Indexable milling cutter for machining small diameter ball screw raceways

By designing an automatic tool change and grinding system for indexable milling cutters, the problems of cumbersome and low machining accuracy of milling cutters in the prior art are solved, and efficient and accurate screw raceway processing is achieved.

CN119457217BActive Publication Date: 2025-04-25ZHUZHOU BESTFORD TOOLS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411960418.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-30
Publication Date
2025-04-25
Estimated Expiration
2044-12-30

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Technical Problem

During the screw raceway processing process, the existing cyclone milling cutters need to be manually disassembled and replaced after the blade is passivated, resulting in low tool change efficiency and reduced processing efficiency. At the same time, the threaded screws are prone to loosening when rotating at high speed, affecting the processing accuracy.

Method used

An indexable milling cutter for small-diameter screw raceway processing is designed, including an indexing milling cutter mechanism, a milling cutter grinding mechanism and a clamping positioning mechanism to realize automatic tool changing and grinding of the milling cutter to ensure the stable installation of the milling cutter when rotating at high speed.

Benefits of technology

Through automatic tool change and grinding, the tool change efficiency and processing efficiency of the milling cutter are improved, the labor intensity of manual operation is reduced, and the processing accuracy is improved.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of screw processing milling cutters, and discloses an indexable milling cutter for processing small-diameter screw raceways, comprising: a mounting plate and a mounting groove provided on the mounting plate, wherein a first transmission groove is provided on the top of the mounting plate; an indexable milling cutter mechanism, wherein the indexable milling cutter mechanism is arranged in the mounting groove, and the indexable milling cutter mechanism is used for indexing and replacing the milling cutter. The indexable milling cutter for processing small-diameter screw raceways is achieved by mounting a plurality of cyclone milling cutters on a spline shaft, and then driving the spline shaft to rotate through the first transmission mechanism, and the spline shaft drives the cyclone milling cutter to rotate, thereby achieving blade replacement of the plurality of cyclone milling cutters, and then driving the cyclone milling cutter to move into the first transmission groove, and then achieving automatic tool change of the milling cutter through the cooperation of a clamping and positioning mechanism, without the need for manual operation, thereby saving tool change time and greatly improving the processing efficiency of the milling cutter on the screw.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of screw processing milling cutters, and in particular to an indexable milling cutter for processing a small-diameter screw raceway. Background Art

[0002] A milling cutter is a rotary tool with one or more teeth used for milling. Each tooth cuts off the excess of the workpiece intermittently in sequence during operation. Milling cutters are mainly used to process planes, steps, grooves, forming surfaces and cut off workpieces on milling machines.

[0003] The existing cyclone milling cutter is mostly used in the process of screw raceway processing. However, during the processing of the current cyclone milling cutter, when the blade of the milling cutter becomes blunt, the milling cutter needs to be replaced. At this time, the machine needs to be stopped, the milling cutter needs to be disassembled and replaced, or the milling cutter needs to be polished and then replaced. The milling cutter blade cannot be automatically changed and polished, resulting in cumbersome use of the milling cutter and low tool changing efficiency, which leads to low processing efficiency of the screw. At the same time, the current installation of the milling cutter mostly uses a threaded screw for fixed installation. When the milling cutter rotates at high speed for a long time, the threaded rod becomes loose, resulting in reduced processing accuracy of the milling cutter. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide an indexable milling cutter for machining a small-diameter ball screw raceway, so as to solve the deficiencies in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0005] The purpose of the present invention can be achieved by the following technical solutions:

[0006] An indexable milling cutter for machining a small-diameter lead screw raceway comprises: a mounting plate and a mounting groove provided on the mounting plate, wherein a first transmission groove is provided on the top of the mounting plate;

[0007] A milling cutter indexing mechanism, which is arranged in the mounting groove and is used for indexing and replacing the milling cutter;

[0008] A milling cutter grinding mechanism, the milling cutter grinding mechanism is arranged in the mounting groove, and the milling cutter grinding mechanism is used to automatically grind the milling cutter;

[0009] A clamping and positioning mechanism is arranged on the mounting plate and is used to position and fix the milling cutter.

