Machine tool and method for correcting a position of a tip of the tool
Inactive Publication Date: 2017-07-13
TOSHIBA MASCH CO LTD
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The present invention provides a machine tool and method for correcting the position of the tool's tip by directly evaluating the orientation error of the machine tool. This allows for accurate matching of the tool tip position before and after orientational changes or exchanges, and enables smooth connection of curved surfaces without considering the orientation error. The technical effects include improved accuracy and efficiency in machine tool orientation and the ability to smoothly connect curved surfaces.
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However, even in the case where a position of a tool is determined after a length of the tool is accurately evaluated, a slight difference is caused between positions of a tip of the tool before and after exchange, and a curved surface formed by a tip of the tool before exchange and a curved surface formed by a tip of the tool after exchange may not be smoothly connected (a level difference is caused).
Such the difference is caused mainly since, in a series of components from a mounting table on which a workpiece is placed to a main axis, an orientation change (orientation error) of a machine tool by an error caused by thermal deformation by a temperature change in work environment becomes apparent as a step on a machined surface accompanying a tool exchange.
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[0087]An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to attached drawings.
[0088]FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a machine tool 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view schematically illustrating a series of components of the machine tool 100 illustrated in FIG. 1. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the machine tool 100 according to the embodiment is a gate-shaped processing machine. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gate-shaped processing machine includes a table 11, a bed 12, a foundation 13, a pair of columns 14, and a driving unit 60. A workpiece W is placed on the table 11. The bed 12 supports the table 11. The foundation 13 supports the bed 12. A pair of the columns 14 is fixed on the foundation 13 and extends in a vertical upper direction in parallel with each other at a position sandwiching the bed 12. The driving unit as a tool controller is supported by a pair of the columns 14 and controls an orientation ...
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A machine tool includes a mounting table, a tool, a shade detector, and a tool controller. A workpiece is placed on the mounting table. The tool includes a tip. The shade detector is fixed on the mounting table, provides an optical path of a laser light, and detects a shade state of the laser light. The tool controller is connected to the mounting table via a supporting structure and controls an orientation and a position of the tool. A reference point associated with the tool is provided to the tool controller. The tool controller corrects a position of the tip based on a difference between a position obtained by calculation of the reference point in the case where the tip is matched with a measurement position P of a laswer light and a position of the reference point when the tip portion is acutally matched with a measurement position while keeping the orientation of a tool.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is based on Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2016-001945 applied on Jan. 7, 2016 and 2016-242627 applied on Dec. 14, 2016 to obtain benefits of the applications. The applications are incorporated into the present application by referring total contents of the applications.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a machine tool which performs machining to a workpiece placed on a mounting table by relatively moving a tool. Alternatively, the present invention relates to a method for correcting a position of a tip of the machine tool.[0004]Background Art[0005]Conventionally, a curved surface is formed on a surface of a workpiece, for example, by using ball end mill. In the machining, in addition that a used-up tool is exchanged for a same-diameter and a same type tool, a tool may be exchanged for other tool having a different edge diameter according to a curvature r...
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CPCB23Q17/2428B23C2260/76B23C2260/56B23C1/12B23Q17/2485B23Q17/2419
InventorISHII, YUSUKETADA, ATSUSHI
OwnerTOSHIBA MASCH CO LTD