US4387635A
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Machine tool
Assignee: Institutet for Verkstadsteknisk Forskning
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Filing: 1981-05-05
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Granted: 1983-06-14
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Expires: 2001-05-05
Abstract
Abstract A machine tool comprising a portal stand having a number of, preferably four, screw pillars and a moveable yoke driven and guided along the screw pillars by means of nuts preferably roller nuts, in the yoke. Tools, machining devices or the like can be attached to the yoke. The nuts are driven simultaneously by a drive motor through a drive shaft extending therefrom. A very good parallel guiding of the yoke is achieved despite uneven loads. When the power demand is high, for example during heavy pressings, an auxiliary cylinder is provided, the piston rod of which is fixed to the yoke.
Inventors
- 👤 Kaj Abbestam
- 👤 Goran Palmers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 08:13
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B1/00; B30B1/18; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/869; Y10T83/8821; Y10T83/8841; Y10T83/8847
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
In a machine tool for pressing and cutting operations having a bottom plate and a top plate arranged in spaced relationship, a plurality of upright externally screw threaded spindles non-rotatably mounted at their ends in said bottom and top plate, and a yoke member for supporting tools to perform said operations moveably mounted on said spindles for reciprocating movement between said bottom and top plates, the improvement comprising non self-braking drive nuts rotatably mounted in said yoke member and operably coaxially engaging said screw-threaded spindles so that rotation of said nuts moves said nuts and said yoke along said spindles, drive means mounted on said machine tool operably connected to said nuts to simultaneously and synchronously rotate said nuts, elongated reinforcing guide members extending substantially along and adjacent to said spindles and attached at their ends to said bottom and top plates, and slide bearings mounted on said yoke and slidably engaging said guide members to guide and laterally support said yoke during its reciprocating movement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
In a machine tool for pressing and cutting operations having a bottom plate and a top plate arranged in spaced relationship, a plurality of upright externally screw threaded spindles non-rotatably mounted at their ends in said bottom and top plate, and a yoke member for supporting tools to perform said operations moveably mounted on said spindles for reciprocating movement between said bottom and top plates, the improvement comprising non self-braking drive nuts rotatably mounted in said yoke member and operably coaxially engaging said screw-threaded spindles so that rotation of said nuts moves said nuts and said yoke along said spindles, drive means mounted on said machine tool operably connected to said nuts to simultaneously and synchronously rotate said nuts, elongated reinforcing guide members extending substantially along and adjacent to said spindles and attached at their ends to said bottom and top plates, and slide bearings mounted on said yoke and slidably engaging said guide members to guide and laterally support said yoke during its reciprocating movement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
87 words
A machine tool as claimed in claim 1 wherein said nuts comprise roller nuts coaxially and operably engaging said screw threaded spindles and mounted in said yoke for non-axial movement with respect thereto, said bottom and top plates and yoke are substantially rectangular, and said guide members have an L-shaped cross-sectional configuration and are attached at the corners of said bottom and top plates with the legs of the L extending along the sides of said plates, each slide bearing engaging both inside surfaces of said legs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
106 words
A machine tool as claimed in claim 2 wherein said drive nuts have external gear teeth and are rotatably mounted in said yoke by thrust bearings between the ends of said nuts and said yoke, and said drive means comprises a toothed wheel having gear teeth thereon, said wheel being rotatably mounted in said yoke about an axis centrally located with respect to the rotational axes of said drive nuts with the gear teeth thereof simultaneously engaging the gear teeth on said nuts, a drive motor, and a drive shaft operably engaging said wheel and connected to said motor to rotate said wheel by said motor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
83 words
A machine tool as claimed in claim 3 wherein said toothed wheel has a relatively large mass to provide a high moment of inertia, said bottom plate is supported on the top of a stand, said drive motor is mounted in said stand below said bottom plate, said screw spindles are enclosed within telescoping seals, and said drive shaft extends from said motor through said bottom plate and substantially parallel and adjacent to one of said screw spindles and within said respective seal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
A machine tool as claimed in claim 4 and further comprising an auxiliary hydraulic cylinder and piston means mounted on said top plate having a piston rod slidably extending through said top plate and connected to said yoke, and hydraulic pressure supply means connected to said cylinder to operate said piston, to augment the power supplied by said drive nuts to said yoke.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-06-13 | 1986-12-13 | 1987-06-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-06-13 | 1990-12-13 | 1991-06-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-06-13 | 1994-12-13 | 1995-06-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |