Patent ID: 6044735
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A machine tool for tube processing, comprising:a support frame (2);a tool-carrying intermediate body (6) operatively associated with the support frame;means (8) for locking at least one tube (4) at a predetermined processing station (9);a predetermined number of tools (7) carried by the intermediate body (6) and each arranged to carry out a respective machining on said tube (4);grip means (16) operatively associated with the support frame (2) and arranged to act by grasping on each tube, said grip means (16) being carried by the intermediate body (6); whereinmovement means (17) is provided which is operatively interposed between the intermediate body (6) the support frame (2) and is capable of moving the intermediate body to enable displacement of each tool (7) between a rest position in which it is spaced apart from the tube being machined, and an operating position in which it acts on said tube, and which is also capable of moving said grip means (16) to enable displacement of same from a feeding station (3) in which unprocessed tubes are picked up, to the processing station (9) and from the latter to a discharge station (5), in which the machined tubes are laid down;a service unit (37) operatively associated with locking means (8) to pick-up a tube being processed from said means, carry out overturning of same, and position the tube again at the locking means to enable machining of the opposite end of the same tube.