[0010] As a further solution of the present invention: the indexing milling cutter mechanism comprises a first electric telescopic rod fixedly connected to the mounting groove, the top of the first electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected to a transmission ring plate slidably connected to the mounting groove, the top of the transmission ring plate is rotatably connected to a plurality of spline shafts, the outer surface of the spline shaft is slidably connected to a cyclone milling cutter, and a fixing mechanism connected to the cyclone milling cutter is provided on the spline shaft, and the fixing mechanism is used to fix the cyclone milling cutter;

[0011] The outer surface of the spline shaft is transmission-connected with a first transmission mechanism connected to a transmission ring plate, and the first transmission mechanism is used to drive the spline shaft to rotate.

[0012] As a further solution of the present invention: the fixing mechanism includes a second transmission groove opened on the spline shaft, a fixed block is slidably connected in the second transmission groove, a fixing groove slidably connected to the fixed block is opened on the inner surface of the whirlwind milling cutter, a first spring fixedly connected to the second transmission groove is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the fixed block through a connecting block, a first transmission block slidably connected to the fixed block is slidably connected in the second transmission groove, a third transmission groove is opened on the top of the first transmission block, a clamping plate is slidably connected in the third transmission groove, a clamping groove slidably connected to the clamping plate is opened in the second transmission groove, and a second spring fixedly connected to the third transmission groove is fixedly connected on one side of the clamping plate.

[0013] As a further solution of the present invention: the first transmission mechanism includes a first motor fixedly connected to a transmission ring plate, the output end of the first motor is fixedly connected to a first rotating shaft through a coupling, the outer surface of the first rotating shaft is fixedly sleeved with a first gear, the outer surface of the first gear is meshingly connected to a first transmission gear ring rotatably connected to the transmission ring plate, and the inner surface of the first transmission gear ring is meshingly connected to a second gear fixedly sleeved with a spline shaft.

[0014] As a further solution of the present invention: the milling cutter grinding mechanism includes a plurality of connecting plates fixedly connected to the mounting groove, the connecting plates are rotatably connected to a first transmission shaft, the outer surface of the first transmission shaft is fixedly connected to a second transmission block, the second transmission block is slidably connected to a transmission tube, one end of the transmission tube is fixedly connected to a grinding wheel, the outer surface of the first transmission shaft is fixedly sleeved with a transmission disk, one side of the transmission disk is fixedly connected to a second electric telescopic rod fixedly connected to the transmission tube, the outer surface of the first transmission shaft is transmission-connected to a second transmission mechanism connected to the mounting groove, and the second transmission mechanism is used to drive the first transmission shaft to rotate.

[0015] As a further solution of the present invention: the second transmission mechanism includes a second transmission gear ring rotatably connected to the mounting groove, the inner surface of the second transmission gear ring is meshedly connected with a plurality of third gears, the middle of the third gear is fixedly sleeved with a second transmission shaft rotatably connected to the mounting groove, the outer surface of the second transmission shaft is fixedly sleeved with a first bevel gear, the outer surface of the first bevel gear is meshedly connected with a second bevel gear fixedly sleeved with the first transmission shaft, the inner surface of the second transmission gear ring is meshedly connected with a driving mechanism connected to the mounting groove, and the driving mechanism is used to drive the second transmission gear ring to rotate.

[0016] As a further solution of the present invention: the driving mechanism includes a second motor fixedly connected to the mounting groove, the output end of the second motor is fixedly connected to the second rotating shaft through a coupling, and the outer surface of the second rotating shaft is fixedly sleeved with a fourth gear meshingly connected to the second transmission gear ring.

[0017] As a further solution of the present invention: the clamping and positioning mechanism includes a transmission box fixedly connected to the mounting plate, two first transmission plates are slidably connected in the transmission box, one side of the first transmission plate is fixedly connected to an extrusion positioning plate, the other side of the first transmission plate is fixedly connected to a first transmission bevel block, the outer surface of the first transmission plate is fixedly sleeved with a third spring fixedly connected to the first transmission bevel block, a second transmission plate is slidably connected to the transmission box, and the top of the second transmission plate is fixedly connected to a second transmission bevel block.

[0018] As a further solution of the present invention: a connecting sleeve is fixedly connected to one side of the mounting plate.

