Machining device with a detachably mounted spindle unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10173295-B2
Application number	US-201615274818-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2016
Priority date	Oct 5, 2015
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

A machining device includes: a spindle unit including a spindle that rotates a workpiece; and a device base having the spindle unit mounted thereon. The spindle unit includes upper and lower rolls that rotate the workpiece by contacting the workpiece, upper and lower rotary shafts that rotate integrally with the upper and lower rolls and serves as the spindle, and a support member that supports the workpiece. The device base has mounted thereon the spindle unit, a motor that rotates the upper and lower rotary shafts, and a grindstone to be brought into contact with the workpiece. The spindle unit is detachably mounted on the device base.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A machining device, comprising:
a spindle unit including a spindle for machining a workpiece; and
a device base, on which the spindle unit is mounted, wherein
the spindle unit is detachably mounted on the device base,
the device base has a groove, and
the spindle unit has a guided portion that is shaped to project so as to correspond to a shape of the groove and that is movable along the groove.

2. The machining device according to claim 1 , wherein
the spindle unit includes a roll that rotates the workpiece by contacting the workpiece, a rotary shaft that rotates integrally with the roll and serves as the spindle, and a support member that supports the workpiece, and
the spindle unit, a drive source that rotates the rotary shaft, and a grindstone to be brought into contact with the workpiece are mounted on the device base.

3. The machining device according to claim 2 , wherein
the device base has a rail portion including the groove, and
a clamp having a configuration to fix the guided portion to the rail portion with the guided portion being located at a predetermined position on the rail portion and to release the guided portion from the rail portion.

4. The machining device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a lifting mechanism that lifts the guided portion within the groove using air, wherein
the lifting mechanism further has a ball support portion that supports the floating guided portion while being in rolling contact with the rail portion.

5. The machining device according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a changeover cart to which the spindle unit is mountable and which is moved independently with respect to the device base;
a positioning mechanism that positions the changeover cart with respect to the device base for transferring the spindle unit between the changeover cart and the device base; and
a fixing mechanism that fixes the changeover cart to the device base.

6. The machining device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a changeover cart to which the spindle unit is mountable and which is moved independently with respect to the device base;
a positioning mechanism that positions the changeover cart with respect to the device base for transferring the spindle unit between the changeover cart and the device base; and
a fixing mechanism that fixes the changeover cart to the device base.

7. The machining device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a changeover cart to which the spindle unit is mountable and which is moved independently with respect to the device base;
a positioning mechanism that positions the changeover cart with respect to the device base for transferring the spindle unit between the changeover cart and the device base; and
a fixing mechanism that fixes the changeover cart to the device base.

8. The machining device according to claim 7 , wherein
the device base has a power supply-side device and a first connector that is connected to the power supply-side device via an electrical wire, and
the spindle unit has a second connector that is attachable to and detachable from the first connector, and an electrical device that is connected to the second connector via an electrical wire.

9. The machining device according to claim 2 , wherein
the device base has a power supply-side device and a first connector that is connected to the power supply-side device via an electrical wire, and
the spindle unit has a second connector that is attachable to and detachable from the first connector, and an electrical device that is connected to the second connector via an electrical wire.

10. The machining device according to claim 1 , wherein
the device base has a rail portion including the groove, and
a clamp having a configuration to fix the guided portion to the rail portion with the guided portion being located at a predetermined position on the rail portion and to release the guided portion from the rail portion.

11. The machining device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a lifting mechanism that lifts the guided portion within the groove using air, wherein
the lifting mechanism further has a ball support portion that supports the floating guided portion while being in rolling contact with the rail portion.

12. The machining device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a changeover cart to which the spindle unit is mountable and which is moved independently with respect to the device base;
a positioning mechanism that positions the changeover cart with respect to the device base for transferring the spindle unit between the changeover cart and the device base; and
a fixing mechanism that fixes the changeover cart to the device base.

13. The machining device according to claim 11 , wherein
the device base has a power supply-side device and a first connector that is connected to the power supply-side device via an electrical wire, and
the spindle unit has a second connector that is attachable to and detachable from the first connector, and an electrical device that is connected to the second connector via an electrical wire.

14. The machining device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a changeover cart to which the spindle unit is mountable and which is moved independently with respect to the device base;
a positioning mechanism that positions the changeover cart with respect to the device base for transferring the spindle unit between the changeover cart and the device base; and
a fixing mechanism that fixes the changeover cart to the device base.

15. The machining device according to claim 14 , wherein
the device base has a power supply-side device and a first connector that is connected to the power supply-side device via an electrical wire, and
the spindle unit has a second connector that is attachable to and detachable from the first connector, and an electrical device that is connected to the second connector via an electrical wire.

16. The machining device according to claim 10 , wherein
the device base has a power supply-side device and a first connector that is connected to the power supply-side device via an electrical wire, and
the spindle unit has a second connector that is attachable to and detachable from the first connector, and an electrical device that is connected to the second connector via an electrical wire.

17. The machining device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a changeover cart to which the spindle unit is mountable and which is moved independently with respect to the device base;
a positioning mechanism that positions the changeover cart with respect to the device base for transferring the spindle unit between the changeover cart and the device base; and
a fixing mechanism that fixes the changeover cart to the device base.

18. The machining device according to claim 17 , wherein
the device base has a power supply-side device and a first connector that is connected to the power supply-side device via an electrical wire, and
the spindle unit has a second connector that is attachable to and detachable from the first connector, and an electrical device that is connected to the second connector via an electrical wire.

19. The machining device according to claim 1 , wherein
the device base has a power supply-side device and a first connector that is connected to the power supply-side device via an electrical wire, and
the spindle unit has a second connector that is attachable to and detachable from the first connector, and an electrical device t

Assignees

• Jtekt Corp

Inventors

• Kitamura Kenichiro
• KOZAKAI Shinsaku
• Hirakawa Fumikazu
• Okubo Naoya

Classifications

• B24B5/185

  for internal surfaces · CPC title

• B24B5/10

  involving a horizontal tool spindle · CPC title

• B24B5/307 Primary

  Means for supporting work · CPC title

• B24B5/22

  for grinding cylindrical surfaces, e.g. on bolts · CPC title