Swarf flushing system
AssigneeCincinnati Machine UK Ltd.
InventorDaniel George Bridgwater
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Abstract
A swarf management system to remove cut material (swarf) from the surfaces of a cutting machine comprises a fluid receptacle, pump means to deliver fluid from a sump to the receptacle, and a flow line extending from the receptacle from which fluid flowing from the receptacle may be directed across a machine surface for the removal of swarf therefrom. Outflow means is provided, conveniently in the form of one or more syphons to cause fluid to flow from the receptacle only intermittently, thereby producing intermittent large volume flow of fluid over the machine surface.
Claims27
A method of cleaning cut material from a machine tool, in which a cleaning fluid is flowed across at least one surface of the machine tool intermittently.
A machine tool, comprising means to flow fluid across one or more surfaces of the machine to remove swarf, said means comprising:
- a) a fluid receptacle;
- b) means to deliver fluid to the receptacle;
- c) a flow line extending from the receptacle to one or more machine surfaces through which fluid may flow from the receptacle in the removal of swarf from the surface;
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- d) outflow means to cause fluid to flow from the receptacle only intermittently.
A swarf management system, comprising:
- a) fluid receptacle;
- b) pump means to deliver fluid from a sump to the receptacle;
- c) a flow line extending from the receptacle from which fluid flow from the receptacle may be directed across a machine surface for the removal of swarf therefrom;
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- d) outflow means to cause fluid to flow from the receptacle only intermittently.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.