Machining machine
AssigneePrecitrame Machines SA
InventorsVincent ROBERT, Fabrice DROZ, David BURKHALTER
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AssigneePrecitrame Machines SA
InventorsVincent ROBERT, Fabrice DROZ, David BURKHALTER
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The invention relates to a machine for machining parts comprising a frame (1) and a tool spindle (2) designed to carry a tool (2a). The machine also comprises a main workpiece holder (3) designed to hold a workpiece (4), movable relative to the tool spindle, in translation along three axes X, Y, and Z that are not parallel to each other, and in rotation along an axis B, the main workpiece holder (3) being mounted on a cradle (5b) integral with a hollow shaft (5a) movable in rotation about the axis B. The machine also includes a secondary workpiece support (6) that can be actuated by control means between a position of engagement in contact with the workpiece (4) and a position of disengagement without contact with the workpiece. Remarkably, the machine also comprises a finishing unit (10) housed at least partially in the hollow shaft (5a) and extending through an opening (5c) in the cradle (5b), said finishing unit (10) comprising a sliding rod (11) movable in translation along axis B between a retracted position and an extended position, the secondary workpiece support (6) being kinematically connected to the sliding rod (11).
Machine for machining workpieces comprising:
Machine according to the preceding claim wherein the finishing unit (10) comprises pivoting means capable of pivoting the sliding rod (11) in rotation about the B axis between a transfer orientation and a machining orientation spaced apart by a given value between 0 and 180°.
Machine according to the preceding claim wherein the sliding rod (11) is in the transfer orientation when in its extended position and in the machining orientation when in its folded position.
Machine according to the preceding claim wherein the pivoting means defining the angular position of the sliding rod (11) with reference to the cradle consist of a cam (11a) and a cam follower (10d), one of which is integral with the sliding rod (11) and the other with the cradle (5b).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.