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Oct 31, 2013 Ahmed Humayun All News, Gaming News, Hardware News 1
The most speculated thing about the way NVIDIA is going to counter the situation is that they will come up with a new SKU which the add-in card (AIC) partners are referring to as the GeForce GTX 780 GHz Edition. There hasn't been much effort put into this since it is not so different than the original GTX 780. In reality, the GeForce GTX 780 GHz Edition is just like the GTX 780 with higher clock speeds which can reach up to 1006 MHz core and with the GPU Boost, they can shoot up to 1046 MHz.
Oct 23, 2013 Bob Buskirk All News, Gaming News, Hardware News 0
Many people have speculated that the newly announced NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti would sit between the GeForce GTX 780 and the GeForce GTX Titan, but that might not be the case. According to the Chiphell forums the GeForce GTX 780 Ti might actually exceed the GTX Titan in raw performs as its specifications have been leaked.
Oct 20, 2013 Bob Buskirk All News, Gaming News 1
NVIDIA will be introducing the ShadowPlay Beta with the 1.7 release of GeForce Experience on October 28th. ShadowPlay is a free, easy to use gameplay capture tool that utilizes the on-board H.264 encoder that is built into the GeForce GTX 600 and 700 series graphics cards.
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Well it did not take long for NVIDIA to counter the AMD's upcoming Radeon R9 290X graphics card. As the final announcement at the GeForce event in Montreal NVIDIA announced their upcoming high-end gaming card, the GeForce GTX 780 Ti.
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At the GeForce event in Montreal NVIDIA unveiled GameWorks which will open up newer opportunities for the game developers and will provide them a new platform to experiment with different gaming tools and put them to use. This GameWorks introduction by NVIDIA is likely to provide empowerment to the game developers with its 300 engineers who are an expert at the visual effects. These engineers will spread around the globe and help developers with the aid of SDKs, technological advancements and algorithms.
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It looks like NVIDIA was ready for AMD's launch today and has cut the prices on two of their 600 series cards. The GTX 660 has been given a price cut down from $200 to $179. That means it can better compete with the R9 270X and the R7 260X as it will sit in between both cards.
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Rumors had been circulating around about NVIDIA working on a new graphics card ever since AMD launched its R9 290X at the GPU 14 event and claimed it to be faster than the Titan. This didn't come as a surprise as the rumors were believed to be true as NVIDIA was not going to stay behind if AMD has challenged one of its contenders and now we have the peak into the most powerful GK110 Core.
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I looks like we are getting a little more clarification on the new upcoming graphics card from NVIDIA. Information posted on the PCEVA forums lets us know that the card you see below is the GeForce GTX 760 SE or GTX 750 Ti. This is yet another GK106-based graphics card from NVIDIA.
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We have been talking about it for the past few weeks now and they day is finally here. NVIDIA has officially announced the GeForce GTX 760 Graphics Card. This card is powered by the latest Kepler architecture and is aimed at gamers who want the best cost to performance ratio for a graphics card.
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The Best Breakfast Cereal For You Test
Their result for The Best Breakfast Cereal For You Test ...
Rice Krispies
You want your cereal 32% sweet, 54% fruity with 50% cartoons, and you want a chocolate cereal 54% of the time.
Their Analysis (Vertical line = Average)
They scored 32% on sweetness, higher than 9% of your peers.
They scored 54% on fruitiness, higher than 81% of your peers.
They scored 50% on cartooniness, higher than 91% of your peers.
They scored 54% on chocolatiness, higher than 55% of your peers.
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Wheaties ARE pre-sweetened, but the taste is all wheat. Wheaties, Corn Flakes, and Total sometimes get a bad rap because they're just flakes of grains. Actually, the most creative people use this cere... Read more
Cocoa Krispies
Since you have a predisposition to select a chocolate cereal, we thought Cocoa Krispies would be perfect for you. Not overly sweet, plus you can add your own fresh fruit to it -- just like regular Ric... Read more
Rice Krispies
This cereal IS a pre-sweetened cereal, but just not so much. Rice Krispies, Wheaties, Corn Flakes, and Total sometimes get a bad rap because they're just baked flakes of grains. Actually, the most cre... Read more
Cookie Crisp
It's tough to find a chocolate-themed cereal that is low on the sweetness, but we believe Cookie Crisp will satisfy your chocolate cravings with the least sweetness. Cookie Crisp first came out in thr... Read more
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The words "breakfast, "nutrition," and "flavor" are all seemingly mutually exclusive to you. If there is a great cartoon or movie character on the front of the box, then regardless of the taste, you p... Read more
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This is the perfect cereal for you. Not-so-sweet oat circles, full of strawberries and bananas (freeze-dried, but still mighty tasty), and no cartoons in sight. If your chance of chocolate is above 50... Read more
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One of our favorite cereals EVER! So many options, but the blueberries are only a "serving suggestion." This cereal comes with a lot of responsibility because there is so much freedom to do anything w... Read more
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You want it sweet and chocolatey. Man, Cocoa Pebbles is PERFECT. Made from the rice grain (the sweetest of the grains) and cocoa that actually settles to the bottom of the bowl after the cereal is eat... Read more
Frosted Flakes
Frosted Flakes is STILL the sweetest cereal available today. Hands down. It should be renamed "SUGAR FROSTING (with flakes of corn)" The strawberries are just a serving suggestion. Not many people fee... Read more
Cocoa Puffs
You knew as you were answering the questions that this was going to be your cereal, didn't you? Chocolatey, sweet, with a cartoon character (named Sonny, the Cuckoo Bird -- because he's "cuckoo for Co... Read more
Lucky Charms
It doesn't come any sweeter than with marshmallow bits. Yellow moons, green clovers, pink hearts, orange stars ... and then red balloons, purple horseshoes ... and then after that I lost count -- brow... Read more
Count Chocula
You want your chocolate cereal very sweet and chocolatey with no other distractions (like those pesky fruit flavors). Presented to you by a lovable cartoon loosely based on a blood-thirsty Romanian ty... Read more
Apple Jacks
It was toss between Apple Jacks and Fruity Pebbles. TO be honest, it's either or to us. Why did we choose Apple Jacks? Because it is the only and the longest-lasting apple-flavored cereal around. Sure... Read more
Cocoa Corn Pops
To be honest, we didn't know this cereal even existed until we did the research for this test. It's Kellogg's Corn Pops (y'know ... those puffy yellow pops of corn with a pop corn texture) but now cov... Read more
It's cliche to say, but ... *sigh* ... you must be a kid. Why else would Trix be the cereal best for you if you weren't a kid? We all KNOW that Trix is for ... ah, screw it. Very sweet, very fruity, a... Read more
Dunkin Donuts Cereal
This was a difficult cereal to choose, and Dunkin Donuts Cereal may be a bit of a cop-out. Granted, it is VERY chocolatey and very sweet, and to some people that just may be enough. However, fruitines... Read more
Urkel-O's Cereal
Totally sweet, totally fruity (pun semi-intended), and one big cartoon -- yes, it's URKEL-Os. Strawberry and banana flavors in a multi-grain loop, made by the fine people of Ralston. However, Ralston ... Read more
Mud & Bugs Cereal
You got it all with this cereal! Chocolatey? Check. Sweet? Marshmallow bits automatically make a cereal sweet. Check. Fruity? There seems to be a bit of a tartness in the colorful marshmallow bits. Wh... Read more
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Ulysse Nardin is a watch manufacturer founded in 1846 in Le Locle, Switzerland. Historically Ulysse Nardin was best known for being a manufacturer of marine chronometers, but today Ulysse Nardin produces complicated mechanical watches. Founder, watchmaker Ulysse Nardin, was an accomplished watchmaker who studied horology under his father, Leonard-Frederic Nardin, Frederic William Dubois, and Louis Jean Richard-dit-Bressel, in Switzerland. Before the advent of quartz timepieces, merchant and military ships relied on highly accurate mechanical timepieces known as marine chronometers. The best known of these was the M,GR.F model by Ulysse Nardin. Of the 4,504 certificates for marine chronometers issued 4,324 were issued to Ulysse Nardin.
