US5068587A
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Spindle drive control apparatus for a machine tool
Assignee: Fanuc Corp
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Filing: 1988-12-16
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Granted: 1991-11-26
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Expires: 2008-12-16
Abstract
Abstract Provided is a spindle drive control apparatus which is provided with a single three-phase spindle motor (60) for rotatingly driving a spindle (50) of a machine tool and a solenoid relay (70) for switching the phase windings (U, V, W) of the motor between a delta (Δ) and star (Y) state and which switches the phase windings to the delta connection when rotating the spindle (50) at high speed for heavy duty cutting work and switches to the star connection for generating the high torque when rotating at a superlow speed (for example, 0.5 rpm) for contouring machining work etc. In this way, it becomes possible to handle the machining work performed in the past with two types of motor by using just a single motor, thus contributing to reduced costs.
Inventors
- 👤 Kosei Nakamura
- 👤 Shinichi Kono
- 👤 Kazuhisa Numai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:57
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P25/00; H02P25/16; H02P25/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A spindle drive control apparatus for a machine tool, comprising: a rotational position detector which detects a rotational position of a spindle of the machine tool; and a three-phase spindle motor which rotatingly drives said spindle of the machine tool, having a pair of windings for each phase, a terminal for said each phase for supplying power, and a group of switch means including a first switch means for connecting each winding of said pair of windings for each phase in series, second switch means for connecting each winding of said pair of windings for each phase in parallel, third switch means for connecting said each pair of windings for each phase in a Δ connection when said second switch means is connecting each winding of said pair of windings in parallel, and fourth switch means for connecting said each pair of windings for each phase in a Y connection when one of said first and second switch means is connecting each winding of said pair of windings in one of series and parallel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A spindle drive control apparatus for a machine tool, comprising: a rotational position detector which detects a rotational position of a spindle of the machine tool; and a three-phase spindle motor which rotatingly drives said spindle of the machine tool, having a pair of windings for each phase, a terminal for said each phase for supplying power, and a group of switch means including a first switch means for connecting each winding of said pair of windings for each phase in series, second switch means for connecting each winding of said pair of windings for each phase in parallel, third switch means for connecting said each pair of windings for each phase in a Δ connection when said second switch means is connecting each winding of said pair of windings in parallel, and fourth switch means for connecting said each pair of windings for each phase in a Y connection when one of said first and second switch means is connecting each winding of said pair of windings in one of series and parallel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A spindle drive control apparatus for the machine tool according to claim 1 wherein said second switch means includes a pair of switches for each pair of windings.
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