Cantilever Spindle Tower in Annular Tool Magazine Shelf
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing circular, annular tool magazine shelves with tower construction are cost-intensive due to two-sided mounting of the spindle tower, requiring high precision and complex assembly, which increases manufacturing costs and accessibility issues.
Innovation Solution
A monolithically constructed, circular tool magazine shelf with a cantilever mounting of the spindle tower over a one-piece polymer concrete foundation, eliminating the need for two-sided mounting and allowing for self-standing, cost-effective assembly with reduced precision demands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If two-sided mounting of the spindle tower is used, then stability and precision are improved, but manufacturing cost and assembly complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the counter-mounting structure from the foundation, eliminating the need for two-sided mounting. The spindle tower is mounted only on one side using a cantilever structure, removing the complex upper counter-mounting while maintaining stability through the monolithic foundation design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the foundation and spindle tower into a more integrated structure. The monolithically constructed foundation is designed to directly support the cantilever-mounted spindle tower, combining what were previously separate mounting operations into a unified assembly process.
2Reliability
If two-sided mounting of the spindle tower is used, then reliability is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the expensive upper counter-mounting structure from the foundation, eliminating the need for precision machining on both sides of the foundation. This extraction of the redundant mounting structure directly reduces manufacturing costs while the monolithic foundation design maintains the necessary reliability.
3Manufacturing precision
If two-sided mounting of the spindle tower is used, then precision requirements are met, but accessibility and assembly difficulty worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the upper counter-mounting structure, eliminating the accessibility problems associated with working from above. The cantilever mounting allows all assembly operations to be performed from one side, greatly improving worker accessibility and ease of assembly.
Data Source
AI summary
An embodiment of a circular, annular tool magazine shelf of a tower construction, comprises a base frame adapted for receiving a tool shelf which has a plurality of immovable tool deposit plates, arranged in vertical succession and in a circular ring, adapted for machining one or more tools, and a power-driven tool handling system adapted for transporting tools between the tool magazine shelf and a machine-side pick-up tool magazine store. The magazine shelf also comprises a spindle tower which is mounted rotatably about a vertical rotation shaft being arranged in a circle center-point of one or more tool deposit plates, wherein the base frame includes a monolithically constructed, plate-shaped foundation in which the rotation shaft is mounted overhanging freely by way of a mounting arrangement.