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INDEXING ATTACHMENT [3 records]

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Record 1 1999-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling (Machine-Tooling)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

Indexing equipment, when manually operated, is used for angular spacing operations such as are necessary in milling equally spaced gear teeth, spline keys, serrations, clutch teeth, or slots, as well as unequally but accurately spaced flat or formed surfaces.

OBS

This term is a mass noun(as opposed to "indexing attachment") and may refer to a plurality of devices.

Key term(s)
  • indexing unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fraisage (Usinage)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

Les appareils diviseurs permettent de résoudre les problèmes d'usinage suivants: Effectuer des opérations de fraisage régulièrement réparties sur la périphérie d'une pièce (généralement cylindrique); Effectuer deux ou plusieurs opérations de fraisage situées dans des plans faisant entre eux des angles donnés.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Trimming (Machine-Tooling)
CONT

When cutting a rack using the rack milling attachment, the table is often moved(indexed) for each tooth by means of the rack indexing attachment. This consists of an indexing plate with two diametrically opposed notches and a locking pin. Two change gears selected from a set of 14.... Different combinations of change gears permit the machine table to be moved accurately in increments, corresponding to the linear(circular) pitch of the rack....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Découpage et taillage (Usinage)

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Automatic Control (Machine Tools)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes automatiques (Machines-outils)

Spanish

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