Multi-Spindle Combined Machine Layout for Chip-Isolated Machining
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional combined processing machines suffer from reduced processing accuracy due to shavings and chips scattering between turrets and tools, affecting adjacent workpieces and tools during machining.
Innovation Solution
The combined processing machine incorporates two separation shutters to partition the work cavities, ensuring independent operation of each spindle and turret device, thereby preventing interference from adjacent processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple workpiece main spindles and turrets are arranged in a shared cavity to perform multiple operations, then productivity is improved, but shavings and chips scatter between processing zones causing reduced manufacturing precision
Solution Approach 1:
The shared cavity is divided into multiple independent processing zones using partition walls. Each workpiece main spindle device and its associated turret device are assigned to separate zones, preventing shavings and chips from scattering between processing areas while maintaining the ability to perform multiple operations simultaneously, thus resolving the contradiction between productivity and manufacturing precision
2Adaptability or versatility
If a tool main spindle device is positioned between turrets to enable tool exchange, then adaptability is improved, but the device becomes vulnerable to contamination from adjacent processing operations
Solution Approach 1:
The partition walls create isolated processing zones that protect the tool main spindle device positioned between turrets from contamination by shavings and chips generated in adjacent zones. This segmentation allows the tool exchange function to operate independently without being affected by harmful factors from other processing operations, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and protection from harmful factors
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AI summary
There is provided a combined processing machine including: a first workpiece main spindle device and a second workpiece main spindle device including a main spindle stand configured to rotatably hold a main spindle about an axis; a first turret device and a second turret device including a turret configured to attach multiple turret tools disposed above the first workpiece main spindle device and the second workpiece main spindle device; a tool main spindle device disposed between the first turret device and the second turret device and including a main spindle head configured to exchangeably and rotatably hold a main spindle head tool; and two separation shutters configured to partition between the first turret device and the second turret device, on both sides of the tool main spindle device in a width direction.