[0019] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0020] (1) Multiple cyclone milling cutters are installed on a spline shaft, and then the spline shaft is driven to rotate by a first transmission mechanism, and the spline shaft drives the cyclone milling cutters to rotate, thereby changing the blades of multiple cyclone milling cutters, and then the cyclone milling cutters are driven to move into the first transmission groove, and then the milling cutters are automatically changed through the cooperation of the clamping and positioning mechanism, without the need for manual operation, saving tool changing time and greatly improving the processing efficiency of the milling cutter on the lead screw.

[0021] (2) After the tool is changed, the first transmission shaft is driven to rotate through the second transmission mechanism, and the first transmission shaft drives the grinding wheel to rotate through the second transmission block and the transmission tube. Then the grinding wheel automatically and fully grinds the replaced blade, thereby realizing automatic grinding of the milling cutter after tool change, which is convenient for the next replacement and use. There is no need for manual disassembly and grinding, which greatly reduces the labor intensity of the staff and also improves the processing efficiency of the milling cutter.

[0022] (3) By inserting the cyclone milling cutter into the spline shaft and then installing the cyclone milling cutter in a portable manner through a fixing mechanism, the replacement of the cyclone milling cutter is facilitated. At the same time, the installation of the cyclone milling cutter is made more secure through the clamping installation, so that the risk of the cyclone milling cutter loosening will not occur during the high-speed rotation processing of the cyclone milling cutter, thereby improving the accuracy of the milling cutter processing.

[0023] (4) When the cyclone milling cutter is driven into the first transmission groove, the clamping and positioning mechanism is driven to move, and the extrusion positioning plate on the clamping and positioning mechanism clamps and fixes the cyclone milling cutter to prevent the cyclone milling cutter from shifting when rotating at high speed, thereby further improving the processing accuracy of the cyclone milling cutter. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0025] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the external structure of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 is a first stereogram of the internal structure of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 is a second stereoscopic view of the internal structure of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 This is a front view of the internal structure of the spline shaft of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 5 It is a front view of the internal structure of the transmission box of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 6 The present invention Figure 1 A magnified view of middle;

[0031] Figure 7 The present invention Figure 2 Enlarged view of middle B;

[0032] Figure 8 The present invention Figure 3 Enlarged view of middle C;

[0033] Fig. 9 The present invention Figure 7 Enlarged view of D in the middle.

[0034] In the figure: 1, mounting plate; 2, mounting slot; 3, first transmission slot; 11, first electric telescopic rod; 12, transmission ring plate; 13, spline shaft; 14, cyclone milling cutter; 21, second transmission slot; 22, fixing block; 23, fixing slot; 24, first spring; 25, first transmission block; 26, third transmission slot; 27, clamping plate; 28, clamping slot; 29, second spring; 31, first motor; 32, first rotating shaft; 33, first gear; 34, first transmission gear ring; 35, second gear; 41, connecting plate; 42 , the first transmission shaft; 43, the second transmission block; 44, the transmission pipe; 45, the grinding wheel; 46, the transmission plate; 47, the second electric telescopic rod; 51, the second transmission ring gear; 52, the third gear; 53, the second transmission shaft; 54, the first bevel gear; 55, the second bevel gear; 56, the second motor; 57, the second rotating shaft; 58, the fourth gear; 61, the transmission box; 62, the first transmission plate; 63, the extrusion positioning plate; 64, the first transmission bevel block; 65, the third spring; 66, the second transmission plate; 67, the second transmission bevel block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0036] Embodiment 1

[0037] See also Figure 1-Figure 9 As shown, the present invention is an indexable milling cutter for processing small-diameter lead screw raceways, comprising a mounting plate 1, a mounting groove 2 being provided on the mounting plate 1, a indexable milling cutter mechanism being arranged in the mounting groove 2, the indexable milling cutter mechanism being used for indexing and replacing the milling cutter, a first transmission groove 3 being provided on the mounting plate 1, an automatic grinding mechanism being arranged in the mounting groove 2, the automatic grinding mechanism being used for grinding the blade of the milling cutter after use, a clamping and positioning mechanism being fixedly connected to one side of the mounting plate 1, the clamping and positioning mechanism being used for accurately positioning and fixing the milling cutter, and a connecting sleeve being fixedly connected to one side of the mounting plate 1.

