Annular Table Honing Machine Base Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional honing machines require laborious alignment and precise positioning of machining units relative to the annular table, increasing assembly complexity and production effort.
Innovation Solution
The design of an annular-table honing machine where the machine base carries the weight of the annular table, allowing independent assembly and alignment of the annular table and upper machine part, with a common base reference area facilitating vertical alignment and reducing the need for complex radial alignment procedures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the annular table is firmly connected to the column to support its weight, then the structural stability is improved, but the alignment precision in radial direction deteriorates due to assembly tolerances
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two independently assembleable parts: the upper machine part with the column and the annular table, both mounted on the machine base. This segmentation allows each part to be pre-assembled and aligned independently, eliminating the need for complex field alignment while maintaining structural stability through their shared mounting on the rigid machine base.
2Device complexity
If the annular table and upper machine part are assembled independently on the machine base, then the assembly complexity is reduced, but the positioning precision between components deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The machine base provides self-aligning mounting surfaces with reference planes and positioning elements (such as locating pins or precision machined surfaces) that automatically ensure correct relative positioning when the annular table and upper machine part are mounted. This eliminates the need for complex external alignment procedures while maintaining high positioning precision.
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AI summary
A honing machine comprises a machining unit for honing equipped with a tool spindle. It includes a machine base with an upper side and an upper machine part with an underside. The upper machine part has a vertical column, which has on its outer surface in an upper column region devices for receiving the machining unit that is equipped with a tool spindle. The machine further comprises an annular table with an underside, the annular table being arranged around the column in a lower column region and having a device carrier, which is rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation, for receiving at least one workpiece receiving device. The annular table and the upper machine part are respectively arranged with their underside on the upper side of the machine base and are mounted fixedly in place on the machine base.