Compound machine tool
US5525776A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23Q39/042
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A compound machine tool has a base 10 with a spindle head 16 for machining mounted thereupon, on column 12. Condenser head 18 is mounted on base 10 through second column 14, for laser beam processing. A rotatable workpiece fitting table 20 is also mounted on column 14. Spindle head 16 shifts in a rectangular three-axis coordinate system on base 10, and carries out a machining process. Condenser head 18 also shifts in a rectangular three-axis coordinate system on base 10, and carries out a laser beam process. Work piece fitting table 20 is secured to horizontal shaft 40 supported on second column 14, and is rotated by a rotation drive motor 42. Workpiece fitting table 20 includes workpiece pallets 44 on the circumferential surfaces extending parallel to horizontal shaft 40, and workpieces are fixed to workpiece pallets 44. The compound machine tool carries out rational and optimum processes on a workpiece in accordance with predetermined rules.
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