Patent ID: 9162335
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: B23C,B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An auto changer spindle mounting assembly for mounting a spindle to a machining system so that the spindle and mounting assembly can together be selectively exchanged by an automatic changer device, the mounting assembly comprising: a collar with a collar body and a collar arm, the collar body includes a first side and a second side, the collar body defines a collar opening therethrough to create a passage between the first side of the collar body and the second side of the collar body; a tubular collar sleeve with a side wall and a threaded opening through the side wall, the tubular collar sleeve with a first end formed with an outer diameter sized to be larger than the collar opening, and the tubular collar sleeve with a second end formed with an outer diameter sized to fit through the collar opening with a portion of the second end of the tubular collar sleeve protruding from the second side of the collar opening; a threaded plug sized to thread into the threaded opening; a lock ring formed with an inner diameter sized to fit around the second end of the tubular collar sleeve protruding from the second side of the collar opening; and a gas inlet; wherein the collar body defines a further passage in fluid communication between the gas inlet and the collar opening, wherein the further passage is configured so as to direct fluid so as to cause rotation of the spindle.