[0038] The mounting plate 1 is mounted and fixed on the processing machine tool through the connecting sleeve to realize the installation of the indexable milling cutter, and then the connecting sleeve and the mounting plate 1 are driven to rotate by the processing machine tool, and the mounting plate 1 drives the indexable milling cutter mechanism in the mounting groove 2 to rotate, and the rotating milling cutter mechanism processes the lead screw raceway of the raw material. After a period of processing, the milling cutter blade is worn. At this time, the milling cutter is automatically replaced by the indexable milling cutter, and then the processing is carried out. Then, the replaced milling cutter blade is automatically polished by the grinding mechanism, thereby realizing automatic tool change of the milling cutter during the processing of the lead screw, and at the same time, the replaced cutter is automatically sharpened without manual operation, which greatly improves the processing efficiency of the lead screw and the processing efficiency of the milling cutter.

[0039] Embodiment 2

[0040] Based on Example 1, please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 and Fig. 9As shown, the indexing milling cutter mechanism includes a first electric telescopic rod 11 fixedly connected to the mounting groove 2, a transmission ring plate 12 slidably connected to the mounting groove 2 is fixedly connected to the top of the first electric telescopic rod 11, a plurality of spline shafts 13 are rotatably connected to the top of the transmission ring plate 12, a cyclone milling cutter 14 is slidably connected to the outer surface of the spline shaft 13, a fixing mechanism connected to the cyclone milling cutter 14 is provided on the spline shaft 13, and the fixing mechanism is used to fix the cyclone milling cutter 14, the fixing mechanism includes a second transmission groove 21 opened on the spline shaft 13, a fixing block 22 is slidably connected in the second transmission groove 21, a fixing groove 23 slidably connected to the fixing block 22 is opened on the inner surface of the cyclone milling cutter 14, a first spring 24 fixedly connected to the second transmission groove 21 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the fixing block 22 through a connecting block, a first transmission block 25 slidably connected to the fixing block 22 is slidably connected in the second transmission groove 21, a third transmission groove 26 is opened on the top of the first transmission block 25, and a third transmission groove 27 is opened on the top of the first transmission block 25. A clamping plate 27 is slidably connected in the third transmission groove 26, a clamping groove 28 slidably connected to the clamping plate 27 is provided in the second transmission groove 21, a second spring 29 fixedly connected to the third transmission groove 26 is fixedly connected on one side of the clamping plate 27, the outer surface of the spline shaft 13 is transmission-connected with a first transmission mechanism connected to the transmission ring plate 12, the first transmission mechanism is used to drive the spline shaft 13 to rotate, the first transmission mechanism includes a first motor 31 fixedly connected to the transmission ring plate 12, the first motor 31 is controlled by a PLC programming program, and the first motor 31 can be controlled to rotate forward and reverse and rotate at an angle, the output end of the first motor 31 is fixedly connected to a first rotating shaft 32 through a coupling, the outer surface of the first rotating shaft 32 is fixedly sleeved with a first gear 33, the outer surface of the first gear 33 is meshedly connected with a first transmission gear ring 34 rotationally connected to the transmission ring plate 12, the inner surface of the first transmission gear ring 34 is meshedly connected with a second gear 35 fixedly sleeved with the spline shaft 13,

