Patent Publication Number: US-11396052-B2

Title: Turret tool holder

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to a turret tool holder adapted to be installed on a machine tool. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     As a tool holder to be installed on a machine tool such as an NC lathe, in order to enhance automation and to speed up the machining operations, there is known a turret tool holder adapted to hold a number of tools in advance and configured so that a desired tool can be selected and positioned at a machining position of the machine tool by an index-turning motion. 
     This type of turret tool holder is disclosed, for example, in JP 5,414,221 B2 (PTL 1) wherein the turret tool holder includes a turret rotatably supported by a support base, a turret drive section for rotationally driving the turret, an engagement means for positioning the turret at a predetermined angular position in an engaged state in which an engaging element provided on the turret is engaged with an engaging element provided on the support base, and for allowing rotation of the turret in a disengaged state in which the pair of engaging elements are disengaged from each other, a clutch member adapted to be engaged with a drive section side engaging member provided in the turret drive section for limiting a free rotation of the turret and transmitting the driving power of a servomotor to the turret drive section, and a moving mechanism for converting the rotation of the switching drive shaft that is rotationally driven by the switching power source, into a linear movement by the feed screw mechanism and moving the clutch member, wherein the movement of the linear motion shaft by the feed screw mechanism is transmitted to the engaging element by a lever and the clutch member is engaged with the drive section side engaging body, before the pair of engaging elements of the engagement means are disengaged from each other, 
     by moving the engaging elements in coordination with the clutch member during the movement of the clutch member, at a speed lower than the moving speed of the clutch member, and the free rotation of the turret is limited by the engagement between the clutch member and the engagement member on the drive section side, before the engagement means is switched from the engaged state to the disengaged state. With such a turret tool holder, when carrying out the index-turning motion of the turret, it is possible to prevent the turret from free rotation to thereby avoid damages to the tools and peripheral devices that may be caused by the rotation of the turret. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     PTL 1: JP 5,414,221 B2 
     SUMMARY 
     Technical Problem 
     In the turret tool holder of PTL 1, the displacement of the axially moving linear motion shaft is transmitted to the engaging element by the lever, so that the engaging element is moved at a speed lower than the movement speed of the clutch member, and the clutch member is engaged with the engaging member on the drive section side before the engagement means is disengaged. As a result, there are many design limitations in terms of the arrangement of the lever, for example, and there is in this respect a need for a turret tool holder with a higher degree of freedom. 
     The present disclosure has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object to improve the degree of freedom of a turret tool holder capable of preventing unnecessary free rotation of the turret upon the index-turning motion of the turret. 
     Solution to Problem 
     The turret tool holder according to the present disclosure includes an engagement means for positioning the turret at a predetermined angular position in an engaged state of engaging elements on the turret side and on a support base side of the turret, and for allowing rotation of the turret in a disengaged state of the both engaging elements, a clutch member engageable with a drive section side engaging body of a turret drive section that rotationally drives the turret, for transmitting a driving power to the turret drive section, and a moving mechanism for moving the engaging element during the movement of the clutch member, in coordination with the clutch member and at a speed lower than the moving speed of the clutch member, such that the clutch member and the drive section side engaging body are brought into an engaged state before the engaging elements are disengaged from each other, and the engagement means is switched to a disengaged state after a free rotation of the turret is restricted, wherein the moving mechanism comprises a rotatably supported drive shaft, a first feed screw mechanism and a second feed screw mechanism rotatable corresponding to the rotational drive of the drive shaft, for moving the clutch member and the engaging element, and a coordination mechanism arranged between the drive shaft and the first feed screw mechanism or the second feed screw mechanism, for moving the engaging element with a feed amount smaller than the feed amount of the clutch member in response to the rotational drive of the drive shaft. 
     In the turret tool holder according to the present disclosure with the above configuration, the coordination mechanism may include gears adapted to mesh with each other for reducing a feed amount of the second feed screw mechanism with respect to the first feed screw mechanism. 
     In the turret tool holder according to the present disclosure with the above configuration, the turret drive section may be axially movable together with the engaging element provided on the support base. 
     The turret tool holder according to the present disclosure with the above configuration may further comprise a tool rotating shaft for rotating the rotating tool mounted on the turret, wherein the tool rotation shaft is configured to move in the axial direction of the turret together with an engaging element provided on the turret, and wherein the clutch member is adapted to be engaged with a tool rotating shaft side engaging body provided on the tool rotating shaft at a position disengaged from the drive section side engaging body, for transmitting the driving power to the tool rotating shaft. 
