Patent ID: 6059704
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B23B,B23Q,G05B,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for selecting tools from a tool store of a machine tool for machining printed circuit boards, said machine (1) comprising a device (24, 24a, 24b) for exchanging tools (17) between said store (26a, 26b, 126, 226, 326) and a spindle (16) of a machining head (13); said machining head (13) being carried by a carriage movable in a first direction (X); said store (26a, 26b, 126, 226, 326) having a number of locations for the tools (17); a worktable (6) being movable in a second direction (Y) perpendicular to said first direction (X); and said device (24, 24a, 24b) and said store (26a, 26b, 126, 226, 326) being movable relative to each other to select the required tool (17); characterized by activatable means (51, 71, 97, 314) for enabling said carriage (14a, 14b, 114, 214) to effect said relative movement as the carriage itself moves in said first direction (X).