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US 2020/0269374 A1Published application
High speed multi-axis machine tool
AssigneeUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation
InventorJulius Malte Schoop
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for three dimensional planing of a workpiece. The apparatus includes a base, a displaceable machine table supported on that base, a displaceable spindle supported on the base adjacent the machine table, a cutting tool held in a chuck carried on the spindle and a control module. The control module includes a controller and a plurality of actuators to provide precise displacement of the machine table, spindle, cutting tool and the workpiece for planing surface features into the workpiece.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a displaceable machine table supported on the base;
- a displaceable spindle supported on the base adjacent the machine table, said spindle including a chuck;
- a cutting tool held in said chuck on said spindle;
- and
- a control module including a controller adapted to control an X-axis actuator, a Y-axis actuator and a Z-axis actuator whereby precise relative movement of said displaceable machine table and said displaceable spindle is provided for three dimensional planing of a workpiece held on said machine table.
3 more elements
A method of machining a workpiece, comprising:
- displacing a workpiece along an X-axis and a Y-axis;
- and
- simultaneously displacing a cutting tool along a Z-axis to provide a cutting stroke allowing planing of a surface feature in said workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.