DEVICE FOR JOINING MODULES Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: machine tool manufacturing. SUBSTANCE: device has tightening member made of two half- collets. In moving, slider 7 is engageable by its conic surface 21 with reciprocal surface 22 of half-collet 9 which in its turn is engageable by its external conic surface 24 with conic surface 26 of attachable module 4. Half-collet 9 is fixed in main module 1 by means of interaction taking place in tong 27 of socket 29 with key 11 fixed in main module 1. EFFECT: simplified installation process. 14 dwg