Patent ID: 7117774
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: B23B,B23Q,G05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An automatically operated lathe comprising: a lathe bed; a first spindle installed on said lathe bed, including a first axis of rotation, and movable in an axial direction of said first axis of rotation; a first tool rest installed on said lathe bed, capable of holding a plurality of tools in a parallel arrangement, and movable in a direction perpendicular to said first axis of rotation; a second tool rest installed on said lathe bed, capable of holding a plurality of tools in parallel arrangements along a first row and a second row exhibiting mutually different nose orientations, and movable in an axial direction of said first axis of rotation and a direction perpendicular to said first axis of rotation; and a second spindle installed on said lathe bed, including a second axis of rotation parallel to said first axis of rotation, capable of being located facing said first spindle, and movable in an axial direction of said second axis of rotation and a direction perpendicular to said second axis of rotation; wherein said first spindle, said first tool rest, said second tool rest, and said second spindle are selectively moved in movable directions thereof to machine different materials to be machined held in said first spindle and said second spindle; and wherein said first tool rest is provided with a recess for avoiding contact with a plurality of tools disposed in the first row of said second tool rest.