US 2016/0107285 A1 · GRINDING MACHINE, PARTICULARLY COMPACT DESIGN CENTERLESS GRINDING MACHINE

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a grinding machine, comprising a machine bed, a grinding spindle, that is arranged to be coupled with a spindle drive and for receiving a grinding wheel, a regulator spindle that is arranged to be coupled with a spindle drive and for receiving a regulator wheel, a workpiece mount for receiving a to-be-machined workpiece between the grinding spindle and the regulator spindle, wherein the grinding spindle and the regulator spindle are coupled with the machine bed and arranged in a fashion movable to one another, wherein the grinding spindle and the regulator spindle form a spindle set, wherein a longitudinal guide is formed at the machine bed, wherein a base carriage is received at the longitudinal guide, wherein the machine bed and the base carriage define a first movement axis, wherein the grinding spindle is coupled with the base carriage and assigned to a second movement axis, wherein the regulator spindle is coupled with the base carriage and assigned to a third movement axis, and wherein the grinding spindle and the regulator spindle are arranged to be moved with respect to one another, and to approach the workpiece mount in an in-feed movement.

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Dependent claims

A grinding machine, comprising:

a machine bed,
a grinding spindle that is arranged to be coupled with a spindle drive and for receiving a grinding wheel,
a regulator spindle that is arranged to be coupled with a spindle drive and for receiving a regulator wheel,
a workpiece mount for receiving a to-be-machined workpiece between the grinding spindle and the regulator spindle,
a longitudinal guide formed at the machine bed,
a base carriage movably received at the longitudinal guide,
wherein the machine bed and the base carriage define a first movement axis,
wherein the grinding spindle is coupled with the base carriage and assigned to a second movement axis,
wherein the regulator spindle is coupled with the base carriage and assigned to a third movement axis,
wherein the grinding spindle and the regulator spindle are movably coupled with the machine bed, and
wherein the grinding spindle and the regulator spindle are arranged to be moved with respect to one another and to mutually approach the workpiece mount in a respective in-feed movement.

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A compact design centerless grinding machine, comprising:

a machine bed,
a grinding spindle that is arranged to be coupled with a spindle drive and for receiving a grinding wheel,
a regulator spindle that is arranged to be coupled with a spindle drive and for receiving a regulator wheel,
a workpiece mount for receiving a to-be-machined workpiece between the grinding spindle and the regulator spindle,
a single base carriage movably received at the machine bed and arranged for providing a common feed movement of the grinding spindle and the regulator spindle,
a single longitudinal guide unit arranged between the machine bed and the base carriage,
a single primary guide unit and a single secondary guide unit, and
at least one dressing unit arranged for dressing at least one of the grinding wheel and the regulator wheel,
wherein the primary guide unit and the secondary guide unit are received at the base carriage and comprise, at least sectionally, common guide elements,
wherein the grinding spindle and the regulator spindle form a spindle set comprising a first spindle and a second spindle,
wherein the primary guide unit is coupled with the first spindle of the spindle set for providing an in-feed movement thereof,
wherein the secondary guide unit is coupled with the second spindle of the spindle set for providing an in-feed movement thereof,
wherein the base carriage, the primary guide unit and the secondary guide unit are arranged to displace the first spindle and the second spindle with respect to the workpiece mount and with respect to the at least one dressing unit,
wherein the grinding machine is arranged as a three-movement-axes grinding machine comprising a first movement axis, a second movement axis, and a third movement axis,
wherein the machine bed and the base carriage define, along the longitudinal guide unit, the first movement axis,
wherein the primary guide unit defines the second movement axis, and
wherein the secondary guide unit defines the third movement axis.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Grinding machine, particularly compact design centerless grinding machine

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Grinding machine, particularly compact design centerless grinding machine

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