In 1983, Ulysse Nardin was acquired by businessman Rolf Schnyder who, in conjunction with watchmaker Ludwig Oechslin, relaunched the brand with other investors. Schnyder, Oechslin and the staff of Ulysse Nardin, design and create complication timepieces using modern materials and manufacturing techniques. Among the most reliable ever made, Ulysse Nardin's marine chronometers are still sought by collectors around the world. Ulysse Nardin continues to be in the forefront of watchmaking technology by pioneering new materials in manufacturing high precision movement components and most innovative timepieces.
We provide warranty coverage of 1 year from the date of purchase on all pre-owned watches that we sell, and 2 years on all new items. Our warranty covers the watch movement only. We do not cover batteries, cases, bracelets, straps, crystals, finishes or damages caused by wear and tear or physical abuse. Customer will be responsible for all shipping charges.
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|Black with Luminous Arabic Numerals and Hands
|Automatic, Caliber 20
|Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Date, GMT (Dual Time Zones)
|Case Back:
|Solid Stainless Steel
|Band Type:
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|Clasp Type:
|Stainless Steel Tang
|Water Resistance:
|100 meters
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I'm a laid-back guy that enjoys people. A recently retired coach, I'm looking forward to making the most of my days with that special someone by my side. Together we can enjoy going to the best beaches on the East Coast and exploring the places we come across. Caring and compassionate, I find it satisfying to help out others, and be that calming influence on those around me . I'm strong, but understanding and willing to see a situation from my partner's perspective. Polite and a good listener, I believe good, honest communication is the key to a relationship. I'm looking for someone who has a great sense of humor, since I love to make people laugh and share a smile with my friend.I look for someone who shares my values of hard work and having openness between us. More than a lover, I'm looking for a best friend and partner in crime. Most of all, she'll have a kind heart and warm smile.
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A two-hour rain delay didn't stop the top ranked LSU baseball team from getting win number 30 on the season with a 3-2 win over Auburn in this weekend's SEC series in Baton Rouge.
The top ranked LSU Tigers won their sixth in a row by holding off a late rally from Northwestern State to win 9-6 Wednesday night in Baton Rouge. The Tigers have four more games left in their six game homestand including three this weekend with Auburn.
The idea of medical marijuana may be becoming more accepted in the state but personal pot use still is not acceptable according to a recent LSU survey.
The top ranked LSU baseball team began their five game homestand with camouflage hats and an 11-2 win over the New Orleans Privateers.
Thinking back on when I was younger, I had some pretty crazy times. As crazy as they may have gotten, none of them involved 100 cases of beer, 8 bottles of booze and a box of Franzia.
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Tortilla Wraps with Hummus and Vegetables
19 Aug 2010
|Yellow bell pepper/Red bell pepper
|1 Cup (16 tbs), sliced
|Canned garbanzo beans
|15 Ounce (One 15 Ounce Can)
|2 Tablespoon
|Lemon juice
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Olive oil
|1 Tablespoon
|Green onions
|2 Medium, cut into 2 inch pieces
|Garlic cloves
|3 Medium, pressed
|1 Teaspoon
|2 Tablespoon (If Needed)
|Sea salt
|To Taste
|Roasted red peppers
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Artichoke hearts
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Pitted olives
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Whole grain tortillas
|Shredded carrot
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped
|1 Cup (16 tbs), shredded or cut into small pieces
|Red bell pepper/Yellow bell pepper
|1 Cup (16 tbs), sliced
|1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped
For the Hummus:
In a blender or food processor, combine all ingredients except the water and salt. Pulse the mixture until smooth. If using a blender, use a spatula to scrape down sides. If mixture won't blend or is too thick, add water 1 tablespoon at a time. If adding optional ingredients, pulse into mixture after hummus is completely blended, or chop fine and fold in by hand. Add salt to taste and serve.
To assemble:
Warm the tortillas if they are stiff. Spread 1/4 cup of the hummus down the center of each tortilla. Cover with 1/4 of the vegetables. Fold the bottom end up and then roll in both sides to make a pocket.
Recipe Summary
Difficulty Level:Easy
Restriction:Vegetarian, Low Cholesterol
Ingredient:Bean, Garbanzo Bean
How about hummus wraps for lunch? Here is a really simple recipe video showing you how to make the hummus as well as the wraps. The main ingredient in making the hummus is the garbanzo beans. The wrap is made in a whole grain tortilla, and filled with vegetables. All in all, a healthy meal!
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4.6 Room cleanliness
4.6 Service & staff
4.4 Room comfort
4.5 Hotel condition
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for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Auckland NZ
enjoyable stayPosted Jun 24, 2015
Pros: Located in the beat part of San Francisco in my opinion. Clean rooms, lots of hot water, bar fridge. Staff very accommodating...
Cons: Maybe a coffee maker in the room.
Location: In the heart of the theatre district, Only about 30 minute walk to AT&T Park, my favourite Blues and jazz clubs nearby....and plenty of restaurants I
I have been to San Francisco 5 times but this is the first time staying at this hotel. I will definitely stay again. Friendly staff, clean rooms, centrally located
for Couplesby A verified traveler from Austin, TX
Fabulous hotel for the price!Posted Jun 18, 2015
Pros: The decor and service.
Cons: Fluffier pillows please!
Location: We like to walk and walk we did! Market District is within walking distance, so are many places to eat and even a nice bodega across the street.
