Manufacturing machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10864601-B2
Application number	US-201615735693-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2016
Priority date	Jun 15, 2015
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

A manufacturing machine includes: a tool spindle configured to hold a tool for subtractive manufacturing for a workpiece; an additive manufacturing head detachably mounted on the tool spindle to discharge material powder and emit a laser beam during additive manufacturing; and a head stocker storing the additive manufacturing head in an outside-of-machining-area. The additive manufacturing head includes: a head body into which a laser beam is introduced; and a laser tool detachably mounted on the head body to emit the laser beam and define a laser-beam-irradiated region on the workpiece. The manufacturing machine further includes: a laser tool stocker storing a plurality of laser tools; and a laser tool exchanger for exchanging laser tools between the head body and the laser tool stocker. A high productivity of additive manufacturing is achieved by using the above features configured in this way.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A manufacturing machine capable of subtractive manufacturing and additive manufacturing for a workpiece, the manufacturing machine comprising:
a tool holder disposed movably in a machining area and configured to hold a tool to be used for subtractive manufacturing from a workpiece;
an additive manufacturing head configured to be detachably mounted on the tool holder and to discharge material powder and emit an energy beam during additive manufacturing for a workpiece;
a head stocker positioned adjacent to the machining area and configured to extend into the machining area, wherein the head stocker is configured to move the additive manufacturing head between the machining area and an outside of the machining area to store the additive manufacturing head on the head stocker outside of the machining area,
the additive manufacturing head including
a body into which an energy beam is to be introduced, and
an emission part configured to be detachably mounted on the body and to emit the energy beam and define an energy-beam-irradiated region that is a region irradiated with the energy beam on the workpiece;

an emission part stocker disposed on the outside of the machining area and configured to store a plurality of the emission parts that are different from each other in terms of the energy-beam-irradiated region defined on a workpiece; and
an emission part exchanger that is separate from the head stocker and configured to move the emission parts from outside of the machining area into the machining area to be exchanged between the body and the emission part stocker.

2. The manufacturing machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the tool holder is configured to be swivelable about a predetermined axis, and
a direction in which the emission part emits the energy beam is changed as the tool holder swivels.

3. The manufacturing machine according to claim 2 , wherein
when the emission parts are to be exchanged by the emission part exchanger, the tool holder is swiveled to position the additive manufacturing head in a posture that enables the emission parts to be exchanged between the body and the emission part stocker.

4. The manufacturing machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the tool holder is a tool spindle configured to rotate a tool,
the tool spindle includes a cylindrical portion extending in a cylindrical shape along a rotational axis of the tool, and
the additive manufacturing head is detachably mounted on the cylindrical portion.

5. The manufacturing machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first cover positioned within the manufacturing machine and including a first open-close member configured to be openable and closable, the first cover being configured to separate an inside from the outside of the machining area from one another; and
a second cover positioned within the manufacturing machine and including a second open-close member configured to be openable and closable, the second cover being configured to cover a plurality of the emission parts stored at the emission part stocker on the outside of the machining area.

6. The manufacturing machine according to claim 5 , wherein the head stocker is positioned behind the first cover and the emission part stocker and the emission part exchanger are positioned behind the second cover.

7. The manufacturing machine according to claim 6 , wherein the emission part exchanger is configured to pass through the first cover and the second cover to move the emission parts from the outside of the machining area into the machining area.

8. The manufacturing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the head stocker includes a head support configured to support the additive manufacturing head and a movement mechanism configured to move the head support from the outside of the machining area into the machining area.

9. The manufacturing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the emission part exchanger is configured to move the emissions parts from the outside of the machining area into the machining area.

10. A manufacturing machine capable of subtractive manufacturing and additive manufacturing for a workpiece, the manufacturing machine comprising:
a tool holder disposed movably in a machining area and configured to hold a tool to be used for subtractive manufacturing from a workpiece;
an additive manufacturing head configured to be detachably mounted on the tool holder and to discharge material powder and emit an energy beam during additive manufacturing for a workpiece;
a head stocker configured to store the additive manufacturing head on the outside of the machining area,
the additive manufacturing head including
a body into which an energy beam is to be introduced, and
an emission part configured to be detachably mounted on the body and to emit the energy beam and define an energy-beam-irradiated region that is a region irradiated with the energy beam on the workpiece;

an emission part stocker disposed on the outside of the machining area and configured to store a plurality of the emission parts that are different from each other in terms of the energy-beam-irradiated region defined on a workpiece; and
an emission part exchanger configured to cause the emission parts to be exchanged between the body and the emission part stocker, wherein
the tool holder is configured to be swivelable about a predetermined axis,
a direction in which the emission part emits the energy beam is changed as the tool holder swivels, and
when the emission parts are to be exchanged by the emission part exchanger, the tool holder is swiveled to position the additive manufacturing head in a posture that enables the emission parts to be exchanged between the body and the emission part stocker.

11. A manufacturing machine capable of subtractive manufacturing and additive manufacturing for a workpiece, the manufacturing machine comprising:
a tool holder disposed movably in a machining area and configured to hold a tool to be used for subtractive manufacturing from a workpiece;
an additive manufacturing head configured to be detachably mounted on the tool holder and to discharge material powder and emit an energy beam during additive manufacturing for a workpiece;
a head stocker configured to store the additive manufacturing head on the outside of the machining area,
the additive manufacturing head including
a body into which an energy beam is to be introduced, and
an emission part configured to be detachably mounted on the body and to emit the energy beam and define an energy-beam-irradiated region that is a region irradiated with the energy beam on the workpiece;

an emission part stocker disposed on the outside of the machining area and configured to store a plurality of the emission parts that are different from each other in terms of the energy-beam-irradiated region defined on a workpiece,
an emission part exchanger configured to cause the emission parts to be exchanged between the body and the emission part stocker,
a first cover including a first open-close member configured to be openable and closable, the first cover being configured to separate the inside from the outside of the machining area from one another; and
a second cover including a second open-close member configured to be openable and closable, the second cover being configured to cover a plurality of the emission parts stored at the emission part stocker on the outside of the machining area.

Assignees

• Dmg Mori Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mezawa Yuhei
• Otawa Takeshi
• Sakai Shigetsugu

Classifications

• B33Y40/00

  Auxiliary operations or equipment, e.g. for material handling · CPC title

• B22F10/50

  Treatment of workpieces or articles during build-up, e.g. treatments applied to fused layers during build-up · CPC title

• B22F10/25

  Direct deposition of metal particles, e.g. direct metal deposition [DMD] or laser engineered net shaping [LENS] · CPC title

• B23P23/04

  for both machining and other metal-working operations · CPC title

• B23Q3/1556

  of non-rotary tools (in combination with rotary tools: B23Q3/15506, B23Q3/15513) · CPC title