     The turret tool holder according to the present disclosure with the above configuration may comprise a rotation-lock means that includes: a rotation-locking portion provided on the support base, and a rotation-locked portion provided on the tool rotating shaft, and engageable with the rotation-locking portion for preventing rotation of the tool rotation shaft when the clutch member is disengaged from the engaging body on the side of the tool rotation shaft. 
     Advantageous Effect 
     According to the present disclosure, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom of a turret tool holder capable of preventing unnecessary free rotation of the turret upon index-turning motion of the turret. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating the configuration of a turret tool holder according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating the structure of the turret; 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of the turret tool holder illustrated in  FIG. 1  in a state where the engagement means is in a disengaged state and the clutch member is engaged with the drive section side engaging body; and 
         FIGS. 4A-4D  are explanatory views illustrating the engaged state of the engagement means and the switching state of the clutch member in a time series manner. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     A turret tool holder  1  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2  as being installed in a machine tool such as an NC lathe. The turret tool holder  1  has a turret  10  that is supported by a support base  2  in a rotatable (turnable) manner. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the turret  10  includes, by way of example, a hollow turret head  11  having a polygonal outer peripheral surface, as well as a turret turning shaft  12  coaxially connected to one end side of the turret head  11 , and is rotatably supported by the support base  2  at the turret turning shaft  12 . The turret head  11  is arranged to protrude outward from the front end surface of the support base  2 , and to be rotatable (turnable) together with the turret turning shaft  12 . Tools may be mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the turret head  11  at predetermined index angles. A fixed tool such as a bite and a rotatable tool such as a drill may be mounted to the turret head  11 , though  FIG. 2  illustrates a case where the rotatable tool  13  is mounted as a tool. 
     A tool rotating shaft  14  is rotatably and coaxially arranged inside the turret turning shaft  12 . The tip of the tool rotating shaft  14  protrudes into the turret head  11 , and the rotating tool  13  is connected to the tool rotating shaft  14  via a pair of bevel gears  15   a  and  15   b  for transmitting power. As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , a tool rotation shaft drive section  16  is fixed to the base end side of the tool rotation shaft  14 . The tool rotation shaft drive section  16  can be connected to a servomotor M 1  as a driving power source via a clutch member C. When the servomotor M 1  is operated with the tool rotating shaft drive section  16  connected to the servomotor M 1  via the clutch member C, the tool rotating shaft  14  is rotated by the servomotor M 1 , and the rotating tool  13  is rotated together with the tool rotating shaft  14 . 
     A cylindrical fixed shaft  17  is arranged between the turret turning shaft  12  and the tool rotation shaft  14 . The fixed shaft  17  is supported by a rotation bracket  18  on the support base  2  so that it cannot be rotated around its axis, and integrally movable along the axial direction together with the turret turning shaft  12  and the tool rotating shaft  14 . 
     An input gear  12   a  is coaxially fixed to the base end side portion of the turret turning shaft  12 . On the other hand, a turret drive section  20  is mounted on the base end side portion of the fixed shaft  17  supported by a ball bearing  19 . The turret drive section  20  has a substantially cylindrical shape, is disposed coaxially with the fixed shaft  17 , and is supported by a ball bearing  19  rotatably with respect to the fixed shaft  17 . The turret drive section  20  is fixed in the axial direction with respect to the fixed shaft  17  and moved together with the fixed shaft  17  when the fixed shaft  17  is moved in the axial direction. 
     An output gear  20   a  is provided integrally on the outer peripheral surface of the turret drive section  20 , and the output gear  20   a  is connected to the input gear  12   a  of the turret turning shaft  12  through a gear mechanism  21 . The gear mechanism  21  is indicated by a dash-dot line in the drawing, and although not shown in detail, it constitutes a power transmission path together with the input gear  12   a  and the output gear  20   a , for allowing the rotation of the turret drive section  20  to be transmitted to the turret turning shaft  12 . As the gear mechanism  21 , for example, there may be used a reduction gear mechanism that reduces the rotation of the turret drive section  20  and transmits it to the turret turning shaft  12 . 