[0041] By aligning the spline groove in the whirlwind milling cutter 14 with the spline shaft 13, the whirlwind milling cutter 14 is inserted onto the spline shaft 13, and then the first transmission block 25 is inserted into the second transmission groove 21, and the two clamping plates 27 on the first transmission block 25 are pinched at the same time, and then the first transmission block 25 moves downward, and the first transmission block 25 drives the multiple fixed blocks 22 in the second transmission groove 21 to move outside the second transmission groove 21, and the first spring 24 is stretched to insert the fixed block 22 into the fixed groove 23 of the whirlwind milling cutter 14. At the same time, the fixed block 22 and the fixed groove 23 are of conical design. After the fixed block 22 is inserted into the fixing groove 23, the fixing block 22 and the fixing groove 23 are precisely fitted and fixed to prevent the cyclone milling cutter 14 from being displaced, thereby improving the cutting accuracy of the cyclone milling cutter 14. Then, the clamping plate 27 is released, and the clamping plate 27 enters the clamping groove 28 under the force of the second spring 29 to fix the second transmission block 43, thereby realizing the portable clamping installation of the cyclone milling cutter 14. At the same time, the clamping installation makes the installation of the cyclone milling cutter 14 more secure, so that the cyclone milling cutter 14 will not have the risk of loosening during the high-speed rotation processing, thereby improving the milling cutter processing. To improve the accuracy of the milling cutter, after the milling cutter is installed, the transmission ring plate 12 is then driven upward by the first electric telescopic rod 11, and the transmission ring plate 12 drives the spline shaft 13 and the cyclone milling cutter 14 to move upward, so that they enter the first transmission groove 3. At the same time, when moving, the clamping and positioning mechanism is driven to accurately fix and position the cyclone milling cutter 14 moved into the first transmission groove 3 to prevent the cyclone milling cutter 14 from loosening during processing, thereby improving the processing accuracy of the cyclone milling cutter 14. After processing for a period of time, does the cyclone milling cutter 14 need to be sharpened? At this time, the transmission ring plate 12 is driven downward by the first electric telescopic rod 11 The cyclone cutter 14 moves so that the cyclone cutter 14 enters the installation groove 2, and then the first motor 31 drives the first shaft 32 to rotate, and the first shaft 32 drives the first transmission gear ring 34 to rotate through the first gear 33, and the first transmission gear ring 34 drives the second gear 35 to rotate, and the second gear 35 drives the spline shaft 13 to rotate, and the spline shaft 13 drives the cyclone cutter 14 to rotate, so as to realize the tool change of the cyclone cutter 14. After the tool change, the transmission ring plate 12 is driven upward by the first electric telescopic rod 11 to process the new blade, thereby realizing the automatic tool change of the milling cutter.

[0042] Embodiment 3

[0043] Based on Example 2, please refer to Figure 2 and Fig. 9As shown, the milling cutter grinding mechanism includes a plurality of connecting plates 41 fixedly connected to the mounting groove 2, a first transmission shaft 42 is rotatably connected to the connecting plate 41, a second transmission block 43 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the first transmission shaft 42, a transmission pipe 44 is slidably connected to the second transmission block 43, a grinding wheel 45 is fixedly connected to one end of the transmission pipe 44, a transmission disc 46 is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the first transmission shaft 42, a second electric telescopic rod 47 fixedly connected to the transmission pipe 44 is fixedly connected to one side of the transmission disc 46, the outer surface of the first transmission shaft 42 is transmission-connected to the second transmission mechanism connected to the mounting groove 2, the second transmission mechanism is used to drive the first transmission shaft 42 to rotate, the second transmission mechanism includes a second transmission gear ring 51 rotatably connected to the mounting groove 2, and the inner surface of the second transmission gear ring 51 is meshingly connected to a plurality of third gears 5 2, a second transmission shaft 53 rotatably connected to the mounting groove 2 is fixedly sleeved in the middle of the third gear 52, a first bevel gear 54 is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the second transmission shaft 53, a second bevel gear 55 fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the first bevel gear 54 is meshedly connected to the first transmission shaft 42, an inner surface of the second transmission gear ring 51 is meshedly connected to a driving mechanism connected to the mounting groove 2, the driving mechanism is used to drive the second transmission gear ring 51 to rotate, the driving mechanism includes a second motor 56 fixedly connected to the mounting groove 2, the second motor 56 is controlled by a PLC programming program, and the second motor 56 can be controlled to rotate forward and reverse and rotate at an angle, an output end of the second motor 56 is fixedly connected to a second rotating shaft 57 through a coupling, and a fourth gear 58 meshedly connected to the second transmission gear ring 51 is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the second rotating shaft 57,

[0044] After the cyclone milling cutter 14 is changed, the second rotating shaft 57 is then driven to rotate by the second motor 56, the second rotating shaft 57 drives the second transmission ring gear 51 to rotate through the fourth gear 58, the second transmission ring gear 51 drives the third gear 52 to rotate, the third gear 52 drives the second transmission shaft 53 to rotate, the second transmission shaft 53 drives the first transmission shaft 42 to rotate through the first bevel gear 54 and the second bevel gear 55, the first transmission shaft 42 drives the transmission tube 44 to rotate through the second transmission block 43, the transmission tube 44 drives the grinding wheel 45 to rotate, and at the same time, the transmission tube 44 is driven to move through the second electric telescopic rod 47, the transmission tube 44 drives the grinding wheel 45 to move, and at the same time, the first electric telescopic rod 11 drives the transmission ring plate 12 to move up and down, thereby driving the cyclone milling cutter 14 to move up and down, so that the grinding wheel 45 can fully grind the blade of the cyclone milling cutter 14.

