Patent ID: 6769965
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B24B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for processing twist drill bits comprising;a. a processing unit comprising; (i) a support structure, (ii) an index plate having mounted thereon at least one drill bit holder for holding a drill bit, (iii) at least a first processing station for performing a first processing operation on a drill bit held in said holder, said first processing station being located adjacent to said index plate at a first index location, (iv) means for movably supporting said index plate by said support structure to thereby move said drill bit holder between said first index location and a load/unload index location adjacent to said index plate and spaced apart from said first index location, and b. loading means located at said load/unload index location for cyclically loading and unloading a drill bit onto and off of said drill bit holder.