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US 7,065,856 B1Granted
Machine tool method
OwnerJerome H. Lemelsoninventor
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A machine tool apparatus is provided employing a plurality of tool heads which may be sequentially or simultaneously automatically controlled to perform preprogrammed operations on either the same or different workpieces. In one form, a plurality of tool heads are supported on the same frame, guideway or track and may be separate prepositioned or driven under remote or automatic control to perform preprogrammed operations wither in sequence or simultaneously on the same workpiece or simultaneously on separate workpieces spaced apart on a common conveyor such as a flight conveyor while the conveyor is either in motion or stationary. In another form, the conveyor is automatically stopped with units of work thereon, each disposed so as to be predeterminately located with respect to a respective machine tool which has been prepositioned adjacent the work-holding conveyor. In yet another form, at least certain of the machine tools are movable parallel to the work-holding conveyor so that they may be predeterminately moved prior to and/or during operations on work. In yet another form, means are provided for transferring units of work from the work-holding conveyor to temporary platforms adjacent certain of the respective machine tools so that each tool may perform automatic operations on work while the work-holding conveyor remains operating.
The process of producing engineering components from workpieces by the removal of material therefrom by means of a plurality of data-controlled machine tools, each of which has automatic means for locating and securing thereon a common workpiece holder, said machine tools being complementary to each other in relation to the machining operations to be carried out on the workpieces;
The process of producing a plurality of different engineering components from workpieces of different forms by the removal of material therefrom by means of a plurality of data controlled machine tools, each of which has automatic means for locating and securing thereon a common workpiece holder, said machine fools being complementary to each other in relation to the machining operations to be carried out on said workpieces;
The process of producing a plurality of different engineering components from workpieces of different forms by performance of operations thereon by means of a plurality of data-controlled machine tools each of which has automatic means for locating and securing thereon a common workpiece holder, storage means having a plurality of locations for workpieces stored thereon so that each workpiece is selectively accessible, transport means, and programmable control means, said machine tools being complementary to each other in relation to the operations to be carried out on said workpieces;
The precess of producing engineering components from a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces by means of a machining system comprising a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations and adapted to use a series of selected tools, storage means for storing a plurality of workpieces so that each workpiece is selectively accessible, transport means to transport workpieces between a succession of said machine tools, and programmable control means, each batch comprising a plurality of workpieces requiring substantially the same machining operation and the workpieces of different batches requiring different machining operation;
The process of producing engineering components from a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces to form machined products by means of a machining system comprising a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operation, storage means adapted for storing a plurality of workpieces so that each workpiece is selectively accessible, transport means to transport selected of said workpieces on said storage means between said storage means and said machine tools, and programmable control means, each batch comprising a plurality of workpieces requiring substantially the same machining operations and the workpieces of different batches requiring different machining operations;
The process of producing engineering components from a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces by means of a machining system comprising a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, storage means adapted for storing a plurality of workpiece so that each workpiece is selectively accessible, and programmable control means adapted to control each machine tool, each batch comprising a plurality of workpiece requiring substantially the same machining operations and the workpieces of different batches requiring different machining operations;
The process of producing engineering components from a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces by means of a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different operations upon the workpieces, storage means adapted for storing a plurality of workpieces so that each workpiece is selectively accessible, and programmable control means adapted to control each of said machine tools, each batch comprising a plurality or workpieces requiring substantially the same operations to be performed upon them by said machine tools, and the workpieces of different batches requiring different machine tool operations;
The process of producing engineering components from a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces by means of a machining system comprising a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, storage means adapted for storing a plurality of workpieces so that each workpiece is selectively accessible, and programmable control means, each batch comprising a plurality of workpieces requiring substantially the same machining operations and the workpieces of different batches requiring different machining operations;
The process of producing engineering components from a plurality of workpieces of different forms by means of a machining system comprising a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, storage means adapted for storing a plurality of workpieces so that each workpiece is selectively accessible, transport means for transporting said workpieces, and programmable control means;
The process of producing engineering components from a plurality of workpieces of different forms by means of a mac g system comprising a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, storage means for storing a plurality of workpieces so that each workpiece is selectively accessible, transport means, and programmable control means;
The process of producing engineering components from a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces by means of a machining system comprising a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, storage means having a plurality of selectively accessible locations for workpieces, transport means, and programmable control means, each batch comprising a plurality of work places requiring substantially the same machining operations and the workpieces of different batches requiring different machining operations;
