial distance.