Machine tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10035234-B2
Application number	US-201615361498-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2016
Priority date	Sep 5, 2014
Publication date	Jul 31, 2018
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018

Abstract

A machine tool for implementing machining with rotation, the machine tool includes a first rotor, an enclosure, a first rail, a second rail, and a coupler. The first rotor rotates about a rotational axis. The first rotor is surrounded with the enclosure. The first rail is disposed on the first rotor. The second rail is disposed on the enclosure so as to be brought into alignment with the first rail at a rotational position. The coupler moves along the first rail and the second rail. The coupler is to engage with the first rail and the second rail in a first state and to engage with the second rail without engaging with the first rail in a second state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A machine tool for implementing machining with rotation, the machine tool comprising:
a first rotor to rotate about a rotational axis;
an enclosure with which the first rotor is surrounded;
a first rail disposed on the first rotor;
a second rail disposed on the enclosure so as to be brought into alignment with the first rail at a rotational position; and
a coupler to move along the first rail and the second rail, the coupler being to engage with the first rail and the second rail in a first state and to engage with the second rail without engaging with the first rail in a second state.

2. The machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein
the coupler slides on the first rail and the second rail.

3. The machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein
the enclosure comprises a second rotor that rotates about the rotational axis and is rotatably disposed independently of the first rotor.

4. The machine tool according to claim 3 , wherein
the first rail is disposed on the first rotor along a rotational radius of the first rotor, and
the second rail is disposed on the second rotor along the rotational radius.

5. The machine tool according to claim 3 , comprising:
a third rail mounted to the machine tool so as to be brought into alignment with the second rail at the rotational position.

6. The machine tool according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a drive part that actuates the coupler,
wherein
the coupler includes a protruding portion, and
the drive part includes a contact portion that is brought into contact with the protruding portion in a rotational radial direction, but is not brought into contact with the protruding portion in a rotational direction of the first rotor.

7. The machine tool according to claim 6 , wherein
the drive part is fixedly disposed on the machine tool.

8. The machine tool according to claim 7 , wherein
the contact portion has a recess shape that engages with the protruding portion.

9. The machine tool according to claim 6 , wherein
the drive part includes a cam follower disposed on a portion to be brought into contact with the protruding portion.

10. The machine tool according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a roller gear cam,
wherein
the second rotor includes a plurality of cam followers that engage with the roller gear cam.

11. The machine tool according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a first rotary drive part that rotates the first rotor; and
a second rotary drive part that rotates the first rotor via the second rotor.

12. The machine tool according to claim 11 , wherein
a rotational speed of the first rotor driven by the first rotary drive part is faster than a rotational speed of the first rotor driven by the second rotary drive part.

13. The machine tool according to claim 12 , wherein
the second rotary drive part rotates the second rotor in the first state to rotate the first rotor via the first rail, the second rail, and the coupler.

14. The machine tool according to claim 12 , wherein
the first rotary drive part rotates the first rotor in the second state.

15. The machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein
the first rotor holds a workpiece.

16. The machine tool according to claim 4 , comprising:
a third rail mounted to the machine tool so as to be brought into alignment with the second rail at the rotational position.

17. The machine tool according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a drive part that actuates the coupler,
wherein
the coupler includes a protruding portion, and
the drive part includes a contact portion that is brought into contact with the protruding portion in a rotational radial direction, but is not brought into contact with the protruding portion in a rotational direction of the first rotor.

18. The machine tool according to claim 16 , further comprising:
a drive part that actuates the coupler,
wherein
the coupler includes a protruding portion, and
the drive part includes a contact portion that is brought into contact with the protruding portion in a rotational radial direction, but is not brought into contact with the protruding portion in a rotational direction of the first rotor.

19. The machine tool according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a first rotary drive part that rotates the first rotor; and
a second rotary drive part that rotates the first rotor via the second rotor.

20. The machine tool according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a first rotary drive part that rotates the first rotor; and
a second rotary drive part that rotates the first rotor via the second rotor.

Assignees

• Yamazaki Mazak Corp

Inventors

• Halcomb Christopher
• Winkelman Sami H
• Ii Takuya

Classifications

• B23Q5/12 Primary

  Mechanical drives with means for varying the speed ratio · CPC title

• B23Q16/025

  by converting a continuous movement into a rotary indexing movement · CPC title

• B23Q5/04

  rotary shafts, e.g. working-spindles · CPC title

• B23Q2005/005

  Driving or feeding mechanisms with a low and a high speed mode · CPC title

• B23Q5/10

  driven essentially by electrical means · CPC title