The Hotel Monaco is fun, fresh and cozy. Wonderful sitting rooms with fireplaces to cozy up to almost make you want to never leave the building, especially with the tasty BDK restaurant attached. A very easy place to have a nice meal at. Every meal we had was fantastic and the service was impeccable. The rooms are nicely decorated and well appointed with comfortable beds and linens. Much more character than your typical beige bland hotel.
by A verified traveler from new york
No service or bellman, dusty tiny roomPosted Jun 11, 2015
No one to help w bags, no room service have to pick up food, dusty room but cute decor. Tiny bathroom
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Leeds, UK
Great locationPosted Jun 10, 2015
All good. Would have liked breakfast to be included
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Jacksonville Beach Florida
Conveniently located in town close to everything.Posted Jun 10, 2015
No parking at hotel for guests. Off site parking costs $60 per night.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Rotorua New Zealand
Great stayPosted Jun 7, 2015
Rooms have a cool boutique decor, not huge but thoughtfully laid out with spacious bathrooms, the newly refurbished dining area off the lobby looked nice and on trend but was very noisy so we ate out, returned there for a late night drink before retiring, excellent bar staff. Overall very nice stay.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Sydney
Lovely hotel close to Union SquarePosted Jun 3, 2015
Pros: The room, the atmosphere, the location, the staff, the "happy hour"
Cons: Nothing major
Location: Union square, shopping, cable car
It was a lovely experience our room was not available when we arrived mid afternoon, but quickly resolved, we were unhappy with our first room and the staff were very charming and quickly organised to have us moved to another room which was a relief after the long flight from Australia. The front desk and porters and housekeeping staff were all charming and helpful with recommendations on local restaurants etc. Loved the happy hour every evening although we only joined on one night it was a nice little touch that many guests seemed to enjoy. Only minor draw back was the breakfast restaurant offering the staff were sweet but a few minor challenges i.e. had run out of tea both days we attempted to dine there so we ended up going out to a local diner which was fun, delicious and very cheap so perhaps a blessing in disguise, I am sure it was just teething issues as the restaurant has recently reopened.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Palm Springs CA
Union Square ComfortPosted May 26, 2015
Location: Excellent Location! Union Square, Shops, Restaurants
My Husband and I loved our stay at the Monaco. Excellent location, The room was small but great condition, clean and comfortable. Staff is friendly and attentive. We would definitely stay again!
by A verified traveler
Staff need training - poor organizationPosted May 25, 2015
Pros: Room was nice, wine reception
Cons: Staff knowledge and customer service, restaurant
At check in no hotel info provided nor any info in room. Requested walk in shower and was assured I had one but had a tub. When I went to front desk, shrugged and said full and to ask tomorrow! No room service and restaurant new and struggling, very salty food, cold coffee, expensive breakfast. On check out I noted I had used one six dollar bottle of water which I wouldn't have if they told me about the free water - they had no note of it on bill and the system wouldn't add it. Fifteen minutes later, all over six dollars, any good will was gone. Stupid.
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WASHINGTON — In a contest fitting of a championship match, "Field of Dreams" overcame an early deficit to edge "Rocky" as your choice for the greatest sports movie of all time.
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The catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has drawn attention to the exploration and production of oil and gas from leases on federal lands and waters. The Department of the Interior oversees oil and gas activities on federal lands and waters. Onshore, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has oversight responsibilities. Offshore, the newly created Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE), has oversight responsibilities. Prior to BOEMRE, the Minerals Management Service's (MMS) Offshore Energy and Minerals Management oversaw offshore oil and gas activities, while MMS's Minerals Revenue Management collected revenues from oil and gas produced. For the purposes of our testimony today, we present our findings in accordance with Interior's organizational structure prior to establishing BOEMRE. Over the past 5 years, GAO has issued numerous recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior to improve the agency's management of oil and gas resources--most recently in two reports issued in March 2010. Overall, GAO's work in this area can be useful in evaluating potential strategies for reorganizing and improving oil and gas management at Interior. Specifically, GAO's work can assist the Secretary and Congress as they are considering restructuring Interior's oversight of oil and gas development and production, revenue collection, and information technology (IT) systems.
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Renewable Energy:BLM Has Limited Assurance That Wind and Solar Projects Are Adequately BondedGAO-15-699T: Published: Jun 24, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 24, 2015.
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Missouri River Basin:Agencies' Progress Improving Water Monitoring Is LimitedGAO-15-558R: Published: Jun 9, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 9, 2015.
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EPA's Science Advisory Board:Improved Procedures Needed to Process Congressional Requests for Scientific AdviceGAO-15-500: Published: Jun 4, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 4, 2015.
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Oil and Gas Resources:Interior's Production Verification Efforts and Royalty Data Have Improved, but Further Actions NeededGAO-15-39: Published: Apr 7, 2015. Publicly Released: May 6, 2015.
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Bureau of Land Management:More Information Needed to Implement the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013GAO-15-394: Published: Apr 16, 2015. Publicly Released: Apr 16, 2015.
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Nuclear Waste:DOE Needs to Improve Cost Estimates for Transuranic Waste Projects at Los AlamosGAO-15-182: Published: Feb 18, 2015. Publicly Released: Mar 23, 2015.
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An automatic tool changing machine tool in which tools are selected from a tool storage device and transported to a position adjacent the drive spindle of the machine. From this position, a selected tool is inserted automatically in the drive spindle of the machine when it is ready to be used. The tools are coupled to pallets or carriers having handles which are engaged by various tool gripping elements in transporting the tool from the storage device to the spindle. The carriers also serve to mount coding for identifying the tool and conveying certain dimensional characteristics of the tool. Each carrier remains with its tool at all times and is only rotationally uncoupled from its tool after the tool has been inserted in the drive spindle.
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tools are selected from a tool storage device and transported to a position adjacent the drive spindle of the machine. From this position, a selected tool is inserted automatically in the drive spindle of the machine when it is ready to be used. The tools are coupled to pallets or carriers having handles which are engaged by various tool gripping elements in transporting the [52] [1.8. 29/568, 408/4 [51] Int. B2311 13/157 29/568; 408/226, '11 4 58] Field of Search References Cited tool from the storage device to the spindle. The carri- UNITED STATES PATENT ers also serve to mount coding for identifying the tool and conveying certain dimensional characteristics of the tool. Each carrier remains with its tool at all times and is only.rotationally uncoupled from its tool after thetool has been inserted in the drive spindle.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Various automatic tool changing devices have been proposed for use with boring, milling, drilling and similar machine tools. Such tool changing devices are used with machine tools having numerical control systems by which a tape, punch card or the like is programmed to control the performance of the machine through a sequence of machining operations. A workpiece is precisely mounted on the worktable of such a machine and is then subjected to a number of different machining operations, each of which may utilize a different metal cutting tool. In order to minimize the human involve ment in the performance of the various machining operations, the tool changer removes each tool from the spindle after it has been used and substitutes the new tool called for in the next machine operation. It is, of course, necessary to search for each new tool as it is required and to return used tools to the tool storage device. The execution of these functions have presented machine tool designers with a number of problems,which include:
l. The problem of designing the cutting tool and the cutting toolhandling mechanisms to permita tool to be passed from one gripper to another without risk of dropping the tool.
