Composite machining machine and composite machining method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018318934-A1
Application number	US-201816034364-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 13, 2018
Priority date	Aug 17, 2016
Publication date	Nov 8, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A composite machining machine includes a first machining head, a second machining head, a workpiece holder, a cover, and a frame. The first machining head is movable in a first region to perform additive manufacturing on the workpiece in a second region. The second machining head is movable in the second region to perform cutting on the workpiece. The workpiece holder holds the workpiece in the second region. The cover covers the first region. The frame includes two columns and a beam member coupling the columns. The cover includes a region definition member openable at least partially. The region definition member defines the second region. The first machining head is movable in a guided manner in a range between the columns. The beam member is disposed so that the predetermined range lies inside the first region, and outside and above the second region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A composite machining machine configured to perform additive manufacturing and cutting on a workpiece, the composite machining machine comprising:
a first machining head movable relative to the workpiece in a first region to perform additive manufacturing on the workpiece in a second region included in the first region; a second machining head movable relative to the workpiece in the second region to perform cutting on the workpiece; a workpiece holder configured to hold the workpiece in the second region; a cover covering the first region; and a frame of a portal structure comprising:
two columns; and
a beam member coupling the two columns,
wherein the cover comprises a region definition member that is openable at least partially, wherein the region definition member is disposed at a position defining the second region in the first region, wherein the first machining head is attached so as to move in a guided manner in a predetermined range between the two columns in the beam member, and wherein the beam member is disposed so that the predetermined range lies inside the first region, and outside and above the second region.

2 . The composite machining machine according to claim 1 , wherein the first machining head comprises a supply unit configured to supply an additive material to the workpiece, and an irradiation unit configured to irradiate an energy beam onto the workpiece.

3 . The composite machining machine according to claim 2 , wherein the first machining head comprising the supply unit and the irradiation unit turns about an axis to tilt.

4 . The composite machining machine according to claim 1 , wherein the second machining head is attached to a transfer mechanism configured to slide on a base of the composite machining machine.

5 . The composite machining machine according to claim 1 , further comprising an additional workpiece holder to hold an additional workpiece in the second region.

6 . The composite machining machine according to claim 5 , further comprising an additional second machining head to perform cutting on the additional workpiece,
wherein the first machining head is configured to perform the additive manufacturing on the workpiece and the additional workpiece separately.

7 . The composite machining machine according to claim 1 , wherein the cover further comprises, inside the first region, and outside the second region, an openable third region definition member defining a third region into which the first machining head retracts.

8 . The composite machining machine according to claim 7 ,
wherein the third region is a closed space defined partially inside the cover, and wherein the cover further comprises a dust collection mechanism configured to collect dust in the closed space.

9 . A composite machining method achieved by using a composite machining machine comprising a first machining head movable relative to a workpiece in a first region to perform additive manufacturing on the workpiece, a second machining head movable relative to the workpiece in a second region included in the first region to perform cutting on the workpiece, a workpiece holder configured to hold the workpiece in the second region, a cover covering the first region, a frame of a portal structure comprising two columns and a beam member coupling the two columns, and a region definition member that is at least partially openable and that is disposed at a position defining the second region inside the cover, the composite machining method comprising:
performing additive manufacturing on the workpiece; and performing cutting on the workpiece, wherein the first machining head is attached so as to move in a guided manner in a predetermined range between the two columns in the beam member, wherein the beam member is disposed so that the predetermined range lies in the first region, and outside and above the second region, wherein the additive manufacturing is performed with the region definition member open, and wherein the cutting is performed with the region definition member closed.

10 . The composite machining method according to claim 9 , further comprising adjusting the first machining head at a retraction position lying outside the region definition member while the cutting is performed.

11 . The composite machining method according to claim 10 , wherein dust is collected beforehand using a dust collection mechanism while the first machining head is adjusted.

12 . A composite machining machine comprising:
a workpiece holder to hold a workpiece; a guide rail; a first machining head supported on the guide rail to be movable along the guide rail, the first machining head being configured to perform additive manufacturing on the workpiece;
a second machining head movable relatively to the workpiece to perform cutting on the workpiece;
a cover to cover the workpiece holder, the guide rail, the first machining head, and the second machining head; and
a partition provided in the cover to take alternatively a first position or a second position, the first machining head being movable to the workpiece along the guide rail to perform additive manufacturing on the workpiece if the partition is in the first position, the partition being configured to isolate the guide rail from the second machining head so that the second machining head performs cutting on the workpiece if the partition is in the second position.

13 . The composite machining machine according to claim 12 , wherein the partition is configured to isolate the first machining head from the second machining head so that the second machining head performs cutting on the workpiece if the partition is in the second position.

14 . The composite machining machine according to claim 12 , wherein the partition includes a first partition to isolate the guide rail from the second machining head.

15 . The composite machining machine according to claim 13 , wherein the partition includes a first partition and a second partition to isolate the guide rail and the first machining head from the second machining head, respectively.

16 . The composite machining machine according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a frame comprising:
two columns; and
a beam coupling the two columns to define a portal structure, the beam including the guide rail.

17 . A composite machining method comprising:
holding a workpiece in a state where a cover covers the workpiece, a first machining head, a second machining head, and a guide rail supporting the first machining head; moving a partition provided in the cover to a first position such that the first machining head is movable to the workpiece along the guide rail; controlling the first machining head to move to the workpiece along the guide rail to perform additive manufacturing on the workpiece; moving the partition to a second position such that the partition isolates the guide rail from the workpiece; and controlling the second machining head to move relatively to the workpiece to perform cutting on the workpiece while the partition is in the second position.

18 . The composite machining method according to claim 17 , wherein the partition isolates the first machining head from the second machining head if the partition is in the second position.

Assignees

• Yamazaki Mazak Corp

Inventors

• Horibe Kazuya
• Uemura Kazuki
• Yoshida Seiichi

Classifications

• B22F3/24 Primary

  After-treatment of workpieces or articles {(B22F3/1146 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B22F10/28

  Powder bed fusion, e.g. selective laser melting [SLM] or electron beam melting [EBM] · CPC title

• B23P23/04 Primary

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

• B22F12/46

  with translatory movement · CPC title

• B22F12/22

  Driving means · CPC title