Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Machine tools
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Application No.: US15073054Application Date: 2016-03-17
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Publication No.: US10040151B2Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: Dragos Aurelian Axinte , Xin Dong , James Kell
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: GB1504846.5 20150323
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00 ; B23Q1/48 ; B62D57/032 ; B23Q9/00 ; B25J9/00 ; B25H1/00 ; G05B19/19

Abstract:
A machine tool comprising: a first body; a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg coupled to the first body via first joints and configured to support at least the first body; a second body including a tool holder; a fourth leg, a fifth leg, and a sixth leg coupled to the second body via second joints and configured to support at least the second body; and a first actuator coupled to the first body and to the second body, the first actuator being configured to cause rotational motion between the first body and the second body to enable a change in walking direction of the machine tool and/or to enable a change in machining stiffness and a change in work volume of the machine tool.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160279750A1 MACHINE TOOLS Public/Granted day:2016-09-29
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