Thermally compliant bar feeding machine

A bar feed assembly for receiving and guiding a bar stock to be machined in a lathe, comprises a tubular member for rotatably receiving and guiding the bar stock to be machined and a member for advancing the bar stock through the tubular members. A plurality of stabilizing bodies are provided along...

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Hauptverfasser: BJORCK, PAUL M, RAJ, BABAK R, SHEEHAN, TERRENCE M, SOROKA, DANIEL P
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Zusammenfassung:A bar feed assembly for receiving and guiding a bar stock to be machined in a lathe, comprises a tubular member for rotatably receiving and guiding the bar stock to be machined and a member for advancing the bar stock through the tubular members. A plurality of stabilizing bodies are provided along said tubular member in spaced apart relation and each has a compliant surface disposed in surrounding relation to the tubular member in a manner which permits axial thermal growth of the tubular members through the stabilizing bodies.