US 11,484,980 B1 · Instantly removable self-aligning high-accuracy mount for mounting a calibration instrument to a CNC work table

Abstract

The instant-mount aspect of the present invention allows a user to rapidly accurately dismount a mounted CNC calibration device from a CNC work table, and rapidly replace the CNC calibration device to its previously mounted position within 0.0001, in seconds. The alignment aspect of the present invention allows faster and more robust high-accuracy alignment of a CNC calibration device once it is mounted on a CNC work table. The remote nest aspect of the present invention allows rapid re-positioning of a CNC calibration device within a CNC milling machine cabinet in a way that does not disrupt the data connection between the CNC control computer and the CNC calibration device, and allows for utilization of more of the worktable surface during milling operations.

Claims2

Dependent claims

A tilt adjustment mechanism for a cutting-tool-contacting calibration device, comprising:

a first tilt plate, configured to attach to a cutting-tool-contacting calibration device;
a second tilt plate, configured to attach to a milling machine work table;
three blade stays, each configured to attach at a first end to said first tilt plate, and to attach at a second end to said second tilt plate;
two threaded adjustment screws, the tips of which are configured to apply pressure to one of said first or second tilt plates.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/237,550Filed 22 Apr 2021 · division

Priority

12 Nov 2017

Granted

1 Nov 2022

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

B23Q 3/102
Auxiliary devices, e.g. bolsters, extension members: for fixing elements in slots
B23Q 1/42
Characterised by constructional features relating to the co-operation of relatively movable members; Means for preventing relative movement of…:…
B23Q 3/186
For positioning only: aligning devices
B23Q
Details, components, or accessories for machine tools

Instantly removable self-aligning high-accuracy mount for mounting a calibration instrument to a CNC work table

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Instantly removable self-aligning high-accuracy mount for mounting a calibration instrument to a CNC work table

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Abstract

Claims2