Swarf conveyance system for a machine tool installation
US4264240A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1978 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23Q11/1069
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Each line of a multi-line machine tool installation is provided with a sluiceway for receiving coolant/lubricant liquid drained from the machine tools of the line as well as for receiving swarf from those machine tools. Flushing jets are mounted at intervals along the line for flushing swarf along the sluiceway. Liquid supply to each flushing jet is controlled by a respective shut-off valve which is normally closed. A pump drains liquid from a stream of such liquid that is being fed under pressure to the machine tools for use as coolant/lubricant during machining, and feeds that liquid to the shut-off valves under an increased pressure. The shut-off valves are opened automatically one at a time in a predetermined sequence.
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