MACHINE TOOL TO WHICH ROTARY TOOL UNIT CAN BE ATTACHED

• US 20150040732A1
• Filed: 10/07/2014
• Published: 02/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Star Micronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Star Micronics Company Limited
• Inventors: OZAWA, Satoru
• Granted Patent: US 9,446,451 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 82/121
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 29/323 Turrets with power operated angular positioning devices
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 3/161 lathe with one toolslide carrying one turret head
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 1/5406 a single rotating pair followed perpendicularly by a single rotating pair B23Q1/545 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 2220/002 Tool turrets
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 5/045 Angle drives
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 5/10 driven essentially by electrical means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5155 Rotary tool holder
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 82/2508 with tool turret
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 82/2587 Turret type holder [e.g., multiple tools, etc.]

Abstract

A machine tool 1 includes a turret (4, 104) to which a tool unit 2 is adapted to be radially mounted, a cylindrical turret pivoting driving shaft (5, 105) for transmission of pivoting driving force to the turret (4, 104), a rotary tool driving shaft (8, 108) adapted to be rotated with respect to an indexing axis for transmission of rotation driving force to a tool (7, 107) of a rotary tool unit (2b, 102b) mounted on the turret (4, 104), and a unit pivoting driving shaft (12, 112) adapted to be rotated with respect to the indexing axis independently of the rotary tool driving shaft (8, 108) for transmission of pivoting driving force to the rotary tool unit (2b, 102b) mounted on the turret (4, 104) to change the direction of the rotation axis AX2 of the tool (7, 107). The rotary tool driving shaft and the unit pivoting driving shaft are coaxially arranged inside the turret pivoting driving shaft.

Claims

1. A machine tool to which a rotary tool unit is adapted to be mounted comprising:

a turret to which a tool unit is adapted to be radially mounted with respect to an indexing axis;

a cylindrical turret pivoting driving shaft adapted to be rotated with respect to the indexing axis for transmission of pivoting driving force to the turret;

a rotary tool driving shaft adapted to be rotated with respect to the indexing axis for transmission of rotation driving force to a tool of the rotary tool unit mounted on the turret; and

a unit pivoting driving shaft adapted to be rotated with respect to the indexing axis independently of the rotary tool driving shaft for transmission of pivoting driving force to the rotary tool unit mounted on the turret to change the direction of a rotation axis of the tool;

wherein the rotary tool driving shaft and the unit pivoting driving shaft are coaxially arranged inside the turret pivoting driving shaft.

2. The machine tool of claim 1, further comprising a support shaft one of whose ends is mounted on a tool post body,

wherein the rotary tool driving shaft and the unit pivoting driving shaft are both formed in the shape of a cylinder;

the support shaft is provided inside the rotary tool driving shaft and the unit pivoting driving shaft with respect to the indexing axis; and

a connection shaft support is fixed on the other end of the support shaft to support at least one of a rotary tool connection shaft and a unit pivoting connection shaft, the rotary tool connection shaft being rotatable with respect to an axis whose direction is different from the indexing axis for transmission of rotation driving force from the rotary tool driving shaft to the tool of the indexed rotary tool unit, and the unit pivoting connection shaft being rotatable with respect to an axis whose direction is different from the indexing axis for transmission of pivoting driving force from the unit pivoting driving shaft to the indexed rotary tool unit.

3. The machine tool of claim 2, wherein the rotary tool connection shaft and the unit pivoting connection shaft are coaxially provided with respect to the axis whose direction is different from the indexing axis.