     The clutch member C has a substantially cylindrical shape that is coaxial with the turret turning shaft  12  and the fixed shaft  17 , and is provided with a first engaging portion C 1  at one end in the axial direction (the right end in  FIG. 1 ), and also with a second engaging portion C 2  at the other end (the left end in  FIG. 1 ). The first engaging portion C 1  and the second engaging portion C 2  may be configured, for example. to have teeth and tooth grooves (see  FIGS. 4A-4D ) extending radially on the axial end surface of the clutch member C. The clutch member C is arranged between the turret drive section  20  and the tool rotation shaft drive section  16 , is supported by the slide bearing  22 , and extends between the turret drive section  20  and the tool rotation shaft drive section  16  along the fixed shaft  17  so as to be movable in the axial direction. 
     The axial end surface of the tool rotation shaft drive section  16  facing the clutch member C side is provided with a tool rotation shaft side engaging body  16   a  (see  FIGS. 4A-4D ) having teeth and tooth grooves in a shape corresponding to the first engaging portion C 1 . When the clutch member C is at the position illustrated in  FIG. 1  (the stroke end position on the right side in the drawing), the tool rotating shaft side engaging body  16   a  is engaged with the first engaging portion C 1 , and the clutch member C is engaged with the tool rotating shaft  14  for allowing power transmission. 
     The axial end face of the turret drive section  20  facing the clutch member C is provided with a drive section side engagement body  20   b  (see  FIGS. 4A-4D ) having teeth and tooth grooves corresponding to the second engagement unit C 2 . When the clutch member C is in the position illustrated in  FIG. 3  (the stroke end position on the left side in the drawing), the drive section side engaging body  20   b  engages with the second engagement unit C 2 , and the clutch member C is connected to the turret drive section  20  for transmitting power. 
     A power input gear  23  is coaxially fixed to the clutch member C, and a power output gear  25  fixed to the output shaft  24  of the servomotor M 1  is meshed with the power input gear  23 . The power input gear  23  is movable in the axial direction integrally with the clutch member C, and has a tooth width that always meshes with the power output gear  25  regardless of the axial position, so that the driving power of the servomotor M 1  can be transmitted to the clutch member C regardless of the axial movement of the clutch member C. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , an engagement means  30  is provided between the turret head  11  and the support base  2  for preventing unnecessary rotation of the turret  10 . The engagement means  30  includes a turret-side engaging element  30   a  provided on the axial end surface of the turret head  11  facing the support base  2 , and an engaging element  30   b  on the axial end surface of the support base  2  facing the turret head  11 . The engaging elements  30   a  and  30   b  have teeth and tooth grooves (see  FIGS. 4A-4D ) extending radially outward from the axial center, respectively, on the axial end surfaces. When the turret head  11  is in the position illustrated in  FIG. 2  with respect to the support base  2 , the engaging element  30   a  and the engaging element  30   b  are engaged so as to mesh with each other, so that the turret head  11  is engaged by the support stand  2  via the engagement means  30  and thereby positioned at a predetermined angular position. On the other hand, when the turret head  11  is moved to the left in  FIG. 2  along the axial direction together with the turret turning shaft  12 , the tool rotating shaft  14  and the fixed shaft  17 , as illustrated in  FIG. 4D , the engaging element  30   a  and the engaging element  30   b  are disengaged from each other and the turret head  11  is allowed to rotate (turn) with respect to the support base  2 . 
     In the disengaged state of the engagement means  30 , when the servomotor M 1  is operated in a state where the second engaging portion C 2  of the clutch member C is engaged with the drive section side engaging body  20   b  of the turret drive section  20 , the turret head  11  can be turned by rotating the turret  10  by means of the turret drive section  20  that is rotationally driven by the servomotor M 1 . On the other hand, after the turret head  11  has been turned to a predetermined index position, when the turret head  11  is rotated to the right in  FIG. 2  along the axial direction together with the turret turning shaft  12 , the tool rotation shaft  14  and the fixed shaft  17 , as illustrated in  FIG. 4A , the engaging element  30   a  and the engaging element  30   b  are engaged with each other and the turret head  11  can be positioned at a predetermined angular position. 
