Process and a device for the machining of panels
AssigneesDufieux Industrie, Airbus France
InventorsRene Panczuk, Pierre-Yves Foissac
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Abstract
A machining tool for machining a panel is arranged in a working area of a machining surface of the panel. A holding element is arranged in a support area located on a holding surface of the panel, opposing the machining surface and on an opposite side in relation to the panel to the working area. The operating machining tool and the holding element are displaced on the panel in a co-coordinated manner according to movement presenting at least one component tangentially to the surface of the panel in such a way as to maintain the opposition of the support area and the working area during the displacement of the tool in order to machine at least a part of the machining surface.
Claims28
A process for the machining of a panel, including the steps of:
- positioning at least one machining tool at a working area on a face, called the machining face, of the panel,
- positioning at least one retention element at a support area located, firstly, on a face, known as the retention face, of the panel, opposite to the machining face and, secondly, opposite to the working area in relation to the panel,
- inducing a coordinated movement of the at least one machining tool and of the at least one retention element on and relative to the panel, said coordinated movement having at least one component that is tangential to the machining face of the panel to preserve the opposition of said at least one retention element on the support area and of the at least one machining tool on the working area during the coordinated movement, in order to machine at least part of the machining face, and wherein the at least one machining tool and the at least one retention element are placed in contact with the panel during the coordinated movement of the at least one machining tool in machining operation and of the at least one retention element on the panel.
A device for the machining of at least one panel, said device comprising:
- resources to support the at least one panel, designed to allow simultaneous access to two opposite faces of the at least one panel, known as the machining and retention faces,
- resources for the movement of at least one machining tool,
- resources for the movement of at least one retention element,
- a control unit designed to actuate and control the movement resources so said at least one machining tool and said at least one retention element effect a coordinated movement on, relative to, and while in contact with both the machining face and the retention face of the at least one panel, respectively, during machining of said at least one panel by said at least one machining tool, said coordinated movement having at least one component that is tangential to the machining face of the at least one panel to preserve the opposition of support and working areas during the movement and machine at least part of the machining face of the at least one panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.