2. The problem of providing low cost, reliable identification for each tool and particularly identification which can be used with standard tooling without expensive modification of such tooling.
3. The problem of storing a large number of tools and mounting the tool changing mechanism without burdening the machine tool with a heavy weight which will impair the accuracy of the machine.
4. The problem of correlating the axial length of a tool to the information programmed into the machine. a problem which has heretofore required the use of axially adjustable tooling or excessively complex electronic equipment.
5. The problem of minimizing the time required to change tools and commence a machining operation, including the problem of coordinating the positions of the tool selection and transfer mechanism, the spindle and the tool storage device, the problem of positioning the spindle loading arm during machining, and the problem of returning the tool to the storage device.
6. The problem of selecting optimum positions for the workpiece to provide the necessary clearance when a long tool is being used while minimizing spindle overhang during the use of a short tool.
The machine tool and tool changer of the present in- DESCRIPTION OF THE VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view with parts broken away of a machine tool having a toolchanging mechanism constructed in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged elevational view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow 2 thereof;
FIG. 3 is a view partly in section of the structure illustrated in FIG. 2 taken along the line 3-3 thereof;
FIG. 4is an enlarged sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 1 taken alongthe line 44 thereof;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view partly in section of the structure shown in FIG. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow 5 thereof;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 5 taken along the line 6-6 thereof;
FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 6 taken along the line 7-7 thereof;
FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 6 taken along the line 88 thereof;
FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 6 taken along the line 9--9 thereof;
FIG. 10 is an enlargedview with parts broken away of a portion of the structure illustrated in FIG. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow 10 thereof;
FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 10 taken along the line 11-11 thereof, the parts deleted in FIG. 10 being shown;
FIG. 12 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 11 taken along the line l2 -l2 thereof;
FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 10 taken along the line 13-13 thereof;
FIG. 14 is a side elevational view partly in section of the structure shown in FIG. 10;
FIG. 15 is a plan view, partly in section, of one of the tools and its carrier shown in the preceding views;
FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the structure shown in FIG. 15 taken along the line 1616 thereof;
FIG. 17 is an enlarged sectional view of the structure shown in FIG. 15, taken along the line l7-l7 thereof;
DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENT FIG. lshows a machine tool 20 of the type commonly known as a horizontal boring and milling machine. The machine 20 includes a cast base 22 on which ispositioned a saddle 24 and a worktable 26. The saddle 24 is movable along a given axis on the base 22 while the table 26 is movable on the saddle in a direction perpendicular to the axis of movement of the saddle. This latter movement is accomplished by a table lead screw (FIG. 20) driven by an electric motor 29 working through a gear reducer 31. A column 28 extends upwardly from the base 22 at one side of the table 26. The column 28 is provided with ways 32 (F IG. 5) which guide a spindle head for vertical movement under the influence of a vertical lead screw 34. A drive spindle 36 issupported by the spindle head 30 for rotation and for axial movement toward and away from the work. The axis of the spindle 36 is parallel to the axis of movement of the table 26 on the saddle 24. The drive spindle 36 has a splined fit within an axially stationary spindle sleeve 38 through which the rotary drive force is transmitted from a motor 35 (FIG. 20). As shown in FIG. 20, the drive spindle 36 is fed axially through the spindle sleeve 38 by a thrust housing 37. The thrust housing 37 slides on bars 39 under the influence of a lead screw 41. The lead screw 41 is turned by a motor 43 through intermediate gearing 45.
The tools which are designed to be used with the machine of the present invention are designated by the numeral 40. The forward or working ends of the tools are of varying types. For example, the tools 40 may comprise milling cutters, drills, boring tools, etc. However, all of the tools 40 incorporate a tapered shank 42 (FIG. 3) which extends rearwardly from a flange 44 having oppositely disposed keyways 46. The keyways 46 are received within drive keys 48 of the spindle 36. The flange 44 is provided with a pair of circumferentially spaced holes 50 extending inwardly from one side thereof and a single hole 52 extending inwardly from the diametrically opposite side of the periphery of the flange. The holes 50 and 52 extend inwardly from flat surfaces 54 and 56, respectively, formed on the outer periphery of the flange 44. The tools 40 are identical to the tools described and claimed in my prior U.S. Pat. No. 3,327,386 of June 27, I967.
The construction of the machine of the present invention is particularly distinguished by the fact that each tool 40 is carried by and has its own associated pallet or carrier 60. Each pallet serves several functions, including the provisions of grippable means for passing the tool from one tool handling mechanism to another. The pallet 60 also serves as a mounting location for tool identifying or other coding means.
A plurality of tool-pallet (40-60) combinations are carried by and stored in a tool storage device, which is identified generally by the numeral 62. The tools and their pallets are so mounted within the tool storage device 62 as to be successively presented to a reader 64 which is capable of electronically identifying a desired tool-pallet (40-60) combination. The reader 64 is mounted on a shuttle support member 66, which slides on the column ways 32 in a position spaced slightly above the spindle housing 30. The shuttle support member 66 has an integral nut which is engaged by the vertical lead screw 34 so that it moves synchronously with the spindle housing 30 and has a fixed spacing to the spindle housing, but is supported independently of the spindle housing. The shuttle support member 66 has guideways in the form of a pair of parallel vertically spaced bars 70. A horizontal lead screw 71 is also mounted on the shuttle support member 66 and functions to move a shuttle 72 along the bars 70, a direction which is parallel to the axis of the spindle 36. The shuttle 72 serves to transport a selected tool-pallet 40-60 from the tool storage device 62 to a position adjacent the forward end of the shuttle support member 66. From this location the selected tool-pallet combination is removed from the shuttle 72 and delivered to the spindle 36 by an interchange arm 74. The interchange arm 74 also serves to return a used tool-pallet combination from the spindle 36. After a tool 40 is inserted into the spindle 36, its pallet 60 is disengaged from said tool by means of a jaw actuating mechanism 76 (FIGS. 10 and 11). The pallets 60, the tool storage device 62, the shuttle support member 66 and the parts supported on it, and the actuating mechanism 76 will all be separately described. Finally, the various hydraulic and electrical devices which move and control the movement of the various parts of the tool changing mechanism will be described at the same time that the opera tion of the tool changing mechanism is described.
THE PALLET The pallet or carrier 60 comprises a sheet metal plate 78 having a central rectangular opening 80 (FIG. 15). The plate 78 is provided with stiffening flanges 82 along its opposite sides as well as stiffening flanges 84 around the opening 80. A pair of sheet metal jaw housings 86 are welded to one side of the plate 78 in alignment with one another and on opposite sides of the opening 80. A pair of jaws 88a and 88b are positioned within the jaw housings 86. Each of the jaws 88a and 88b is provided with a pair of bores 90 extending transversely therethrough. A separate coil spring 92 is positioned in each bore 90, as are a pair of ball detents 94. The jaw housings 86 guide the jaws 88a and 88b for diametrically opposite movement toward and away from the center of the opening 80. Each jaw housing is provided with two pairs of slots 96a and 96b of a width slightly less than the diameter of the balls 94. As shown in FIG. 3, the balls 94 of the jaws 88 are only disposed in the slots 96b. The balls 94'thus serve to hold the jaws 88a and 88b in the open position. When the jaws 88a and 88b are closed, the balls 94 will lie in the slots 96a and 96b, thereby holding the jaws closed. The inner surface of each jaw 88a and 88b is provided with a transverse cam slot 98. .The cam slots 98 cooperate with a portion of the jaw actuating mechanism 76 to accomplish the opening and closing of the jaws.
