Abstract:
It is provided a feeler (1) for workpieces (40) being machined comprising a rocking arm (20) adapted to feel the workpiece (40), a first sensor (31) adapted to measure the position of the rocking arm (20) and at least one additional sensor (32) operatively connected to the rocking arm (20) and adapted to detect external perturbations acting on the feeler (1).
Abstract:
It is provided a drive and control device for a grinding machine of the type comprising a rotatable abrasive wheel (2), translating members (3) of the wheel (3) with respect to a rotating piece (4) to be ground, and restoring means (5) to reset the wheel (2) comprising a diamond-resetting member (6) and a balancing member (7), the device comprising sensor members (10) adapted to detect the piece roundness and electronic means (19) adapted to generate actuating signals (23) of the restoring means (5), in the presence of a roundness of the piece (4) different from a predetermined roundness. The process consists in grinding the piece and simultaneously measuring the piece diameter until achievement of a predetermined diameter, detecting the piece roundness, and operating said restoring means in interlocked relationship with the detected roundness.
Abstract:
A balancing device for each rotating piece, the rotating piece defining an axis of rotation, the balancing device including: a fixed portion, a mobile portion defining a central axis. The balancing device constrained to the rotating piece so that the central axis substantially coincides with the rotation axis. The balancing device including at least one eccentric mass, rotatable around the central axis and not balanced with respect to the central axis. The balancing device further including apparatus for movement of the eccentric masses, including a magnetic brake and being able to rotate the eccentric masses, with respect to the rotating piece around the central axis.
Abstract:
Movement device for moving an object along a movement surface, including: a percussion mass and suspension device, connecting the percussion mass to object, moving to move the percussion mass repeatedly along a closed path, a head, constrained to the object, to interfere with the closed path, the percussion mass interfering with the head along an advance line and direction, connection device for connecting the object to the movement surface to create friction between the object and movement surface. The percussion mass interfering with the head causes a reaction force exceeding the friction, capable of moving the object relative to the movement surface. The percussion mass not interfering with the head along the closed path does not cause reaction forces exceeding the friction, capable of moving the object relative to the movement surface.
Abstract:
Provided is a feeler for workpieces being machined, including a rocking arm configured to feel the workpiece, a first sensor configured to measure the position of the rocking arm and at least one additional sensor operatively connected to the rocking arm and configured to detect external perturbations acting on the feeler.
Abstract:
A balancing device for a rotating body is provided, comprising at least one unbalance detector apt to measure the unbalance of the rotating body; two balancing masses apt to be handled along a handling circumference so as to cancel the unbalance; a position sensor apt to detect the mutual position of the balancing masses; and a motor apt to handle independently of each other the balancing masses as a function of their mutual position and unbalance.
Abstract:
Provided herein is an apparatus for detecting vibrations in a machine tool having a rotor portion (2) which is provided with tool members (5) and defines an axis of rotation (2a), the apparatus comprising a sensor assembly (3) which is able to rotate together with the rotor portion (2) and is designed to issue signals correlated to the vibrations, and a supporting and amplification device (6) for supporting the sensor assembly (3) and for amplifying the vibrations, which is set between the sensor assembly (3) and the rotor portion (2) and has a rotational asymmetry about the axis of rotation (2a) for any angle smaller than a full circle.
Abstract:
Provided herein is an apparatus for detecting vibrations in a machine tool having a rotor portion (2) which is provided with tool members (5) and defines an axis of rotation (2a), the apparatus comprising a sensor assembly (3) which is able to rotate together with the rotor portion (2) and is designed to issue signals correlated to the vibrations, and a supporting and amplification device (6) for supporting the sensor assembly (3) and for amplifying the vibrations, which is set between the sensor assembly (3) and the rotor portion (2) and has a rotational asymmetry about the axis of rotation (2a) for any angle smaller than a full circle
Abstract:
A precision sensor assembly for rotating members in a machine tool comprises a rotor unit (16) rigidly fixed to a rotor portion (2a) of the machine tool and including a sensor (5) for detecting vibrations produced by the operation of the machine tool, the sensor (5) comprising a piezoelectric sensitive element (6) and members (7, 8) for mechanical amplification of the vibrations. The members (7, 8) comprise at least one resonant system composed of an elastic element (8) and a counter-mass (7) acting on the piezoelectric sensitive element (6). The rotor and stator units (16, 17) comprise inductively coupled transmitting and receiving elements (10, 11) for transferring the signals from the piezoelectric element (6) contactless to the stator unit (17). The stator unit (17) may include an electric amplifier (13) for further amplifying the transmitted signals.
Abstract:
A device (1) for balancing rotors (3) by material removal is disclosed, which comprises a milling tool (18) provided with a first and a second cutting regions (18a, 18B) disposed transversely of each other, to remove material in the presence of feed movements for cutting, directed both radially of a rotor (3) and tangentially of the outer surface (4) of the rotor (3), and comprising support and relative-movement means (2) for positioning and moving the milling tool (18) and rotor (3) relative to each other, which means engages the rotor (3) in a manner adapted to cause rotation of said rotor about its rotation axis (5) even while the milling tool (18) is removing material from the rotor (3).