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US 5,954,462 AGranted
Spot facing machine
AssigneeClimax Portable Machine Tools, Inc.
InventorsArlan W. Way, Terence M. McCarver
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Abstract
A spot facing mechanism employs a self centering chuck, a stationary mandrel and housing. Axial feed controls are also stationary when the apparatus is operational. Incremental radial feeding of the tool head is provided, with the degree of feed being adjustable between zero feed and maximum feed. Radial feed rate adjustment controls remain stationary while the apparatus is operating, enabling adjustment of feed rate without having to stop the machine.
Claims19
An apparatus for facing a workpiece comprising:
- a workpiece engager, for securing the apparatus relative to the workpiece;
- a rotary facing portion;
- a stationary body portion carrying said rotary facing portion;
- a power source for providing driving power to rotate said rotary facing portion;
- an incremental feed mechanism for providing incremental radial feeding of said rotary facing portion;
- a radial feed rate adjustment member for enabling adjustment of the amount of feeding provided by said incremental feed mechanism;
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- an axial feed for axially moving said rotary facing portion relative to the workpiece.
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A spot facing apparatus comprising:
- a mounting chuck for securing the apparatus relative to a bore;
- a housing rotationally fixed relative to said mounting chuck;
- a spindle, said spindle being rotational relative to said chuck and housing;
- a tool holder mounted to said spindle, wherein said tool holder is radially translatable relative to said spindle;
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- an incremental feed drive for incrementally translating said tool holder relative to said spindle.
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A facing machine comprising:
- a housing;
- a rotational spindle mounted to said housing;
- a tool holder mounted to and radially translatable relative to said rotational spindle;
- a translation indexer for effecting radial translation of said tool holder;
- and
- a translation index adjustment member mounted to said housing, for altering the amount of radial translation effected by said translation indexer.
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A facing machine comprising:
- a rotational tool support;
- axial feed mechanism for axially translation said tool support;
- radial feed mechanism for radially translating said tool support;
- a radial feed rate adjustment mechanism, for altering the amount of radial translation effected by said radial feed mechanism;
- wherein an adjustment control of said radial feed rate adjustment mechanism remains stationary during operation of said rotational tool support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.