Each pallet 60 is provided with what may be generally described as handle means in the form of a pair of pins 100. The pins 100 pass through and are welded to the plate 78. Each pin 100 has a flange 102 engaging the plate and a pair of detent grooves 104 and 106 adjacent its opposite ends. An access opening 108 is formed in the plate 78 between the pins 100. Tool identification coding means 110 is secured to the plate in a location adjacent one end thereof. The coding means 110 includes a bolt 112 disposed at right angles to the plate 78 and having a stack of interchangeable rings 114a and ll4b stacked along its length. A fixed conductive ring 115 is located at one end of this stack. The rings 114a are electrically conductive while the rings 114b are electrically non-conductive rings. The rings 114a and 114b are held on the bolt 112 by a nut 116.
Tool identification is accomplished by sensing the electrical conductivity of the ring 114a or 1l4b in each ring location, as will be more fully explained in connection with The Tool Selection Mechanism.
A tool length coding device is mounted upon the plate 78 as indicated at 118 (FIGS. 15 and 18). The
coding device 118 includes six rotary cams 120 mounted on a shaft 122 secured to the plate 78. The cams are positioned within an opening 124 of theplate. Each cam 120 has a circular thumb wheel portion 120a bearing equally spaced numerals from 0 to [9. Spaced along the length of each cam 120 are four circular cam tracks 120b. Five recesses 1206 are spaced equally about the inner periphery of each cam 120. The shaft 122 has six parallel axially spaced holes 121 drilled therethrough in alignment with the cam recesses 120c. A pair of ball detents 123 are positioned in each hole 121 and are biased against the adjacent cams 120 by a spring 125. By this means 10 separate positions are established for each cam 120, with one ball 123 snapping into one recess 1200 for each position of a cam. Each of such positions is identified by a digit on the cam portion 120a. Each cam is used to dial in one digit of the axial dimension of a tool. Two cams 120 are used for digits to the left of the decimal point. Thus, tool lengths up to 99.9999 inches may be dialed in on each pallet 60. Before each tool-pallet 40-60 is positioned in the storage device 62, the length of the tool is accurately measured and the length is dialed into the coding device'118.
The jaws 88a and 88b are effective to engage and grip a tool 40 by the provision of the tool engaging projections on the jaws. Such projections include a pair of projections 126 on the jaws 88b and a single projection 128 on the jaw 88a. Except for the difference between the projections 126 and 128, the two jaws 88a and 88b are identical to one another. The projections 126 are conformably received in the tool opening 50 while the projection 128 is conformably received in the tool opening 52. With jaws 88a and 88b closed, a tool 40 is thus securely clamped to a pallet 60.
TOOL STORAGE DEVICE The machine of the present invention is designed to support a plurality of tool-pallet (40-60) combinations in the tool storage device 62. The device 62 includes a chain 130 having a plurality of socket members 132 pivotally connected by lines 134 and screws 136 (FIGS.
2-4). The screws 136 also serve to affix cogs 138 to the rear sides of the socket members 132. The chain 130 extends around and is supported between a drive sprocket 140 and an idler sprocket 142. The sprockets 140 and 142 are provided with semi-circularrecesses 144 which receive the cogs 138. The drive sprocket 140 is driven by a motor 135 through a pinion 137 meshing with a large spur gear 139 fastened to the drive sprocket. Pairs of rails 146 extend between the sprockets 140 and 142 on opposite sides of the chain 130 and are received in grooves 148 on opposite sides of the socket members 132 to maintain the desired alignment of the chain. The rails 146 are fastened to a supporting framework 149 which also provides hubs 151 in which sprocket shafts 155 are journalled.
The portions of the chain 130 which carry the toolpallet combination are the socket members 132. The construction of the socket members is best seen by reference to FIG. 3. Each socket member 132 will be seen to have a bore 150 provided with a reduced diameter portion 152 at its rear end. The forward and rear portions of the tool shank 42 are thus engaged and supported. A plastic O-ring 153 is provided adjacent the forward end of the bore 150 to prevent excessive bumping and possible damage to the tool shank 42.
Each pallet-tool combination is held onto a socket member 132 by means of two pairs of latches 154 disposed on opposite sides of the pallet. The latches 154 are pivoted on the socket members 132 and are biased by spring 156 and plungers 158 to a position in which they hold the pallet 60 against the front face 160 of its socket member 132. The latches 154 have cam surfaces 162 which engage edges 164 of the pallet to permit a pallet-tool combination to be'pushed straight into a socket member 132, spreading the latches 154 apart so that they snap over and engage the front face 166 of the pallet. The latches 154 of each pair lie on opposite sides of one of the jaw housings 86. Each pair of latches 154 is connected by cross members 168. The cross members 168 project laterally outwardly of the jaw housings 86 to readily accessible positions.
SHUTTLE SUPPORT AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE The shuttle support member 66 serves principally to support the shuttle 72 for movement in a direction parallel to the axis of the drive spindle 36. The shuttle 72 is provided with integral bearing portions 184 which engage the guide bars and encircle approximately 300 of the circumference of each bar (FIG. 6). The bearing portions 184. have clearance recesses 183 to permit the bearing portions 184 to move past brackets 185 by which the bars 70 are supported on shuttle support member 66. The shuttle 72 is also provided with an integral nut portion 186 which threadably receives the lead screw 71.
The construction of the shuttle 72 is best seen in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8. Looking first at FIG. 8 it will be seen that the shuttle 72 is formed with a pair of parallel bores 170 which are open to its forward end. The bores 170 conformably receive the pallet pins 100, the ends of the pins being chamfered to facilitate their entry into the bores 170. Formed in the shuttle 72 between the bores is a central guide passage 172 which extends from the forward end of the shuttle to a cylinder bore 174. A pair of coaxial guide openings 176 extend from the central guide bore 172 in oppositely outward directions to the bores 170. The guide openings are preferably formed by drilling the shuttle 72 and then closing one end of the drilled opening with a plug 178. A pair of detents are slidably guided within the guide openings 176 and are provided with rotatable end portionsin the form of captured balls 182.
