Burnishing machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10792787-B2
Application number	US-201916420952-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2019
Priority date	Jul 4, 2018
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

A burnishing machine is provided in which both sides of a groove is machined by a single tool without changing the movement direction of a piston.
The burnishing machine, includes: a tip configured to press and process a process face; and a pressurizing unit configured to press the tip against the process face, the pressurizing unit including, a piston configured to reciprocate in a direction orthogonal to the tip, a cylinder portion that accommodates the piston such that the piston reciprocates; and a pressurizing mechanism configured to urge the tip to the process face at both timing of pushing the tip against the process face and pulling the tip against the process face by making the piston reciprocate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A burnishing machine, comprising:
a tip configured to press and process a process face; and
a pressurizing unit configured to press the tip against the process face, the pressurizing unit including,
a piston configured to reciprocate in a direction orthogonal to the tip,
a cylinder portion that accommodates the piston such that the piston reciprocates; and
a pressurizing mechanism configured to urge the tip to the process face at both timing of pushing the tip against the process face and pulling the tip against the process face by making the piston reciprocate.

2. The burnishing machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressurizing mechanism pressurize the piston by elastic force in accordance with an amount of displacement of the piston from a reference position.

3. The burnishing machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the tip includes,
a parallel portion located at a distal end of the tip, the parallel portion having an outer peripheral surface that is parallel to the process face; and
a tapered portion located at base end side of the parallel portion, the tapered portion having a decreasing diameter toward a base end of the tip.

4. The burnishing machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the pressurizing mechanism includes,
a rolling element rotatable about an axis orthogonal to an axial direction of the piston, the rolling element arranged in the piston,
a pusher movable in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the piston and an axial direction of the rolling element,
an elastic member configured to urge the pusher to the rolling element, and
a cam surface located at a distal end of the pusher, the cam surface configured to abut the rolling element,

wherein when the piston is at a reference position, a height of the cam surface with respect to the rolling element reaches a maximum point, and the height of the cam surface with respect to the rolling element gradually decreases as the piston reciprocates.

5. The burnishing machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the pressurizing mechanism includes,
a pusher movable in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the piston,
a rolling element rotatable about an axis orthogonal to an axial direction of the piston, the rolling element arranged at a distal end of the pusher,
an elastic member configured to urge the pusher to the rolling element, and
a cam surface located at an outer peripheral surface of the piston, the cam surface configured to abut the rolling element,

wherein when the piston is at a reference position, a height of the cam surface with respect to the rolling element reaches a minimum point, and the height of the cam surface with respect to the rolling element gradually increases as the piston reciprocates.

6. The burnishing machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the pressurizing mechanism includes an elastic member along the axial direction of the piston,
the cylinder portion includes,
a first support surface configured to abut against distal end of the elastic member via a first receiving member, and
a second support surface configured to abut against base end of the elastic member via a second receiving member,

the piston includes,
a first pressing surface configured to abut against distal end of the elastic member via the first receiving member, and
a second pressing surface configured to abut against base end of the elastic member via the second receiving member.

7. The burnishing machine according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a tip holder configured to rotatably support the tip.

8. The burnishing machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the tip includes,
a parallel portion located at a distal end of the tip, the parallel portion having an outer peripheral surface that is parallel to the process face; and
a tapered portion located at base end side of the parallel portion, the tapered portion having a decreasing diameter toward a base end of the tip.

9. The burnishing machine according to claim 8 , wherein
the pressurizing mechanism includes,
a rolling element rotatable about an axis orthogonal to an axial direction of the piston, the rolling element arranged in the piston,
a pusher movable in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the piston and an axial direction of the rolling element,
an elastic member configured to urge the pusher to the rolling element, and
a cam surface located at a distal end of the pusher, the cam surface configured to abut the rolling element,

wherein when the piston is at a reference position, a height of the cam surface with respect to the rolling element reaches a maximum point, and the height of the cam surface with respect to the rolling element gradually decreases as the piston reciprocates.

10. The burnishing machine according to claim 8 , wherein
the pressurizing mechanism includes,
a pusher movable in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the piston,
a rolling element rotatable about an axis orthogonal to an axial direction of the piston, the rolling element arranged at a distal end of the pusher,
an elastic member configured to urge the pusher to the rolling element, and
a cam surface located at an outer peripheral surface of the piston, the cam surface configured to abut the rolling element,

wherein when the piston is at a reference position, a height of the cam surface with respect to the rolling element reaches a minimum point, and the height of the cam surface with respect to the rolling element gradually increases as the piston reciprocates.

11. The burnishing machine according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a tip holder configured to rotatably support the tip.

12. The burnishing machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressurizing mechanism includes,
a rolling element rotatable about an axis orthogonal to an axial direction of the piston, the rolling element arranged in the piston,
a pusher movable in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the piston and an axial direction of the rolling element,
an elastic member configured to urge the pusher to the rolling element, and
a cam surface located at a distal end of the pusher, the cam surface configured to abut the rolling element,

wherein when the piston is at a reference position, a height of the cam surface with respect to the rolling element reaches a maximum point, and the height of the cam surface with respect to the rolling element gradually decreases as the piston reciprocates.

13. The burnishing machine according to claim 12 , wherein
the pressurizing mechanism further includes a load adjusting member configured to move a pedestal supporting one end of the elastic member in an axial direction of the pressurizing mechanism.

14. The burnishing machine according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a tip holder configured to rotatably support the tip.

15. The burnishing machine according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a tip holder configured to rotatably support the tip.

16. The burnishing machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressurizing mechanism includes,
a pusher movable in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the piston,
a rolling element rotatable about an axis orthogonal to an axial direction of the piston, the rolling element arranged at a distal end of the pusher,
an elastic member configured to urge the pusher to the rolling element, and
a cam surface located at an outer peripheral surface of the piston, the cam surface configured to abut the rolling element,

wherein when the piston is at a reference position, a height

Assignees

• Sugino Mach

Inventors

• Kamimura Daichi
• Ohashi Masahide
• Futamura Masaru

Classifications

• B24B39/06

  designed for working plane surfaces · CPC title

• B24B41/061

  axially supporting turning workpieces, e.g. magnetically, pneumatically · CPC title

• B24B55/00

  Safety devices for grinding or polishing machines; Accessories fitted to grinding or polishing machines for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition (of general applicability for machine tools B23Q11/00; in general F16P) · CPC title

• B24B39/04

  designed for working external surfaces of revolution · CPC title

• B24B39/00

  Burnishing machines or devices, i.e. requiring pressure members for compacting the surface zone (modifying the physical properties or structure of metal by burnishing C21D7/08, C22F1/00); Accessories therefor · CPC title