Patent ID: 6640678
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B23B,Y10T

Abstract:
A lathe with two opposed spindles comprising:a bed; a first spindle positioned on the bed on a spindle axis; a second spindle positioned on the bed and located opposite to the first spindle on the spindle axis and movable toward and away from the first spindle in a first direction of the spindle axis; a first set of two tool turrets which machines a first workpiece cooperating with the first spindle; and a second set of two tool turrets which machines a second workpiece cooperating with the second spindle, wherein the two tool turrets in each of the first and second sets are disposed opposite to each other about the spindle axis, and wherein one of the two tool turrets in the second set is movable and positionable on the bed at least in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the other three tool turrets in the first and second sets are movable and positionable on the bed in the first and second directions.