Abstract:
A combination planer comprises at least one sawing tool, at least one cutter tool and at least one mortising tool, mounted on members movable with respect to the bed of the machine, the latter including a movable table or deck driven for up and down movement. Between the movable supporting members for the tools and the movable table there are provided clutch members which, in one position thereof, provide kinematic connection between the movable supporting members and the table to displace the tool from the inoperative to the operative position, whereas, in another position thereof, they are effective to disengage the kinematic connection to make inoperative a respective tool.
Abstract:
Machinery for cutting spherical and other surfaces of revolution on a workpiece while the latter is rotated about its longitudinal axis. The cutting tool is carried by a tool post mounted on a table which is both positionable along X-Y axes in its plane and swingable about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the workpiece. This table is in turn carried by another table which is independently shiftable so that the axis of tool swinging movement may be shifted with respect to the axis of workpiece rotation. A post or spindle is provided for rapid set-up of the tool with respect to the axis about which it is swung, the post being shiftable along an axis perpendicular to the surface of the table on which the tool is carried, between a position at which it is remote from the tool, and a set-up position in which its side surface can be engaged by the cutting edge for accurate positioning of the latter.
Abstract:
Herein disclosed are a method of forming a rectangular groove having accurately rectangular cross-section at an apex of an angular workpiece, and a combination tool therefor. The method comprises the steps of broaching the apex portion of the angular workpiece to form a preparatory dove-tailed groove having its bottom width substantially equal to that of the finally obtainable rectangular groove of a desired width and its top width slightly smaller than said desired width, and burnishing said preparatory dove-tailed groove to finally obtain the rectangular groove having its bottom and top of said desired width. The method may further comprise the step of initially broaching the apex portion to form a preparatory rectangular groove having its width slightly smaller than the top width of the dove-tailed groove.
Abstract:
Elongated workpieces such as structural profile members are machined on apparatus suitable for drilling holes or performing other operations at predetermined points by equipment comprising a support with rollers on which the workpiece can be displaced, said support comprising a portal member spanning the workpiece and embodying a tool-carrying cross member having suitable driving tool spindles. The workpiece is located on the support rollers and held in position by vertical and horizontal guide rollers on the portal unit which are pressed into engagement with the workpiece. The cross member which may carry drills or the like is operable towards the workpiece with a cutting feed by means of hydraulic piston devices, and locating means are provided for correctly positioning the workpiece on the rollers. Lengthwise positioning of the cross member is effected by means of an indicator device with a floating zero system which is operated by the displacement of the portal member on the support and is thus available for determining the position of the portal member for effecting drilling at the required points of the workpiece.
Abstract:
An end effector is presented. The end effector comprises a torque wrench and a first vacuum source. The torque wrench is configured to hold a collar and apply a single-sided clamp-up to a structure. The first vacuum source is pneumatically connected to the torque wrench and configured to supply a vacuum for the single-sided clamp-up.
Abstract:
An end effector is presented. The end effector comprises a torque wrench and a first vacuum source. The torque wrench is configured to hold a collar and apply a single-sided clamp-up to a structure. The first vacuum source is pneumatically connected to the torque wrench and configured to supply a vacuum for the single-sided clamp-up.
Abstract:
A levelling machine includes a pair of spaced apart rail assemblies, a gantry assembly and a face mill assembly. The spaced apart rail assemblies define an x axis. The gantry assembly is moveably attached to the pair of spaced apart rail assemblies whereby the gantry assembly defines a y axis. The gantry assembly is moveable in the x axis along the pair of spaced apart rail assemblies. The face mill assembly is moveably attached to the gantry assembly and is moveable in the y axis along the gantry assembly. The face mill assembly has a plurality of saw blades, the saw blades being generally in an x-y plane defined by the x axis and y axis. The saw blades have a plurality of teeth that extend downwardly generally in a z axis. The face mill assembly is moveable in the z axis.
Abstract:
A machining apparatus includes: a shuttle unit (3) that holds a differential case (10) and rotates the differential case (10); a pair of opposed right and left machining units (4); and a tool support (6) that supports a tool (40) for machining the differential case (10), in which the pair of right and left machining units (4) each include a slide mechanism dedicated for uniaxial sliding in right and left directions, the shuttle unit (3) is movable in up and down directions and front and back directions, a tool attached to each of the pair of right and left machining units (4) enables machining an end portion of an inner surface of the differential case (10) and a flange hole of the differential case (10), the end portion surrounding a through hole, and a cutting edge of the tool (40) supported by the tool support (6) enables spherically cutting the inner surface of the differential case (10) held and rotated by the shuttle unit (3).
Abstract:
There is provided a combined working machine including: a bed in which a front inclined surface which is inclined forward is formed; a first workpiece main spindle device and a second workpiece main spindle device disposed on the front inclined surface of the bed to be opposite to each other and including a main spindle stand configured to rotatably hold a main spindle about an axis and a driving mechanism configured to move the main spindle in an axial direction of the main spindle; a first turret device and a second turret device including a turret configured to attach multiple turret tools disposed above the main spindle on the bed; and a tool main spindle device disposed between the first turret device and the second turret device on the bed and including a main spindle head configured to exchangeably and rotatably hold a main spindle head tool.