Two-axis machining head for use on a three-axis machine to provide a cutting tool with a five-axis movement

Claim 2

In a machine tool having a work support (91) and three machine members (10, 13, 15) slidably interconnected for controlled longitudinal, transverse and vertical movements relative to each other and to said work support to provide threeaxis movement to one of said machine members, a two-axis machining head to provide a cutting tool with a fivE-axis movement comprising: a. a first slide member (20); b. means (21, 22, 23, 24, 26-43) rotatably mounting said first slide member (20) on one (10) of said three machine members for rotation about a vertical axis (25); c. a second slide member (49); d. a cutting tool spindle (32) carried by said second slide member (49) and having said cutting tool (83) operatively mounted therein; e. means (47, 48, 50, 51) slidably mounting said second slide member (49) on said first slide member (20) for downwardly facing concave arcuate movement along said first slide to provide said cutting tool (83) with an angular displacement of its axis relative to said vertical axis, with the front end of the cutting tool (83) disposed downwardly toward said vertical axis (25), and to provide said cutting tool with tangent displacement when said first slide member is rotated about said vertical axis; f. a compound slide means (77, 79) carried by said second slide member (49); g. said cutting tool spindle (82) being carried by said compound slide means; and, h. means (83a) for adjusting said compound slide means to provide said cutting tool spindle (82) and cutting tool (83) with an axial adjustable movement, and a transverse side adjustable movement relative to the axis (25) of the cutting tool spindle and cutting tool.

Claim 3

The machining head defined in claim 1, including: a. power drive means carried on said compound slide means and operatively connected to said cutting tool spindle for selective rotation of the spindle and the cutting tool in the spindle.

Claim 4

power drive means (43) operatively connected (23, 26, 27, 41, 42) to said first slide member (20) for selective rotation of said first slide member about said vertical axis (25) to adjust the tangent displacement of said cutting tool (83); j. power drive means (65) operatively connected to said second slide member (49) for selective arcuate movement of said second slide member for adjusting the angular displacement of the axis of said tool (83) relative to said vertical axis (25); and, k. power drive means (84-88) carried on said compound slide means and operatively connected to said cutting tool spindle (82) for selective rotation of the spindle and the cutting tool in the spindle.

Claim 5

power drive means (43) operatively connected (23, 26, 27, 41, 42) to said first slide member (20) for selective rotation of said first slide member about said vertical axis (25) to adjust the tangent displacement of said cutting tool (83); j. power drive means (65) operatively connected to said second slide member (49) for selective arcuate movement of said second slide member for adjusting the angular displacement of the axis of said tool (83) relative to said vertical axis (25); and, k. power drive means (84-88) carried on said compound slide means and operatively connected to said cutting tool spindle (82) for selective rotation of the spindle and the cutting tool in the spindle.

Claim 6

The machining head defined in claim 2, wherein said compound slide means comprises: a. a first slide disposed longitudinally of the axis of said cutting tool spindle, and said cutting tool spindle being mounted on said first slide; b. a first slideway disposed longitudinally of the axis of said cutting tool and having said first slide slidably mounted therein; c. means for adjusting said first slide in said first slideway; d. said first slideway being carried on a second slide which is disposed at a right angle to the axis of the cutting tool spindle; e. a second slideway disposed at a right angle to the axis of the cutting tool spindle, and having said second slide slidably mounted therein; f. means for adjusting said second slide in said second slideway; and, g. said second slideway being carried on said second slide member.

Claim 7

In a machine tool having a work support (91) and three machine members (10, 13, 15) slidably interconnected for controlled longitudinal, transverse and vertical movements relative to each other and to said work support to provide three-axis movement to one of said machine members, a two-axis machining head to provide a cutting tool with a five-axis movement comprising: a. a first slide member (20); b. means (21, 22, 23, 24, 26-43) rotatably mounting said first slide member (2) on one (10) of said three machine members for rotation about a vertical axis (25); c. a second slide member (49); d. a cutting tool spindle (82) carried by said second slide member (49) and having said cutting tool (83) operatively mounted therein; e. means (47, 48, 50, 51) slidably mounting said second slide member (49) on said first slide member (20) for downwardly facing concave arcuate movement along said first slide to provide said cutting tool (83) with an angular displacement of its axis relative to said vertical axis, with the front end of the cutting tool (83) disposed downwardly toward said vertical axis (25), and to provide said cutting tool with tangent displacement when said first slide member is rotated about said vertical axis; f. a compound slide means (77, 79) carried by said second slide member (49); g. said cutting tool spindle (82) being carried by said compound slide means (77, 79); h. means (83a) for adjusting said compound slide means to provide said cutting tool spindlE (82) and cutting tool (83) with an adjustable movement, and a transverse side adjustable movement relative to the axis (25) of the cutting tool spindle and cutting tool; i. said means for rotatably mounting said first slide member (20) on said one of said three machine members comprising:

Claim 8

In a machine tool having a work support (91) and three machine members (10, 13, 15) slidably interconnected for controlled longitudinal, transverse and vertical movements relative to each other and to said work support to provide three-axis movement to one of said machine members, a two-axis machining head to provide a cutting tool with a five-axis movement comprising: a. a first slide member (20); b. means (21, 22, 23, 24, 26-43) rotatably mounting said first slide member (2) on one (10) of said three machine members for rotation about a vertical axis (25); c. a second slide member (49); d. a cutting tool spindle (82) carried by said second slide member (49) and having said cutting tool (83) operatively mounted therein; e. means (47, 48, 50, 51) slidably mounting said second slide member (49) on said first slide member (20) for downwardly facing concave arcuate movement along said first slide to provide said cutting tool (83) with an angular displacement of its axis relative to said vertical axis, with the front end of the cutting tool (83) disposed downwardly toward said vertical axis (25), and to provide said cutting tool with tangent displacement when said first slide member is rotated about said vertical axis; f. a compound slide means (77, 79) carried by said second slide member (49); g. said cutting tool spindle (82) being carried by said compound slide means (77, 79); h. means (83a) for adjusting said compound slide means to provide said cutting tool spindlE (82) and cutting tool (83) with an adjustable movement, and a transverse side adjustable movement relative to the axis (25) of the cutting tool spindle and cutting tool; i. said means for rotatably mounting said first slide member (20) on said one of said three machine members comprising:

Claim 9

The machining head defined in claim 4, wherein said power drive means is carried on said first slide.