Rotary table system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10737360-B2
Application number	US-201816110468-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2018
Priority date	Sep 6, 2017
Publication date	Aug 11, 2020
Grant date	Aug 11, 2020

Abstract

The rotary table system includes a first rotary table coupled to one end side of a member for loading a workpiece, a second rotary table coupled to an other end side, a motor that rotationally drives the member for loading a workpiece, a first clamping mechanism that can clamp the first rotary table, a second clamping mechanism that can clamp the second rotary table, a clamp torque measuring device, a first operating passage that sends a clamping operation instruction to the first clamping mechanism, and a second operating passage that sends a clamping operation instruction to the second clamping mechanism, in which the clamp torque measuring device measures clamp torque individually for each of the first, second clamping mechanisms by individually selecting the first, second operating passage and causing the first, second clamping mechanisms to individually perform a clamping operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotary table system including a member for loading a workpiece on which a workpiece is loaded;
a first rotary table coupled to one end side of the member for loading a workpiece;
a second rotary table coupled to an other end side of the member for loading a workpiece;
a single motor provided so as to rotatably drive both the first rotary table and the second rotary table and configured to rotatably drive the member for loading a workpiece;
a first clamping mechanism provided in the first rotary table and configured to hold the first rotary table at a first stopped position;
a second clamping mechanism provided in the second rotary table and configured to hold the second rotary table at a second stopped position; and
and a clamp torque measuring device that causes the motor to generate rotary torque under a state in which the first rotary table or the second rotary table is held in the first stopped position or the second stopped position, respectively, to thereby measure clamp torque on the basis of a change in state of a rotational axis of the motor at that time and torque information on the motor, the rotary table system comprising:
a first operating passage that sends an instruction for a respective clamping operation to the first clamping mechanism; and
a second operating passage that sends an instruction for a respective clamping operation to the second clamping mechanism,

wherein the clamp torque measuring device measures the clamp torque individually for each of the first clamping mechanism and the second clamping mechanism by individually selecting the first operating passage and the second operating passage to cause the first clamping mechanism and the second clamping mechanism to individually perform a clamping operation.

2. The rotary table system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first operating passage and the second operating passage are each a pneumatic flow passage or a hydraulic flow passage;
the first operating passage includes a first valve that can supply pneumatic pressure or hydraulic pressure to the first clamping mechanism such that the first clamping mechanism performs a clamping operation;
the second operating passage includes a second valve that can supply pneumatic pressure or hydraulic pressure to the second clamping mechanism such that the second clamping mechanism performs the clamping operation; and
the clamp torque measuring device measures the clamp torque individually for each of the first clamping mechanism and the second clamping mechanism by further individually operating the first valve and the second valve to cause the first clamping mechanism and the second clamping mechanism to individually perform the clamping operation.

3. The rotary table system according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp torque measuring device measures clamp torque of the first clamping mechanism while the first clamping mechanism is in a clamped position relative to the first rotary table and the second clamping mechanism is in an unclamped position relative to the second rotary table.

4. The rotary table system according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp torque measuring device measures clamp torque of the second clamping mechanism while the second clamping mechanism is in a clamped position relative to the second rotary table and the first clamping mechanism is in an unclamped position relative to the first rotary table.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Itou Tomoya

Classifications

• B23Q1/525 Primary

  which is parallel to the working surface · CPC title

• B23Q16/10

  Rotary indexing · CPC title

• B23Q17/00

  Arrangements for {observing,} indicating or measuring on machine tools (for automatic control or regulation of feed movement, cutting velocity or position of tool or work B23Q15/00) · CPC title

• B23Q16/105

  clamping with a disc brake · CPC title

• B23Q1/5437 Primary

  and in which the degree of freedom, which belongs to the working surface, is perpendicular to this surface · CPC title