     In the engaged state of the engagement means  30 , the clutch member C is moved rightward in  FIG. 1  to engage the first engaging portion C  1  with the tool rotating shaft side engaging body  16  a of the tool rotating shaft drive section  16 . Then, by actuating the servomotor M 1  to rotate the rotatable tool  13 , the workpiece can be subjected to turning by the rotatable tool  13  positioned at a predetermined index position. 
     The movement of the clutch member C in the axial direction and the engagement/disengagement of the engagement means  30  are carried out by the movement mechanism  40 . The moving mechanism  40  includes a servomotor (switching power source) M 2 , a switching drive shaft  41  that is rotationally driven by the servomotor M 2 , a first feed screw mechanism  42  that converts the rotational motion of the switching drive shaft  41  into a linear movement, and a second feed screw mechanism  44  connected to the switching drive shaft  41  via a reduction gear train (coordination mechanism)  43 . In the illustrated embodiment, the first feed screw mechanism  42  and the second feed screw mechanism  44  are comprised of ball screws. 
     The first feed screw mechanism  42  is configured so that a nut  42   a  is screw-connected to a screw portion  42   b  provided on the switching drive shaft  41 , and a clutch lever  45  is fixed to the nut  42   a . The clutch lever  45  is connected to the clutch member C by a ball bearing  46  at the lower end and is relatively rotatable while being fixed in the axial direction. Since the switching drive shaft  41  is arranged in parallel to the axial direction of the turret turning shaft  12  or the tool rotating shaft  14 , when the servomotor M 2  is operated to rotate the switching drive shaft  41 , the switching drive shaft  41  is driven by the clutch lever  45  that is moved in the axial direction together with the nut  42   a , thereby moving the clutch member C in the axial direction. By switching the operating direction of the servomotor M 2 , the clutch member C can be reciprocated between an axial position where the first engaging portion C 1  is engaged with the tool rotating shaft side engaging body  16   a  for transmitting the driving power of the servomotor M 1  to the tool rotating shaft drive section  16  (tool rotation shaft  14 ), and an axial position where the second engaging portion C 2  is engaged with the drive section side engaging body  20   b  for transmitting the driving power of the servomotor M 1  to the turret drive section  20  (turret  10 ). 
     The rotation of the switching drive shaft  41  is transmitted to the nut  44   a  of the second feed screw mechanism  44  after reduction in two stages (for example, a reduction ratio of 1/6) by the reduction gear train  43 . The nut  44   a  is rotatably supported on the support base  2  by three ball bearings  47 , is axially immovably positioned on the support base  2 , and is screw-connected to a screw portion  44   b  that is provided on the fixed shaft  17 . Thus, when the nut  44   a  is rotated, the rotation of the nut  44   a  is converted into an axial linear movement of the fixed shaft  17 . Since the fixed shaft  17  is moved in the axial direction together with the turret turning shaft  12 , when the fixed shaft  17  is moved in the axial direction, the engaging element  30   a  on the turret head  11  side of the engagement means  30  also reduce in the axial direction together with the fixed shaft  17 . 
     The second feed screw mechanism  44  has the same screw pitch as that of the first feed screw mechanism  42 , though the rotation of the switching drive shaft  41  is reduced and transmitted to the nut  44   a , so that the feed amount of the second feed screw mechanism  44  when the switching drive shaft  41  rotates one turn is smaller than the feed amount of the first feed screw mechanism  42  when the switching drive shaft  41  rotates one turn. Thus, when the servomotor M 2  is operated to rotate the switching drive shaft  41 , the engaging element  30   a  is moved in the same direction as the clutch member C at a speed lower than the moving speed of the clutch member C. 
     In the present embodiment, since the turret drive section  20  is mounted on the fixed shaft  17  as being positioned in the axial direction, the turret drive section  20  is moved axially together with the engaging element  30   a  and the fixed shaft  17 , in the same direction as the clutch member C and at a speed lower than the moving speed of the clutch member C. Further, the tool rotating shaft  14  also is moved axially together with the engaging element  30   a  and the fixed shaft  17 , in the same direction as the clutch member C and at a speed lower than the moving speed of the clutch member C. 
