# US 10,478,934 B2 · Instrumented tool post, and associated tool holder

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- Number: US 10,478,934 B2
- Document ID: US10478934B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/530,263
- Filed: 2015-06-16
- Published: 2017-09-07
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2014-06-16
- Assignees: Centre Technique Des Industries Mechaniques Et Du Decolletage
- Applicants: Centre Technique Des Industries Mecaniques Et Du Decolletage
- Inventors: Roger Busi; Patrice Laurent; Cyril Jayr
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10478934B2

## CPC

- B23Q 17/0952: {during machining}
- B23B 29/04: Tool holders for a single cutting tool
- B23Q 17/0966: {by measuring a force on parts of the machine other than a motor}
- B23Q 17/0971: {by measuring mechanical vibrations of parts of the machine (arrangements for measuring vibrations B23Q17/12)}
- B23Q 17/0985: {by measuring temperature}
- H04B 1/034: Portable transmitters
- B23B 2260/128: Sensors
- B23B 2260/1285: Vibration sensors
- B23B 2270/32: Use of electronics
- B23B 2270/48: Measuring or detecting
- B23B 2270/483: Measurement of force
- B23Q: DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING (tools of the kind used in lathes or boring machines B23B27/00); MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
- B23B: TURNING; BORING (arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q)
- H04B: TRANSMISSION

## Abstract

A tool post of a machine tool, in which the tool post is capable of receiving a cutting insert for machining a component, is provided. The tool post includes at least one sensor capable of determining a parameter representative of a cutting action between a component to be machined and a cutting insert; and a support housing which is electrically connected to the sensor and includes a battery and a printed circuit board supplied with current by the battery. The printed circuit board supports, at least partially, a radio transmission unit. The housing includes a base and a cover which can be detached from one another. The battery is supported by the cover and the printed circuit board by the base or vice versa.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A tool post of a machine tool suitable for receiving a cutting insert for machining of a workpiece, comprising:
at least one sensor which determines a parameter representing a cutting action between a workpiece to be machined and a cutting insert; and
a service case electrically connected to the sensor and including a battery and a printed circuit supplied with current by said battery, said printed circuit bearing, at least in part, a radio transmission unit and the case being formed from a bottom and from a cover which can be separated,
wherein the battery is borne by the cover and the printed circuit by the bottom, or vice versa, and
wherein the tool post further comprises a sealing joint inserted between the cover and the bottom to reinforce mechanical isolation between the battery and the printed circuit board.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The tool post as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery is held against an internal face of the cover by a fixing element.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The tool post as claimed in claim 2, wherein the fixing element comprises a bar fixed against the internal face of the cover and sandwiching the battery between the cover and the bar.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The tool post as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an elastic material inserted between the fixing element and the battery, and inserted between the battery and the internal face of the cover.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The tool post as claimed in claim 4, wherein the elastic material is a foam or a silicone compound.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The tool post as claimed in claim 1, further comprising blocks arranged on the bottom of the case and on which the printed circuit board is mounted.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The tool post as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tool post is formed by an insert holder intended to be mounted in a tool holder of a machine tool and suitable for receiving the cutting insert.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A tool holder intended to be mounted on a machine tool, comprising a tool post as claimed in claim 7, the tool post including a cutting insert.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The tool post as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery is distanced from the printed circuit such that the battery and the printed circuit are free of mechanical interactions between each other when the case vibrates.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The tool post as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sealing joint presents a planar shape.