The invention relates to a five-axis NC (
numerical control) milling method for the internal surfaces of bent pipes, particularly relates to a method for
machining the internal surfaces of bent pipes by using a five-axis NC milling
machine, belonging to the field of NC
processing. The method is implemented based on UG
software, and used for
machining the internal surfaces of bent
pipe components by using five-axis NC
machining equipment and lengthened ball cutters. The method comprises the following steps that: before the internal surfaces of bent
pipe components are machined, the operations of carrying out division on
processing regions, carrying out planning on cutter paths, and carrying out interference
processing on cutter shafts and workpieces are performed; a clamping and positioning operation is performed on processed bent
pipe components; and the
cutting operation of the cutter in the process of machining is performed along the circumferential directions of the internal surfaces of bent pipes so as to always guarantee that the
central line of the bent pipe passes through the circle center of an end of the bent pipe. The method disclosed by the invention is stable in
cutting state, good in surface quality, and high in efficiency, and breaks through the limitation that special equipment is necessary to be used. By using the method disclosed by the invention, the
interference problem existing in processing the internal surfaces of bent pipes is solved, and the
cutting impact load is effectively reduced, therefore, the method is suitable to be used for machining bent pipe components with a large
diameter ratio and a large angle of bending.