Patent ID: 6178608
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A rotary transfer machine for machining workpieces, comprising:a stationary support frame;a carriage ring carried by the support frame subject to rotation relative to the support frame;a plurality of pallets mounted vertically on the carriage ring, each pallet having a clamp for holding a workpiece and a clearance opening;at least one inner machine tool fixed to the support frame inside of the carriage ring and having a spindle adapted to hold and work a tool in an operative machining position with respect to the carriage ring, adapted to drive the tool through the clearance opening to machine the workpiece; andat least one outer machine tool fixed relative to the stationary support frame outside of the carriage ring, each outer machine tool having a spindle adapted to hold and work a tool in an operative machining position with respect to the carriage ring; anda drive control for the carriage for indexing the pallets into operative machining positions for each of the machining tools.