Machine tool including rotation indexing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12122006-B2
Application number	US-202217751168-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2022
Priority date	Jun 7, 2021
Publication date	Oct 22, 2024
Grant date	Oct 22, 2024

Abstract

A machine tool includes a rotation indexing device. The rotation indexing device includes a frame accommodates a rotary shaft, a drive motor rotationally drives the rotary shaft, a drive transmission mechanism accommodated in a space inside the frame, and a detection device. The drive transmission mechanism includes a gear mechanism, and the space includes one or more storage parts for storing lubricating oil. The detection device detects a height position of an oil level of the lubricating oil, and is provided on a one-to-one basis with respect to a detection target storage part, which is set as a detection target, of the one or more storage parts.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A machine tool comprising:
a rotation indexing device configured to index an angular position of a rotation target member attached to an end portion of a rotary shaft, the rotation indexing device including:
a frame configured to accommodate the rotary shaft in a state of rotatably supporting the rotary shaft;
a drive motor configured to rotationally drive the rotary shaft;
a drive transmission mechanism accommodated in a space inside the frame and configured to transmit rotation of an output shaft of the drive motor to the rotary shaft, the drive transmission mechanism including a gear mechanism having a plurality of gears in mesh with each other, the space including one or more storage parts configured to store lubricating oil for lubricating at least the gear mechanism, corresponding to the gear mechanism, and partitioned with respect to other part in the space inside the frame by a seal member;
a detection device configured to detect a height position of an oil level of the lubricating oil stored in the one or more storage parts, and being provided on a one-to-one basis with respect to a detection target storage part, which is set as a detection target, of the one or more storage parts; and
a display device connected to the detection device and configured to display information regarding the height position detected by the detection device and to display the information regarding the height position in a number.

2. The machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the display device is provided on an outside of a cover configured to cover a machining area where the rotation indexing device is arranged and a workpiece is machined.

Assignees

• Komatsu Ntc Ltd
• Tsudakoma Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Harada Yoshiki
• Ikeda Yohei

Classifications

• B23Q1/015

  Frames, beds, pillars · CPC title

• B23Q1/5468

  a single rotating pair followed parallelly by a single rotating pair · CPC title

• B23Q2220/004

  Rotary tables · CPC title

• B23Q5/10

  driven essentially by electrical means · CPC title

• B23Q11/12

  Arrangements for cooling or lubricating parts of the machine (B23Q11/14 takes precedence {; movable work or tool supports using fluid bearings or fluid cushion supports B23Q1/38; cooling or lubricating means used in the working area B23Q11/10}) · CPC title