Angled Clamping of Disc Blanks to Prevent Coolant Buildup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for producing disk-shaped or annular disk-shaped components, such as train wheels, face challenges due to machining-related material and cooling liquid accumulation, which affects the machining process and cooling efficiency when the blank is clamped with its central axis vertical.
Innovation Solution
The method involves clamping the blank at an angle to the vertical axis during machining, preventing material and cooling liquid accumulation, and using a machining center with a clamping device and machining tool to perform mechanical machining based on the final geometry, allowing for improved process monitoring and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the blank is clamped with its central axis vertical during machining, then the machining process is stable and easy to control, but machining-related material and cooling liquid accumulate on the blank, negatively affecting the machining process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional clamping orientation by positioning the blank's central axis horizontally rather than vertically. This inversion prevents material and cooling liquid accumulation while maintaining machining stability, directly resolving the technical contradiction between ease of operation and harmful factors.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the orientation parameter of the blank during machining from vertical to horizontal positioning. This parameter change eliminates the accumulation problem while preserving machining controllability, addressing the contradiction between operational ease and harmful factors.
2Ease of manufacture
If the blank is clamped with its central axis vertical during machining, then the setup is simple, but cooling efficiency decreases due to material and cooling liquid accumulation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional clamping orientation from vertical to horizontal positioning. This inversion improves cooling efficiency by preventing material and cooling liquid accumulation, while the clamping device maintains setup simplicity through its design adapted to horizontal positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the orientation parameter of the blank from vertical to horizontal during machining. This parameter change enhances cooling efficiency by eliminating accumulation, while the clamping device is configured to maintain ease of manufacture through its horizontal positioning capability.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the blank is clamped horizontally during machining, then material and cooling liquid accumulation is prevented, but the clamping device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional clamping orientation to horizontal positioning, which prevents material and cooling liquid accumulation. The clamping device is designed with horizontal positioning capability that, while slightly more complex than vertical clamping, remains manageable through standardized components and configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the orientation parameter from vertical to horizontal, which eliminates accumulation issues. The clamping device complexity increase is mitigated by using adjustable and reconfigurable components that can accommodate horizontal positioning without requiring entirely new device architectures.
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AI summary
A method for producing at least one disk-shaped or annular disk-shaped component, in particular a disk-shaped or annular disk-shaped wheel, that includes providing at least one blank which has a central axis and is to be machined mechanically, in particular by cutting; arranging or damping the blank in at least one clamping situation in which the central axis of the blank is at an angle to a vertical axis; mechanically machining the clamped blank, in particular by cutting, to produce the disk-shaped or annular disk-shaped component.