Machine tool comprising a longitudinal rail and a transverse arm
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorFabien Albert
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Abstract
A machine tool adapted to perform operations, for example, machining, on a surface of a part of large size is provided. The machine tool comprises a longitudinal rail and a transverse arm, orthogonal to the longitudinal rail, slidingly fastened at a first end to the longitudinal rail. A second end of the transverse arm is provided with a unit comprising a holding device enabling the unit to be held in position on the part during an operation. The transverse arm bearing a tool is thus precisely positioned on the part on which the operations are carried out.
Claims15
A machine tool for carrying out operations on a part comprising:
- a longitudinal rail configured to be positioned relative to the part, and further configured to be removably fastened to the part;
- a transverse arm, orthogonal to the longitudinal rail, including a first end mounted for translational movement on the longitudinal rail;
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- a tool carried by the transverse arm;
- wherein a second end of the transverse arm is provided with a unit comprising a holding device enabling the unit to be removably held in position on the part, and the unit is motorized and includes a travel system for crawling on the part, parallel to the longitudinal rail, and wherein the tool is configured for controlled translational movement along the transverse arm between the first and second ends of the transverse arm.
A machine tool for carrying out operations on a part comprising:
- a longitudinal rail configured to be positioned relative to the part, and further configured to be removably fastened to the part;
- a transverse arm, orthogonal to the longitudinal rail, including a first end mounted for translational movement on the longitudinal rail and a second end, the second end of the transverse arm provided with a unit comprising a holding device enabling the unit to be removably held in position on the part, and the unit is motorized and includes a travel system for crawling on the part, parallel to the longitudinal rail;
- a tool carried by the transverse arm, wherein the tool is configured for controlled translational movement along the transverse arm between the first and second ends of the transverse arm;
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- a control device, arranged so as to synchronize the movement of the unit with the movement of the first end of the transverse arm along the longitudinal rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.