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US 11,027,387 B2Granted
System and method for monitoring characteristics of a rotary table
AssigneeNikken Kosakusho Europe Limited
InventorsRowan Robert Easter-Robinson, Nathan Ray
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Abstract
A rotary table (10a) for a milling machine, comprising sensing means (30,32) configured to measure and/or calculate a clearance between two mating components of said rotary table (10a), and transmission means configured to transmit said measured/calculated clearance to a central processing unit. The mating components of the rotary table being a worm screw and a worm wheel.
Claims16
A rotary table for a milling machine, comprising:
- a sensor configured to measure and/or calculate a clearance between two mating components of the rotary table;
- a transmitter configured to transmit the measured/calculated clearance to a central processing unit;
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- a switch mounted on a faceplate of the rotary table;
- wherein the mating components of the rotary table are a worm screw and a worm wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.