A method of machining a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces requiring different machining operations from a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, each batch comprising a plurality of workpieces of similar form, comprising:
A method of producing engineering components from a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces requiring the performance thereon of different operations by a plurality of machine tools, each batch consisting of workpieces of similar form, comprising
A method of machining a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces requiring different machining operations from a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, each batch consisting of workpieces of similar form, comprising
A method of machining a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces requiring different machining operations from a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, each batch consisting of workpieces of similar form, comprising
A method of machining a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces requiring different machining operations from a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, each batch consisting of workpieces of similar form, comprising
A method of machining a plurality of different workpieces requiring different forms of machining operations from a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations comprising:
A method of machining a plurality of different workpieces requiring different machining operations from a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations under the control of a programmable control means, comprising:
A method of machining a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces requiring different machining operations from a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, each batch comprising a plurality of workpieces of similar form, comprising:
The process of producing engineering components from a plurality of workpieces of different forms by means of a machining system comprising a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, storage means for storing a plurality of workpieces so that each workpiece is selectively accessible, transport means, and programmable control means, said process comprising:
A method of machining, by means of a plurality of machine tools, a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces requiring different machining operations, each batch comprising a plurality of workpieces of similar form, comprising:
A method of machining, by means of a plurality of machine tools, a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces requiring different machining operations, each batch comprising a plurality of workpieces of similar form, comprising:
A method of machining by means of a plurality of machine tools, a source of workpieces, and common transport means for transporting workpieces between said source and said machine tools, a plurality of batches of different workpieces requiring different machining operations under the control of programmable control means, each batch comprising workpieces of a similar form, comprising:
The process of producing a plurality of different engineering components from workpieces of different forms by performance of operations thereon by means of a plurality of data controlled machine tools each of which has automatic means for locating and securing thereon a workpiece, storage means having a plurality of locations for workpieces stored thereon so that each workpiece is selectively accessible, transport means, and programmable control means, said machine tools being capable of performing different machining operations;
A method of machining, by means of a plurality of machine tools, a plurality of batches of workpieces, each batch consisting of a plurality of workpieces of similar form and requiring similar machining operations, the workpieces of different batches being of different form and requiring different machining operations;
A process for producing engineering components from workpieces by the removal of material therefrom by means of a plurality of data-controlled machine tools, each of which has automatic means for locating and securing therein a workpiece, said machine tools being capable of performing different machining operations on the workpiece;
A method of machining, by means of a plurality of machine tools, a plurality of batches of different forms of workpieces requiring different machining operations, each batch comprising a plurality of workpieces of similar form;
A process for producing engineering components from workpieces by the removal of material therefrom by means of a plurality of data-controlled machine tools, each of which has an automatic locating and securing device for a workpiece, said machine tools being capable of performing different machining operations on the workpieces;
The process of producing engineering components from a plurality of workpieces of different forms by means of a machining system comprising a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operation, a storage containing a plurality of workpieces, each workpiece being selectively accessible, a transport mechanism, and a programmable control system, said process comprising:
The process of producing engineering components from a plurality of workpieces of different forms by means of a machining system comprising a plurality of machine tools capable of performing different machining operations, a storage device structured to store a plurality of workpieces in selectively accessible fashion, a workpiece transporter, and a programmable control system;
A method of machining by means of a plurality of machine tools, a source of workpieces, and a common workpiece transporter extending between said source and said machine tools, a plurality of batches of different workpieces requiring different machining operations under programmable control, each batch comprising workpieces of a similar form, comprising:
The process of producing a plurality of different engineering components from workpieces of different forms by a plurality of data controlled machine tools, said machine tools being complementary to each other in relation to the operations to be carried out on said workpieces, said process comprising:
The process of producing a plurality of different engineering components from workpieces of different forms by performance of operations thereon by a plurality of data-controlled machine tools, a storage having a plurality of locations for workpieces stored thereon so that each workpiece is selectively accessible, a transporter, and a programmable controller, said machine tools being complementary to each other in relation to the operations to be carried out on said workpieces, said process comprising:
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