Abstract:
A broaching device is provided with puller heads (132,134) that hold tip portions of broaches (116) and are supported in a horizontally freely movable manner, main motors (136, 140) capable of moving the puller heads (132, 134), retriever heads (133,135) that hold base end portions of the broaches (116) and are supported in a horizontally freely movable manner, sub motors (138,142) capable of moving the retriever heads (133,135), and a control device (117) that enables the puller heads (132,134) and the retriever heads (133, 135) to be synchronized with each other and to move at a fixed speed by controlling the motors (136,138,140,142), whereby machining accuracy can be improved.
Abstract:
An improved centrifugally-cast tube is provided, along with a related method and apparatus of making the tube. The tube includes a plurality of grooves and bosses that are mechanically machined into an interior surface of the tube, such as by a broaching process. The profile of grooves and bosses may be defined by a plurality of intersecting concave and convex radii. The tube is resistant to creep, carburization and metal dusting. The tube also has an enhanced heat transfer rate, and a desirable surface roughness. A method of making the tube is also provided. The method essentially consists of mechanically deforming the interior surface of the tube by passing a series of cutting inserts on support rings having incrementally-differing dimensions over the interior surface. An apparatus is also provided which includes a telescoping shaft upon which is mounted at least one cutting tool that has a plurality of cutting inserts and is adapted to form a plurality of grooves and bosses in the interior surface of the tube. The grooves and bosses may be straight or spiraled.
Abstract:
An improved centrifugally-cast tube is provided, along with a related method and apparatus of making the tube. The tube includes a plurality of grooves and bosses that are mechanically machined into an interior surface of the tube, such as by a broaching process. The profile of grooves and bosses may be defined by a plurality of intersecting concave and convex radii. The tube is resistant to creep, carburization and metal dusting. The tube also has an enhanced heat transfer rate, and a desirable surface roughness. A method of making the tube is also provided. The method essentially consists of mechanically deforming the interior surface of the tube by passing a series of cutting inserts on support rings having incrementally-differing dimensions over the interior surface. An apparatus is also provided which includes a telescoping shaft upon which is mounted at least one cutting tool that has a plurality of cutting inserts and is adapted to form a plurality of grooves and bosses in the interior surface of the tube. The grooves and bosses may be straight or spiraled.
Abstract:
A rod driver is used to drive a rod so as to move a broach through a continuous vacuum chamber in the axial direction. The broach is provided at the leading end of the rod with cutting and finishing edges at a plurality of stages in the axial direction. The cutting edges each have chip breakers in their outer periphery. The broach is moved in the vacuum chamber to cut the inner surface of the vacuum chamber, so that a new surface is formed. During the cutting at least one of an inert gas, nitrogen, and a mixture of the inert gas and nitrogen is supplied to the cutting edges. The outer diameter of the finishing edge is same as the desired inner diameter of the vacuum chamber and the finishing edges are effective in forming such a vacuum chamber with greater precision and the least friction. As a contaminated and decomposed layer on the inner surface of the vacuum chamber is removed in the axial direction of the inner surface of the vacuum chamber for certain, moreover, gas desorption, from a new surface, originating from thermal desorption and photodesorption generated at the time of synchrotron radiation can be minimized to satisfy a requirement for a vacuum vessel.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for broaching a series of axially aligned and spaced bores in which a first broach is provided for broaching in an initial operation. The first broach has circumferentially extending cutting teeth. The first broach also has arcuately spaced, longitudinally extending grooves which cross the cutting teeth and divide the cutting teeth into arcuate segments. Broach guides in the spaces between bores have ribs arranged in the same arcuately spaced relation as the grooves about an axis coinciding with the aligned axes of the bores. The first broach is advanced through the bores with the ribs slidably received in the grooves to guide the first broach and the cutting segments, broaching arcuately spaced sectors of the bores but leaving unbroached ridges therebetween. A second broach broaches the ridges left by the first broach.
Abstract:
Apparatus for progressive blind broaching has an indexing table which carries a load station, a unload station and several tool stations. Broaches are mounted on the table at the tool stations. Rams on opposite sides of the table move workpieces up and down to be broached between intermittent indexing of the table. The load station has a workpiece holder to deliver unbroached workpieces to the rams. The unload station has a workpiece holder to receive broached workpieces from the rams. A transfer mechanism moves workpieces from a exchange depot at the rear of the table to the load station and moves workpieces from the unload station to the exchange depot. This transfer mechanism moves across the top of the table and does not occupy or obstruct any space along the sides or front of the table.
Abstract:
The key seat slotter has a shank on which a pulley is adapted to be clamped. A broaching blade is slidable in a groove on the shank through the bore of the pulley. The key seat is cut in the pulley bore by manually pivoting a handle to effect repeated strokes of the broaching blade. The depth of the cut is progressively increased to the desired depth of the slot between successive strokes of the blade by incremental advancement of a tapered feed bar in the groove on the shank on which the broaching blade is slidably mounted.