Patent ID: 6098269
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A transfer line for machine tools for mechanical, metal removing processing of work pieces, the transfer line comprising:a central base;mechanical metal removing processing units with consuming elements;conveying means for conveying work pieces along said central base, said conveying means including a workpiece transport track extending along said central base;a lateral base set up along a side of said central base and another lateral base set up along another side of said central base, one of said processing units being mounted displaceably on said lateral base and another of said processing units being mounted displaceably on said another lateral base;supply devices for supplying said processing units;at least one of a distribution block and a fluid supply;a plate disposed above said transport track;valve tubes;a control block mounted on said plate, adjacent to said transport track, said control block being connected through said valve tubes with said at least one of said distribution block and said fluid supply for establishing one or more of hydraulics, lubrication and pneumatics connections to said consuming elements of said processing units, said control block being arranged at an underside of said plate, said plate being wholly or partly shaped as a cover defining a part of a central tunnel surrounding said transport track; anda clamping cylinder for clamping one or more work pieces, said clamping cylinder being affixed to said plate and extending into said central tunnel.