Machine tool provided with a protection cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9752725-B2
Application number	US-201514792675-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2015
Priority date	Jul 8, 2014
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a machining tool having a telescopic cover, with a plurality of covers sequentially overlapped and telescopic in the moving direction of the movable portion of the machine tool. The machining includes a lubricant supply unit to supply a lubricant to a slide portion of the telescopic cover.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A machining tool, comprising:
a telescopic cover having a plurality of covers sequentially overlapped and telescopic in a moving direction of a movable portion of the machine tool; and
lubricant supply units configured to supply a lubricant to a surface of the telescopic cover,
wherein
the telescopic cover has
a fixed part, and
a moving part movable in the moving direction relative to the fixed part, and

the lubricant supply units are installed at both the moving part and the fixed part of the telescopic cover.

2. The machining tool according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a lubricant supply amount adjustment unit configured to adjust an amount of the lubricant supplied to the surface of the telescopic cover by the lubricant supply units.

3. The machining tool according to claim 2 , wherein
the lubricant supply amount adjustment unit is configured to adjust the amount of the lubricant based on a drip position of the lubricant on the surface of the telescopic cover.

4. The machining tool according to claim 2 , wherein
the lubricant supply amount adjustment unit is configured to adjust the amount of the lubricant based on a machining condition of the machining tool.

5. The machining tool according to claim 2 , wherein
the lubricant supply amount adjustment unit is controllable to adjust the amount of the lubricant based on a material of a workpiece to be machined by the machining tool.

6. The machining tool according to claim 2 , wherein
the lubricant supply amount adjustment unit is configured to adjust the amount of the lubricant based on an operation time of the machining tool.

7. The machining tool according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a lubricant drip frequency adjustment unit configured to adjust a lubricant supply frequency of the lubricant from the lubricant supply units to the surface of the telescopic cover.

8. The machining tool according to claim 7 , wherein
the lubricant drip frequency adjustment unit is configured to adjust the lubricant supply frequency based on a dripping point of the lubricant on the surface of the telescopic cover.

9. The machining tool according to claim 7 , wherein
the lubricant drip frequency adjustment unit is configured to adjust the lubricant supply frequency based on a machining condition of the machining tool.

10. The machining tool according to claim 7 , wherein
the lubricant drip frequency adjustment unit is controllable to adjust the lubricant supply frequency based on a material of a workpiece to be machined by the machining tool.

11. The machining tool according to claim 7 , wherein
the lubricant drip frequency adjustment unit is configured to adjust the lubricant supply frequency based on an operation time of the machining tool.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Tong Zheng

Classifications

• Y10T409/303976

  with means to control temperature or lubricate · CPC title

• B23Q1/621

  a single sliding pair followed perpendicularly by a single sliding pair · CPC title

• Y10T409/30392

  with means to protect operative or machine [e.g., guard, safety device, etc.] · CPC title

• B23Q11/121

  with lubricating effect for reducing friction (F16C33/66 and F16H57/04 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16N7/02

  with gravity feed or drip lubrication · CPC title