[0045] Embodiment 4

[0046] Based on Example 2, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 The clamping and positioning mechanism shown includes a transmission box 61 fixedly connected to the mounting plate 1, and two first transmission plates 62 are slidably connected inside the transmission box 61. An extrusion positioning plate 63 is fixedly connected to one side of the first transmission plate 62, and a first transmission bevel block 64 is fixedly connected to the other side of the first transmission plate 62. A third spring 65 fixedly connected to the first transmission bevel block 64 is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the first transmission plate 62. A second transmission plate 66 is slidably connected to the transmission box 61, and a second transmission bevel block 67 is fixedly connected to the top of the second transmission plate 66.

[0047] When the first electric telescopic rod 11 drives the transmission ring plate 12 to move upward, so that the cyclone milling cutter 14 moves into the first transmission groove 3, the cyclone milling cutter 14 drives the second transmission plate 66 to move upward, the second transmission plate 66 drives the second transmission bevel block 67 to move upward, the second transmission bevel block 67 drives the first transmission bevel block 64 to move, the first transmission plate 62 moves, the third spring 65 is compressed, and then the first transmission plate 62 drives the extrusion positioning plate 63 to move, the extrusion positioning plate 63 fixes the cyclone milling cutter 14 to prevent the cyclone milling cutter 14 from deviating when rotating at high speed, thereby greatly improving the machining accuracy of the cyclone milling cutter 14.

[0048] The working principle of the present invention is as follows: the mounting plate 1 is mounted and fixed on the processing machine tool through the connecting sleeve to realize the installation of the indexable milling cutter, and then the connecting sleeve and the mounting plate 1 are driven to rotate by the processing machine tool, and the mounting plate 1 drives the indexable milling cutter mechanism in the mounting groove 2 to rotate, and the rotating milling cutter mechanism processes the lead screw raceway of the raw material. After a period of processing, the milling cutter blade is worn. At this time, the milling cutter is automatically replaced by the indexable milling cutter, and then the processing is carried out. Then, the replaced milling cutter blade is automatically polished by the grinding mechanism, thereby realizing automatic tool change of the milling cutter during the processing of the lead screw, and at the same time realizing automatic tool sharpening of the replaced cutter without manual operation, which greatly improves the processing efficiency of the lead screw and also improves the processing efficiency of the milling cutter.

[0049] The above is a detailed description of an embodiment of the present invention, but the content is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and cannot be considered to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. All equivalent changes and improvements made within the scope of the present invention should still fall within the scope of the patent coverage of the present invention.

Claims

1. An indexable milling cutter for machining small diameter ball screw raceways, characterized in that: include: A mounting plate (1) and a mounting groove (2) provided on the mounting plate (1), wherein a first transmission groove (3) is provided on the top of the mounting plate (1); A milling cutter indexing mechanism, the milling cutter indexing mechanism being arranged in the mounting groove (2), and being used for indexing and replacing the milling cutter; A milling cutter grinding mechanism, the milling cutter grinding mechanism being arranged in the mounting groove (2), and the milling cutter grinding mechanism being used for automatically grinding the milling cutter; A clamping and positioning mechanism, the clamping and positioning mechanism being arranged on the mounting plate (1), and the clamping and positioning mechanism being used to position and fix the milling cutter; The milling cutter grinding mechanism comprises a plurality of connecting plates (41) fixedly connected to the mounting groove (2); a first transmission shaft (42) is rotatably connected to the connecting plates (41); a second transmission block (43) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the first transmission shaft (42); a transmission tube (44) is slidably connected to the second transmission block (43); a grinding wheel (45) is fixedly connected to one end of the transmission tube (44); a transmission disc (46) is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the first transmission shaft (42); a second electric telescopic rod (47) fixedly connected to the transmission tube (44) is fixedly connected to one side of the transmission disc (46); the outer surface of the first transmission shaft (42) is transmission-connected to a second transmission mechanism connected to the mounting groove (2); the second transmission mechanism is used to drive the first transmission shaft (42) to rotate.