The shuttle 72 is provided with additional internal openings in the form of a pair of coaxial cylinder bores 188 which receive a pair of pistons 190. The pistons 190 carry actuating rods 192 which pass through guides 194 and are engageable with the cross members 168. The pistons 190 are biased to a retracted position by coil springs 196 and washers 197 surrounding the actuating rods 192. The springs 196 are seated against the guides 194. The bores 188 are designed to be pressurized through passage means 198 to cause the pistons 190 to move outwardly against the springs 196 until the washers 197 abut the ends of the guides 194. When this is done the latches 152 and 154 are opened to release the selected tool-pallet combination for movement out of the tool storage device 62.
The actuating structure for the detents 180 includes a piston 200 having a plunger portion .202 provided with a conical cam surface 204 at its forward end. A rod 206 isslidably supported within the plunger and is biased to a forward position therein by a spring 208 captured within the plunger. An indicating rod 210 projects rearwardly from the piston 200 and is fixed with respect to the piston 200. The indicating rod extends outwardly of the shuttle 72 and serves to actuate limit switches which will be hereinafter described.
The shuttle support member 66 is formed at its forward end with plain bearings 212 supporting and guiding a pair of guide bars 214 (FIG. 14). The guide bars 214 are rigidly secured to a journal housing 216. The journal housing 216 provides bearings 218 which rotatably support the pivot shaft 220 of the interchange arm 74. A cylinder housing 224 is affixed to the shuttle support member 66 and has a piston rod 226 which is fastened to the journal housing 216. When hydraulic fluid is delivered to the cylinder 224, axial movement of the journal housing 216 is effected with the guide bars 214 sliding in the bearings 212.
The journal housing 216 is formed with a cylinder bore 228 containing a piston 230 carrying a rack 232 (FIG. The rack 232 meshes with a pinion 234 keyed to the shaft 220. By reciprocating the piston 230 under hydraulic pressure, l80 rotation of the interchange arm 74 is accomplished.
The opposite ends of the interchange arm 74 are identical and a description of one end of said arm will suffice to describe both ends. For this purpose reference may be made to FIG. 8. The end of the interchange arm 74 will be seen to have a pair of parallel bores 236 which are sized and positioned to conformably receive the pallet pins 100. The bores 236 extend transversely across the interchange arm and are spaced on opposite sides of a central stepped bore 238. A tapered plug 240 is positioned in the bore 238 and is spring biased to the position shown in FIG. 8 by a coil spring 242. The plug 240 projects from the rear side of the interchange arm 74 and is designed to pass through the opening 80 ofa pallet 60 and into the left hand end of the opening 172 of the shuttle 72. The plug 240 serves to activate a pair of elongated cylindrical detents 244 which are positioned within drilled holes 246 extending longitudinally of the interchange arm 74. The
I detents are provided with rotatable end portions in the form of captured balls 248. The plug 240 has a large diameter portion 250 which is connected to a smaller portion of the plug through a conical surface 252. When the spring 242 is permitted to bias the plug 240 to the position illustrated in FIG. 8, the plug large diameter portion 250 will hold the detents 244 within the grooves 106 of the pins 100, thus locking the interchange arm 222 and pallet together. Tool-pallet combinations are designed to be delivered from the shuttle 72 to the spindle 36, by the interchange arm 74. For this purpose the interchange arm 74 is first moved axially forward, rotated 180 and then axially retracted.
JAW ACTUATING MECHANISM Once a tool-pallet combination has been delivered to the spindle 36 and the tool shank 42 inserted in the spindle by retraction of the interchange arm 74, the tool 40 is uncoupled from its pallet 60. The uncoupling is accomplished through what has been generally de- 8 a rack 262 meshing with a pinion 264. The rack is guided for movement within the special nose piece 254 while the pinion 264 is journalled for rotation therein. As shown in FIG. 11, the pinion 264 has elongated teeth that it also meshes with the teeth of an internal ring gear 266. The ring gear 266 is coaxial with and surrounds the drive spindle 36. The ring gear 266 meshes with gear teeth 268 of cylindrical members 270 journalled within bores 272 of the nose piece 254. The cylindrical members 270 have eccentric pin portions 274 which snugly fit within the slots 98 of the pallet jaws 88a and 88b. As shown in FIG. 10, when the pin portions 274 are spaced widely apart, the jaws 88a and 8811 are open. However, when the cylindrical members 270 are rotated through arcs of 180, the eccentric pin portions 274 will be brought closer together to close the jaws 88. It will be noted that the jaw ball detent 94 will hold the jaws 88a and 88b in either the open or closed position.
Mounted on the nose piece 254 is a special electronic reader 276 which is shown in FIGS. 10 and 13. The reader 276 is provided with twenty-four switches 278 each of which is actuated by one of the cam tracks 12Gb through a slidable pin 280. Depending upon the position of its adjacent cam 120, the contacts of each switch 278 will be either open or closed. By this means a binary coding system is established with a different combination of switch positions used for each position of a cam 120.
THE TOOL SELECTION MECHANISM The entire tool storage device 62 is positioned adjacent to the spindle housing 30 and support member 66. The tool identification reader 64 is mounted on the shuttle support member 66 and is provided with 21 electrically conductive sensing wires 282 which are parallel to the adjacent path of movement of the chain and are'designed to make contact with each of the coding rings 114a, 11419 and 115. The reader 64 is thus able to sense the electrical conductivity of the ring 114a or 1l4b in the position of each wire 282. It will be noted that 20 rings 114a and 11% are used. These rings are arranged in groups of four. By the use of hinary coding, five digits can be programmed on the bolt 112. Thus separate numbers could be assigned to 99,999 different tools. The electrically conductive rings 114a will complete a circuit from the reader wires 282 through the bolt 112 and permanent ring 115. This is sensed by the reader 64 which is thus able to read the number of each tool-pallet 40-60. Of course, each toolpallet is given a different number.
The reader 64 cooperates with a resolver 284 to slave the chain 130 to the shuttle support member 66 and maintain a predetermined positional relationship between the shuttle support member 66 and a selected tool 40. Looking at FIG. 6, it will be seen that a finger 286 is positioned in vertical alignment with abutment members 288 which are positioned one on each socket member 132. The finger 286 is connected to a piston 290 (FIG. 17) of a cylinder housing 292. The cylinder housing 292 is fixed to one end of a pivoting shaft 294 journalled within a support member 296 fixed to the shuttle support member 66. The opposite end of the shaft 294 is coupled to the resolver 284 so that the rotor of the resolver 284 assumes an angular position corresponding with the angular position of the housing 292. The housing 292 is spring biased to an upward po- 9 sition while the chain normally moves downwardly. Accordingly, when the finger 286 is projected so as to be contacted by an abutment 288, the abutment will cause the housing 292 to pivot and bring the resolver to a null position. Such a null position of the resolver is sensed by a controller 298, which in turn controls the motor 135 that turns the drive sprocket 140 of the tool storage device 62.
The resolver 284 delivers a signal to the controller 298 indicating which side of the null position its rotor is located on. The controller controls the delivery of current to the motor 135 to drive the motor 135 in a direction causing the resolver rotor to approach its null point. When the resolver rotor is in its null point no current is delivered to the motor 135.
