Machine tools and methods of operation thereof
AssigneeFives Landis Limited
InventorMatthew Tucker
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Abstract
A machine tool comprises first and second rotary machine axes (10,16) which are parallel and mounted on a base in fixed locations relative to the base, a linear machine axis (8) which is carried by the first rotary machine axis, and a rotary positioning mechanism (30) which is carried by the linear machine axis, wherein the rotary positioning mechanism provides rotation about a support rotational reference axis (32) that is parallel to the first and second rotary machine axes. A further machine tool includes a linear positioning mechanism (40) which is carried by the linear machine axis that provides linear movement parallel to the linear machine axis. The rotary and/or linear positioning mechanisms enable the workzone of the machine tool to be extended and/or reconfigured.
Claims17
A machine tool comprising:
- a machine base having a machine reference plane;
- first and second rotary machine axes which are mounted on the base in non-adjustable locations relative to the base, and have respective first and second rotational reference axes that are parallel, spaced apart and perpendicular to the machine reference plane;
- a linear machine axis which is carried by the first rotary machine axis, wherein the linear machine axis has a linear drive reference axis that is parallel to the machine reference plane;
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- a rotary positioning mechanism which is carried by the linear machine axis and includes a rotatable support and a rotary positioning mechanism base, wherein the rotatable support is rotatable relative to the rotary positioning mechanism base about a support rotational reference axis that is parallel to the first and second rotational reference axes.
A machine tool comprising:
- a machine base having a machine reference plane;
- first and second rotary machine axes which are mounted on the base in non-adjustable locations relative to the base, and have respective first and second rotational reference axes that are parallel, spaced apart and perpendicular to the machine reference plane;
- a linear machine axis which is carried by the first rotary machine axis, wherein the linear machine axis has a linear drive reference axis that is parallel to the machine reference plane;
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- a linear positioning mechanism which is carried by the linear machine axis and includes a slideable support and a linear positioning mechanism base, wherein the slideable support is slideable relative to the linear positioning mechanism base along a linear slide reference axis that is parallel to the linear drive reference axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.