Spindle phase indexing device for machine tool
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorYoshikazu Satou
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Abstract
A spindle phase indexing device for a machine tool is equipped with a guide rail detachably or fixedly attached to a table, a phase indexing jig configured to travel on the guide rail and which includes a first fitting part, a cutting tool including a second fitting part configured to be fitted with the first fitting part, and a controller configured to store therein a phase of a spindle at a point in time when the first fitting part and the second fitting part are fitted together. The first fitting part and the second fitting part are formed such that rotation of the cutting tool is constrained when the first fitting part and the second fitting part are fitted together.
Claims14
A spindle phase indexing device for a machine tool comprising:
- a guide rail which is detachably or fixedly attached to a workpiece table of the machine tool;
- a phase indexing jig configured to travel on the guide rail, the phase indexing jig including a concave or convex first fitting part;
- a cutting tool attached to a spindle of the machine tool, the cutting tool including a convex or concave, respectively, second fitting part configured to be fitted with the first fitting part;
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- a controller configured to store therein a phase of the spindle at a point in time when the first fitting part and the second fitting part are fitted together,
- wherein the first fitting part and the second fitting part are formed so as to constrain rotation of the cutting tool when the first fitting part and the second fitting part are fitted together.
A spindle phase indexing device for a machine tool comprising:
- a guide rail which is detachably or fixedly attached to an upper surface of a workpiece table of the machine tool;
- a phase indexing jig configured to travel on the guide rail, the phase indexing jig including a concave or convex first fitting part;
- a cutting tool attached to a spindle of the machine tool, the cutting tool including a second fitting part configured to be fitted with the first fitting part;
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- a controller configured to store therein a phase of the spindle at a point in time when the first fitting part and the second fitting part are fitted together,
- wherein the first fitting part and the second fitting part are formed so as to constrain rotation of the cutting tool when the first fitting part and the second fitting part are fitted together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.