OPERATION AND HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS The mechanism of the present invention includes various electrical and hydraulic components which furnish the power to move the mechanical parts or to control such movement. These components are best described during a narrative description of the operation of the tool changing mechanism. The electrical circuitry by which the various electrical parts are energized must, of course, be integrated with the electrical control circuitry for the particular machine on which the tool changing mechanism is installed. The design of such electrical circuitry is well within the skill of electrical engineers operating in the machine tool industry when given the hydraulic and electrical components and their desired function. Varying electrical circuits can be designed for any particular machine tool and the particular electrical circuitry which might be utilized does not comprise a part of the present invention.
Power for operating certain parts of the tool changing mechanism comes from an hydraulic system having a pump P. The pump P is run continuously to deliver fluid pressure to a plurality of valves 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318 and 320. The valve 306 controls the direction of operation of an hydraulic motor 302, which rotates the shuttle lead screw 71. The valve 306 is shown in an off position in which no fluid is delivered to the motor 302. However, alternative energization of solenoids SOL 2 or SOL 3 will shift the valve 306 to either forward or reverse positions. The speed of operation of the motor 302 is controlled by the valve 304, which is operated by a solenoid SOL l. Fluid flowing from the motor 302 to a reservoir 322 is directed through the valve 304. When the solenoid SOL lis energized the valve 304 will by-pass such fluid around a restriction 324 which normally slows down the rate of flow and thereby causes the motor 302 to operate at slow speed.
The operation of the tool changing mechanism will be described beginning with the shuttle 72 in a retracted position R (FIG. 5). In this position a finger 189 (FIG. 19) on the shuttle 72 actuates a limit switch LS l. The solenoid SOL 3 is energized to drive the motor 302 in a direction in which the shuttle is held against a fixed stop 71!) at the rear end of the lead screw 71. The shuttle 72 is thus maintained in a position rearwardly of the tool-pallets 40-60 on the chain 130. The chain motor 143 is driven to move the toolpallets 40-60 past the reader 64 on the shuttle support member 66. The reader contacts the coding rings 114 to the controller 298. When the controller receives a signal corresponding to the tool called for in the next machining operation, solenoid SOL 6 is energized to cause the valve 312 to vent the cylinder housing 292 to the reservoir 322. The spring 291 is thereby permitted to extend the finger 286 so that it will engage the abutment 288 of the socket member 132 in which the selected tool is positioned. The engagement of suchabutment 288 with the finger 286 will rotate the rotor of the resolver 284 until the resolver delivers a null signal to the controller 298. When this happens, the chain motor 135 is slaved to keep the resolver 284 in a null producing condition, moving the selected tool either up or down in accordance with the subsequent movement of the shuttle support member 66.
When the resolver null position is achieved, the controller is effective to energize SOL 2 to produce forward movement of the shuttle 72 from. the retracted position R to a chain position C in which the pallet pins 100 enter the shuttle bores 170. At this pointthe shuttle finger 189 will actuate a limit switch LS 2 and the abutment 191 on the shuttle will abut the retractable stop 193. The motor 302 is simply stalled with the shuttle 72 held in this position by the stop 193. The actuation of LS 2 will, after a time delay, cause energization of the solenoid SOL 5 and operate the valve 310 to pressurize the bores 174 and 188. The piston 200 is therebyadvanced to move the detents 244 outwardly and lock the shuttle .to the selected tool. The pistons 190 are also moved outwardly to cause the rods 192 to unlatch the selected tool-pallet -60 from its socket member 132. When the extension arm 210 has cleared the limit switch LS 11, the solenoid SOL 4 will be deenergized after a time delay to cause the valve 308 to deliver hydraulic fluid to the bore 197 in a direction which will raise the stop 193 and permit the motor 302 to continue the forward movement of the shuttle 72.
When the shuttle arrives at a position in which its finger actuates limit switch LS 3, solenoid SOL 2. is deenergized to return the valve 306 to an off position and thereby stop the shuttle in what may be called a park position P".
The shuttle remains in the park position P until the machining operation which is in progress is completed and a signalis delivered by the controller 298 indicating that the machine is ready for the removal of the used. tool 40 and the installation of the tool 40 which is in the park position P. This signal is not permitted to initiate the actual tool change function until the spindle 36 has been fully retracted to actuate a limit switch LS 13 (FIG. '20) and the spindle has been angularly oriented to actuate a limit switch (not shown) located within the thrust housing 37. Furthermore, a limit switch LS 14 must be actuated by complete retraction of the table 26 away from the spindle 36. The full retraction of the table 26 assures that the tool 40 will not interfere with a workpiece W which is shown as resting on the table 26 in FIG. 20. When said limit switches are actuated and the controller calls for a tool change the solenoid SOL 2 is energized to initiate forward shuttle movement, which continues until the shuttle 72 abuts a fixed stop 71a at the forward end of the lead screw 71 and the motor 302 is stalled. The finger 189 will then actuate limit switch LS 4. The shuttle 72 is now stopped in what may be called a forward position F.
When the shuttle 72 moves into the forward position F, the forward ends of the pallet pins 100 will enter a pair of bores 236 of the interchange arm 74. At the same time the rod 206 of the shuttle 72 contacts the end of the plug 240 and pushes it against the spring 242 to let the detents 244 move inwardly. For this purpose, the spring 208 is made stronger than the spring 242. However, should the shuttle 72 continue a forward movement after the plug 240 has been moved back as far as it can go, the spring 208 will collapse to permit such shuttle over-travel without damage to any parts of the mechanism. Following a time delay after actuation of limit switches LS 4, solenoid SOL is de-energized to effect retraction of the piston 200 and thereby unlock the pallet 60 from the shuttle 72 and permit the plug 240 to move the detents 244 outwardly. The selected tool-pallet 40-60 is thus transferred and locked to the interchange arm 74.
The uncoupling of a tool-pallet 40-60 from the shuttle 72 is sensed through engagement of the limit switch LS 12 by the rod 210. This is effective to energize solenoid SOL 11 and move the valve 316 to a position in which it directs hydraulic fluid to the rear end of the cylinder housing 224. This is effective to move the piston 226 forward, causing the journal housing 216 and interchange arm 74 to move forward as guided by the rods 214. This withdraws the pallet-tool 4060 from the shuttle 72. it also withdraws the used tool-pallet 40-60 from the spindle 36. When the interchange arm 74 is fully forward the limit switch LS 6 will be closed. When this happens, a solenoid SOL 13 is energized. This moves thevalve 318 to a position directing fluid to the upper end of the bore 228. This moves the piston 230 downwardly and rotates the interchange arm 180. When the piston is fully down, the rod 231 will clear limit switch LS 8. This is effective to energize solenoid SOL l0 and deenergize SOL 11. This causes retraction of the interchange arm 74 with consequent insertion of the new tool in the spindle 36. The arrival of the tool in this position is signalled by actuation of limit switch LS5. At this time a conventional power draw bolt (not shown) is operated to lock the tool 40 to the spindle 36. When this is accomplished a solenoid SOL 8 is energized to move valve 314 to a position directing fluid to the upper end of bore 256. This causes downward movement of the piston 258 and consequent rotational movement of the cylindrical members 270. The eccentrics 274, which lie within the pallet jaw slots 98 are thus moved outwardly. This opens the jaws 88a and 88b to uncouple the selected tool 40 from its pallet 60. During a machining operation the spindle 36 advances through the pallet opening 80. The pallet 60 of the tool 40- being used is held adjacent the front end of the spindle sleeve 38 during the machining operation and does not move again until its too] 40 is recoupled to it. in this position, the coding cams 120 actuate the switches 278, causing the reader 276 to deliver a signal to the con troller indicating the length of the tool 40 being used. This information is used in several ways. It not only determines the distance the tool 40 will be advanced in an axial direction, but it also controls the positioning of the table 26 along its lead screw 25.