     A disc-like member  50  is fixed to the proximal end side of the tool rotating shaft  14 , and a pin member (rotation-locked portion)  51  is fixed to the disc-like member  50  to protrude from the disc-like member  50  along the axial direction. The pin member  51  is a tapered pin that decreases in diameter toward the tip. The support base  2  is provided with a support wall  53  that is mounted with a ball bearing  52  that faces the pin member  51  and supports the tool rotating shaft  14 , and a portion of the support wall  53  that faces the disc-like member  50  is provided with a groove-shaped rotation-locking portion  54  with a groove width corresponding to the member  51 . The pin member  51  and the rotation-locking portion  54  constitute a rotation-lock means  55 . In the state where the first engaging portion C 1  of the clutch member C is engaged with the tool rotating shaft side engaging body  16   a  of the tool rotating shaft drive section  16 , as illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the pin member  51  is disengaged from the rotation-locking portion  54  and the tool rotation shaft  14  is allowed to rotate. On the other hand, when the first engaging portion C 1  of the clutch member C is disengaged from the tool rotation shaft side engagement body  16   a  of the tool rotation shaft drive section  16 , as illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the pin member  51  is engaged with the rotation-locking portion  54  so that the tool rotating shaft  14  is locked against rotation. 
     In the turret tool holder  1  with a configuration as described above, in the state illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 4A , the first engaging portion C 1  of the clutch member C is engaged with the tool rotation shaft side engaging body  16   a  of the tool rotation shaft drive section  16 , the second engaging portion C 2  is disengaged from the drive section side engaging body  20   b  of the turret drive section  20 , and the engaging elements  30   a  and  30   b  of the engagement means  30  are engaged with each other, and the turret head  11  is positioned at a predetermined index position. In this state, by operating the servomotor M 1  that is the driving power source, the power of the servomotor M 1  is transmitted to the tool rotating shaft  14  via the clutch member C, and the tool  13  positioned at the predetermined index position is rotated to thereby subject the workpiece to turning. 
     When the turret head  11  is turned to another index position in order to carry out working with another rotatable tool  13 , the servomotor M 2  as a switching power source is operated from the state illustrated in  FIG. 1 , and the clutch member C and the engaging element  30   a  are interlocked and moved in the axial direction by the moving mechanism  40 . In the present embodiment, by way of example, when the reduction gear ratio of the gear mechanism  21  is set to 1/6, the moving stroke of the clutch member C due to the movement caused by the rotation of the switching drive shaft  41  is 20 mm, and the moving amount (clamping amount) of the engaging element  30   a  of the engagement means  30  with respect to the engaging element  30   b  is 4 mm. 
     On this occasion, since the engaging element  30   a  and the turret drive section  20  are moved in the same direction as the clutch member C at a speed lower than the moving speed of the clutch member C, as illustrated in  FIG. 4B , while the engaging elements  30   a  and  30   b  are kept engaged with each other, the second engaging portion C 2  of the clutch member C is engaged with the drive section side engaging body  20   b  of the turret drive section  20 . Thus, as illustrated in  FIG. 4C , when the engaging elements  30   a  and  30   b  are disengaged from each other, the second engaging portion C 2  of the clutch member C is already in the drive section side engaging body of the turret drive section  20  so that even when the engaging elements  30   a  and  30   b  are disengaged from each other, the free rotation of the turret  10  is restricted by the turret drive section  20  being connected to the servomotor M 1  via the clutch member C. When the state illustrated in  FIG. 4D  is reached, the second engaging portion C 2  of the clutch member C is completely engaged with the drive section side engaging body  20   b  of the turret drive section  20 , and the first engaging portion C 1  of the clutch member C is disengaged from the tool rotating shaft side engaging body  16   a  of the tool rotating shaft drive section  16  to complete the movement. Since the operations illustrated in  FIGS. 4A to 4D  are typically carried out with the servomotor M 1  stopped, the first engaging portion C 1  of the clutch member C may be engaged with the tool rotating shaft side engaging body  16   a  of the tool rotating shaft drive section  16  in the state of  FIGS. 4B and 4C . 
