United States Patent 11» Rehage (54] SPINDLE, [75] Inventor: [73] Assignee: Gildemeister Aktiengesellschatt, Biclefeld, Germany [21] Appl. No. 648,343 [22] Filed: May 18, 1996 [30] Foreign Application Pri Jun, 22, 1995 [DE] Germany 195.22 7115 (51) 18238 31/10 [32] 82/142; 82/165 [58] Field of Seareh 82/142, 165; 279/125, 279/157 [56] References Cited USS, PATENT DOCUMENTS. 2,836,902 6/1958 Byam S242 X 5 USO05850770A_ uy) Patent Number: 5,850,770 [45] Date of Patent: Dec. 22, 1998 4386544 611983 Fomine 21165 x SspooL | Si089 own ta 102 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS vosssssun 2102878 5/1094 European Pat Of 8/1972 Germany Primary Examiner—A. L. Pitts Assistant Examiner—Henry W. H. Tsai Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Michael J. Striker (57) ABSTRACT ‘Asecuring device for a workpiece spindle of a lathe includes 4 spindle housing having a plane surface and rotatably supporting a workpiece spindle, a brake disk non-rotatably connectable with the workpiece spindle, a clamping device for fixing the brake disk and mounted on the spindle housing, the brake disk being formed as a disk which is rigid in a circumferential direction and is bending-resistant in a direction of a spindle axis, the disk being pressable by the clamping device against the plane surface of the spindle housing. 5 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets 6 1/ 38USS. Patent Dec, 22, 1998 Sheet 1 of 2 5,850,770 FIG. 2 FIG/US. Patent Dec. 22, 1998 FIG.3 vw Sheet 2 of 2 wy Spy Lo a is 19 IS NERF OO 187] 15 n— 5,850,770 lomo