The controller will use the tool length information it receives from the reader 276 to compute an optimum" axial position for the table 26. The table lead screw 25 is geared to a multiple rotary resolver position feed back unit 326 which is connected to the controller and whereby the controller can sense table position. it is desirable to bring the table 26 as close to the spindle 36 as possible to minimize spindle over hang. However, the longer the tool being used, the farther away from the spindle the table will have to be positioned to provide the necessary tool clearance. Accordingly, after a new tool 40 is inserted into the spindle 36, the motor 29 is operated to move the table 26 toward the spindle. When the feed back unit 326 tells the controller that the optimum position has been reached, a solenoid SOL 14 is de-energized to permit the valve 320 to evacuate hydraulic fluid from a bore 330 and thus allow retraction of a plunger 332. This releases a pawl 334 for movement into contact with a ratchet 338 under influence of a spring 336. The ratchet 338 has rather widely spaced teeth and the timing of the release of the pawl 334 determines the ratchet tooth against which the table will be positioned. The table is clamped in this position by conventional clamps (not shown) and after a short time delay the motor 29 is deenergized. The controller knows where the table 26 (and thus the workpiece W) is positioned and the programmed depth of cut for that machining operation is made from that position.
When the machining operation is completed, the spindle 36 is retracted and angularly oriented in the predetermined position at which it accepted the tool 40. The jaws 88a and 88b are then closed. This signals that the spindle 36 is ready for a new tool and the previously described tool changing function is repeated. When the used tool is inserted in the shuttle 72, the plunger 202 is in a retracted position. Thus, the detents 180 can be pushed inwardly by the pins when they enter the bores 170. The engagement of the limit switch LS 5 causes the energization of solenoid SOL 5 and consequent relocking of the used pallet 60 to the shuttle 72. The forward movement of the plunger 202 is, of course, effective to unlock the used pallet 60 from the interchange arm 74 as its rod 206 pushes the wide diameter plug portion 250 out of the way of the detents 244.
The shuttle returns the used tool 40 to the socket 132 from which the new tool 40 was taken, the chain remaining slaved to the shuttle support member 66 following the removal of the new tool 40 from the chain. For this purpose, the edges of the pallet 60 engage the cam surfaces 162 of the latches 154 to spread the latches apart until they snap over the pallet 60 and lock it to the socket member 132. The reverse movement of the shuttle to this position C from the position P was signaled by the release of limit switch LS 11. The further movement of the shuttle 72 to the retracted position R is signaled by actuation of LS 12 following uncoupling of the shuttle 72 from the used pallet 60 after the used tool-pallet 40-60 has been reinserted in the chain 130 in position C. It will be noted that the shuttle abutment 191 pivots to either of two different positions so that the position of the shuttle at position C is the same irrespective of the direction from which it approached this position. The final return of the shuttle to position R will cause energization of solenoid SOL 7 to retract the resolver finger 286 and permit the reader 64 to search for the next tool called for in the machining sequence.
Whenever any of the limit switches LS 1, LS 2, LS 3 and LS 4 are actuated, the solenoid SOL l is de energized to run the motor 302 at slow speed. Thus, the
shuttle is started and stopped gradually by the insertion of a slow speed movement between the stopped condition and a faster normal speed movement.
What is claimed is:
1. A machine tool including a rotary tool spindle, means for advancing said spindle along its axis of rotation, a tool adapted to be received in said spindle, a carrier connected to said tool, tool length coding means on said carrier, said coding means comprising a plurality of adjustable coding elements which may be reset as the tool wears to indicate an axial dimension of the tool, a reader associated with said spindle for reading said coding means, a worktable movable parallel to the axis of rotation of said spindle, means responsive to said reader for positioning said table in a direction parallel to the spindle axis during a given machining operation and means for disconnecting the tool from its carrier after the insertion of the tool in the spindle.
2. The structure set forth in claim 1 including means responsive to said reader for controlling the extent of axial movement of said spindle during said given machining operation.
3. The structure set forth in claim 1 in which said last named means is also operable to control the axial movement of said spindle.
4. A machine tool including a rotary drive spindle adapted to receive a cutting tool, means for advancing said spindle along its axis of rotation, tool length coding means associated with a tool to be inserted in said spindle, said coding means comprising a plurality of adjustable elements each controlling one digit of a tool length dimension to be set, a reader associated with said spindle for reading said coding means and means responsive to said reader for controlling the axial movement of said spindle.
5. The structure set forth in claim 4 including a tool carrier connected to atool to be inserted in the spindle, said coding means being mounted on said carrier and means for disconnecting said carrier from its tool subsequent to the insertion of the tool in the spindle.
6. The structure set forth in claim 4 in which said adjustable elements comprise rotatable cams.
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Mera roll number ye hain 55041 plz result chk kr k bta de kya result aya hai inter humanities group hsc part2
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jinho ne 1st year nd 2nd year both year k combined paper deye hain commerce k abhi 12 June 2015 ko last paper tha onka kb result announced hoga ???? Plz tell me yr plzzz plzzz
plzzz ye bata dyn k 2nd year premedical ka result agya k ni
Neha dear the result has not ot yet so be patience your result will be out soon INSHALLAH !
951285 plz check my rzlt show nh horha
Mra rzlt show nh hua abi tk plz mjha daikh kr bata daym
559508 is my roll number nd im the student of 2nd year arts i want to know my obtained marks bcz it s nt showing..plz tell me about my result..
Its my roll no 563460 i'm a arts student plz check my result all my papers are cleared ??
bhai mera result mujhe pata nh chal raha koi toh bta de bhai
9th n 10th ka result kb tak ae ga
When result will come of 2nd year pre-eng?
i see my result how many paper
Please mera result koi daikh kar bata do mein bhoat preshan hun,, please love u all
I am prayi ng for my Inter Part II result and I hope I will clear my all papers with good marks.
sir arts ka resull announce ho gya lakin ap ki websites par show nahi o raha hai