MACHINING SYSTEM

• US 20160214227A1
• Filed: 09/13/2013
• Published: 07/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fuji Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Fuji Machine Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: NAGATO, Kazuyoshi, SUZUYAMA, Shigefumi, MIZUTA, Kenji, SUZUKI, Toshifumi, TAKEUCHI, Tadashi, SAKAI, Kazutoshi, FURUKAWA, Kazuya, KAMIYA, Atsushi, KUMAZAKI, Shinya, YANAGISAKI, Jun, NAGAI, Osamu
• Granted Patent: US 10,888,969 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 11/00 Automatic or semi-automatic turning-machines incorporating equipment for performing other working procedures, e.g. slotting, milling, rolling B23B3/065 and B23B3/16 take precedence; machines incorporating a plurality of sub- assemblies, each capable of performing a metal-working operation, the sub-assemblies being arranged to operate simultaneously at different stations B23Q39/04
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 3/162 Arrangements for performing other machining operations, e.g. milling, drilling
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 39/00 General-purpose boring or drilling machines or devices; Sets of boring and/or drilling machines
• CPC Class Codes: B23C 1/06 with one vertical working-spindle
• CPC Class Codes: B23C 1/14 with rotary work-carrying table work tables for machine tools in general B23Q1/00
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 37/005 Modular base frames
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 37/007 Modular machining stations designed to be linked to each other
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 39/04 the sub-assemblies being arranged to operate simultaneously at different stations, e.g. with an annular work-table moved in steps associations of machines connected only by work-transferring means B23Q41/00
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 7/00 Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting incorporated in working-spindles B23B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/50 Convertible metal working machine
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5107 Drilling and other
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5109 Lathe
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5136 Separate tool stations for selective or successive operation on work
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/545 Rotary, work-supporting means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 409/305656 including means to support work for rotation during operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 82/2587 Turret type holder [e.g., multiple tools, etc.]

Abstract

A machining system with a configuration in which working machines, including a machine tool, are configured to be disposed in a line, and in which multiple working machines perform operations on one work in order, is provided. The machining system includes: a base; and multiple working machine modules which are mounted on the base and are arranged in an arrangement direction, and has a configuration in which each of the multiple working machine modules is capable of being drawn out from the base along a track extending in an intersecting direction intersecting with the arrangement direction.

Claims

1. :

A machining system comprising;

a base; and

multiple working machine modules which are mounted on the base and arranged in an arrangement direction,

wherein the multiple working machine modules include one or more machine tool modules in which a machine tool is modularized, and each of the multiple working machine modules is capable of being drawn out from the base along a track extending in an intersecting direction that intersects with the arrangement direction.

2. :

The machining system according to claim 1,

wherein the one or more machine tool modules include one or more horizontal spindle type modules which perform a process on the work using a tool, wherein the horizontal spindle type module includes

(a) a spindle that is arranged such that the shaft line thereof extends in the intersecting direction, and that rotates the work by rotation of the spindle itself,

(b) a tool holding head that holds a tool, and

(c) a head moving device provided above the spindle that moves the tool holding head in the intersecting direction and in a vertical direction.

3. :

The machining system according to claim 2,

wherein the one or more horizontal spindle type processing machine module includes a lathe module that performs a cutting process on the work using a bite as a tool while the work is rotated by the spindle.

4. :

The machining system according to claim 2,

wherein the one or more horizontal spindle type processing machine module includes

a tool holding head that has a tool rotating device which rotates a tool around a shaft line of itself, and

a drilling machine/milling machine module that performs fixing of a work in a state in which the work is positioned at any given rotating position through the rotation of the spindle and performs at least one of drilling and milling on the work by at least one of a drill and a mill as a tool.

5. :

The machining system according to claim 1,

wherein the one or more of the multiple working machine modules have a movable bed which moves along the track and a working machine body fixed to the movable bed.

6. :

The machining system according to claim 5,

wherein the module driving mechanism that drives each working machine module in the intersecting direction is provided for each of the multiple working machine modules, and module side components which configure the module driving mechanism are arranged on the movable bed.

7. :

The machining system according to claim 5,

wherein the module fixing mechanism that fixes each working machine module at a fixing position set in the intersecting direction is provided for each of the multiple working machine modules, and module side components which configure the module fixing mechanism are arranged on the movable bed.

8. :

The machining system according to claim 5,

wherein each of the two or more of the multiple working machine modules has the movable bed and the movable bed of each of the two or more thereof is shared.

9. :

The machining system according to claim 1,

wherein one or more of the multiple working machine modules are modularized including a control panel which controls the module itself.

10. :

The machining system according to claim 1,

wherein one or more of the multiple working machine modules are modularized including an operating space housing surrounding an operating space in which an operation on the work is performed.

11. :

The machining system according to claim 1,

wherein the multiple working machine modules include the multiple machine tool modules, each of two or more of the multiple machine tool modules includes a spindle which rotates the work, and a spindle casing which holds the spindle, the two or more of the multiple machine tool modules include two types of machine tool modules having different spindle diameters, and the external dimensions and shapes of the spindle casings provided in the two types of machine tool modules, respectively, are unified.

12. :

The machining system according to claim 1,

wherein the machining system includes a work transporting device which transports the work on a side surface of the base in the arrangement direction.

13. :

The machining system according to claim 12,

wherein the work transporting device includes multiple work beds which are provided corresponding to the multiple working machine modules and on which the work is mounted, and a work bed moving device which moves the multiple work beds in the arrangement direction.

14. :

The machining system according to claim 13,

wherein each of the multiple working machine modules is configured to perform operation with respect to a work positioned at the set operation position, and has a work transferring device which transfers the work mounted on one of the multiple work beds to the operation position and transfers the work, on which the operation is performed, to one of the multiple work beds from the operation position.