APPARATUS FOR FEEDING THIN-WALL TUBES TO WORKING ZONE OF LATHE GROUP MACHINE Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B23B13/00 

FIELD: working metals by cutting, possibly feed of thin-wall tube to working zone of lathe.

SUBSTANCE: apparatus includes cylindrical member having on its end two mutually normal slits equally spaced from depressed portions and restricted by through openings formed in outer annular groove. Inner cone surface of cylindrical member smoothly passes to threaded opening and it corresponds to outer cone surface of locking member. The last has groove on its outer cylindrical surface; in said groove sealing rubber gasket is placed. On outer surface of stem there is mark in the form of reamed hole spaced from one of depressed portions and.

EFFECT: enhanced technological and operational characteristics, namely simplified removal of remaining tube material from extension part, possibility for accurate detection of location of depressed portions for pressing-in thin-wall tube.

2 cl, 3 dwg