     As described above, the turret tool holder  1  of the present embodiment is configured so that, when the turret head  11  is turned to another index position, the second engaging portion C 2  of the clutch member C is engaged with the drive section side engaging body  20   b  of the turret drive section  20  before the engaging elements  30   a  and  30   b  are disengaged from each other. Thus, the turret  10  is locked against unnecessary free rotation of the turret  10 , when carrying out the index-turning of the turret  10 , to prevent free rotation and thereby improving the stability of the operation and avoid damage to the tools and peripheral devices that might otherwise be caused due to rotation of the turret  10 . Further, the moving mechanism  40  is configured to include a first feed screw mechanism  42  for converting the rotational motion of the servomotor M 2  into a linear movement and transmitting it to the clutch member C thereby moving the clutch member C, and a second feed screw mechanism  44  for converting the rotational motion of the servomotor M 2  into a linear movement with a feed amount smaller than the feed screw mechanism  42  and moving the engaging element  30   a  at a speed lower than the clutch member C. Thus, as compared with the conventional turret tool holder in which the displacement of the moving linear motion shaft is transmitted to the engaging element by to lever, it is possible to facilitate the arrangement of the moving mechanism  40  and increase the degree of freedom in designing the turret tool holder  1 . 
     In the turret tool holder  1  of the present embodiment, the rotation-lock means  55  for the tool rotating shaft  14  is provided so that when, as illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the first engaging portion C 1  of the clutch member C is disengaged from the tool rotation shaft side engaging body  16   a  of the tool rotating shaft drive section  16 , the pin member  51  of the rotation-lock means  55  is engaged with the rotation-locking portion  54  to thereby prevent the tool rotation shaft  14  from rotation. By preventing the tool rotating shaft  14  from rotation, the rotatable tool  13  can be rotated freely together with the tool rotating shaft  14  when the turret head  11  is turned toward a predetermined index position in the disengaged state of the engagement means  30 . 
     The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the disclosure. 
     In the embodiment described above, the first feed screw mechanism  42  and the second feed screw mechanism  44  have the same screw pitch, and the rotation of the switching drive shaft  41  is reduced by the reduction gear train  43  and transmitted to the nut  44   a  so as to make the feed amount of the second feed screw mechanism  44  smaller than the feed amount of the first feed screw mechanism  42 . However, the feed amount of the second feed screw mechanism  44  may be made smaller than the feed amount of the first feed screw mechanism  42  without using the reduction gear train  43 , by changing the screw pitch between the first feed screw mechanism  42  and the second the feed screw mechanism  44 . Also, the feed amount of the second feed screw mechanism  44  may be made smaller than the feed amount of the first feed screw mechanism  42  using both the reduction gear train  43  and different screw pitches. 
     In the embodiment described above, the rotation-lock means  55  is configured by the groove-shaped rotation-locking portion  54  provided on the support wall  53  and the pin member  51  engageable with the rotation stop portion  54 . However, provided that the tool rotating shaft  14  can be locked against rotation when the tool rotating shaft  14  is moved together with the engaging element  30   a  and the first engaging portion C 1  is disengaged from the tool rotating shaft side engaging body  16   a  of the tool rotating shaft drive section  16 , other configurations such as a meshing clutch or a brake may be adopted as the rotation-lock means  55 . 
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               1  Turret tool holder 
               2  Support stand 
               10  Turret 
               11  Turret head 
               12  Turret turning shaft 
               12   a  Input gear 
               13  Rotatable tool 
               14  Tool rotation shaft 
               15   a  Bevel gear 
               15   b  Bevel gear 
               16  Tool rotation shaft drive section 
               16   a  Tool rotation shaft side engaging body 
               17  Fixed shaft 
               18  Rotation locking bracket 
               19  Ball bearing 
               20  Turret drive section 
               20   a  Output gear 
               20   b  Drive section side engaging body 
               21  Gear mechanism 
               22  Slide bearing 
               23  Power input gear 
               24  Output shaft 
               25  Power output gear 
               30  Engagement means 
               30   a  Engaging element 
               30   b  Engaging element 
               40  Moving mechanism 
               41  Drive shaft for switching 
               42  First feed screw mechanism 
               42   a  Nut 
               42   b  Screw portion 
               43  Reduction gear train (coordination mechanism) 
               44  Second feed screw mechanism 
               44   a  Nut 
               44   b  Screw portion 
               45  Clutch lever 
               46  Ball bearing 
               47  Ball bearing 
               50  Disc-shaped member 
               51  Pin member (rotation-locked portion) 
               52  Ball bearing 
               53  Supporting wall 
               54  Rotation-locking portion 
               55  Rotation-lock means 
             C Clutch member 
             C 1  First engaging portion 
             C 2  Second engaging portion 
             M 1  Servomotor (driving power source) 
             M 2  Servomotor (switching power source)