2. The indexable milling cutter for machining a small diameter ball screw raceway according to claim 1, characterized in that: The indexing milling cutter mechanism comprises a first electric telescopic rod (11) fixedly connected to the mounting groove (2); the top of the first electric telescopic rod (11) is fixedly connected to a transmission ring plate (12) slidably connected to the mounting groove (2); the top of the transmission ring plate (12) is rotatably connected to a plurality of spline shafts (13); the outer surfaces of the spline shafts (13) are slidably connected to a cyclone milling cutter (14); a fixing mechanism connected to the cyclone milling cutter (14) is provided on the spline shaft (13); the fixing mechanism is used to fix the cyclone milling cutter (14); The outer surface of the spline shaft (13) is transmission-connected to a first transmission mechanism connected to the transmission ring plate (12), and the first transmission mechanism is used to drive the spline shaft (13) to rotate.

3. The indexable milling cutter for machining a small diameter ball screw raceway according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixing mechanism comprises a second transmission groove (21) provided on the spline shaft (13), a fixing block (22) being slidably connected in the second transmission groove (21), a fixing groove (23) being slidably connected to the fixing block (22) being provided on the inner surface of the whirlwind milling cutter (14), a first spring (24) being fixedly connected to the second transmission groove (21) through a connecting block being fixedly connected on the outer surface of the fixing block (22), a first transmission block (25) being slidably connected to the fixing block (22) being slidably connected in the second transmission groove (21), a third transmission groove (26) being provided on the top of the first transmission block (25), a clamping plate (27) being slidably connected in the third transmission groove (26), a clamping groove (28) being slidably connected to the clamping plate (27) being provided in the second transmission groove (21), and a second spring (29) being fixedly connected to the third transmission groove (26) being fixedly connected on one side of the clamping plate (27).

4. The indexable milling cutter for machining a small diameter ball screw raceway according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first transmission mechanism comprises a first motor (31) fixedly connected to a transmission ring plate (12); an output end of the first motor (31) is fixedly connected to a first rotating shaft (32) via a coupling; a first gear (33) is fixedly sleeved on an outer surface of the first rotating shaft (32); an outer surface of the first gear (33) is meshingly connected to a first transmission ring gear (34) rotatably connected to the transmission ring plate (12); and an inner surface of the first transmission ring gear (34) is meshingly connected to a second gear (35) fixedly sleeved on the spline shaft (13).

5. The indexable milling cutter for machining a small-diameter ball screw raceway according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second transmission mechanism comprises a second transmission gear ring (51) rotatably connected to the mounting groove (2); the inner surface of the second transmission gear ring (51) is meshingly connected to a plurality of third gears (52); a second transmission shaft (53) rotatably connected to the mounting groove (2) is fixedly sleeved in the middle of the third gear (52); a first bevel gear (54) is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the second transmission shaft (53); the outer surface of the first bevel gear (54) is meshingly connected to a second bevel gear (55) fixedly sleeved to the first transmission shaft (42); the inner surface of the second transmission gear ring (51) is meshingly connected to a driving mechanism connected to the mounting groove (2); the driving mechanism is used to drive the second transmission gear ring (51) to rotate.

6. The indexable milling cutter for machining a small diameter ball screw raceway according to claim 5, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises a second motor (56) fixedly connected to the mounting groove (2); an output end of the second motor (56) is fixedly connected to a second rotating shaft (57) via a coupling; and an outer surface of the second rotating shaft (57) is fixedly sleeved with a fourth gear (58) meshingly connected to the second transmission gear ring (51).

7. The indexable milling cutter for machining a small diameter ball screw raceway according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping and positioning mechanism comprises a transmission box (61) fixedly connected to the mounting plate (1), two first transmission plates (62) being slidably connected inside the transmission box (61), a pressing and positioning plate (63) being fixedly connected to one side of the first transmission plate (62), a first transmission bevel block (64) being fixedly connected to the other side of the first transmission plate (62), a third spring (65) fixedly connected to the first transmission bevel block (64) being fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the first transmission plate (62), a second transmission plate (66) being slidably connected to the transmission box (61), and a second transmission bevel block (67) being fixedly connected to the top of the second transmission plate (66).

8. The indexable milling cutter for machining a small-diameter ball screw raceway according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first transmission bevel block (664) and the second transmission bevel block (66) have bevel angles on opposite sides.

9. The indexable milling cutter for machining a small-diameter ball screw raceway according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting sleeve is fixedly connected to one side of the mounting plate (1).

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