Cooling Manifold Assembly for Multi-Angle Cutting Fluid Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cutting fluid delivery systems in machining applications often struggle to efficiently deliver cutting fluids to multiple positions around the central rotational axis of a workpiece, leading to inadequate cooling and chip removal.
Innovation Solution
The cooling manifold assembly includes a manifold body with a coupling that attaches to a non-movable portion of a device holding and rotating a workpiece. It features a first inlet fluidly coupled to a first channel and a plurality of first outlets that direct cutting fluid at various positions around the central rotational axis at specific discharge angles, ensuring effective fluid distribution and chip removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional flexible coolant pipes are used to deliver cutting fluid, then the system is simple and easy to install, but the cutting fluid cannot be efficiently delivered to multiple positions around the central rotational axis
Solution Approach 1:
The manifold body is divided into multiple outlet ports positioned at different locations around the central rotational axis, with each outlet serving a specific zone. This segmentation allows cutting fluid to be delivered to multiple positions simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between coverage area and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The manifold assembly extends radially around the central rotational axis, adding a circumferential dimension to the fluid delivery system. This multi-dimensional arrangement enables cutting fluid to reach multiple positions around the workpiece, transforming a single-point delivery system into a distributed multi-point system.
2Temperature
If cutting fluid is delivered to cool the cutting area, then cooling efficiency improves, but chip removal effectiveness deteriorates without proper fluid direction
Solution Approach 1:
Different outlet ports on the manifold are positioned to serve different local zones: some outlets direct cutting fluid toward the cutting area for cooling, while others direct fluid toward chip evacuation paths. This localized functional differentiation simultaneously achieves cooling and chip removal without compromise.
Solution Approach 2:
The manifold assembly uses the harmful chips as a guide to position outlets strategically - outlets are arranged to direct cutting fluid along paths that exploit gravity and chip flow direction to evacuate chips away from the cutting area and guide bushing, converting the chip generation process into a self-cleaning mechanism.
3Quantity of substance
If the manifold body surrounds the entire central rotational axis, then complete coverage is achieved, but the profile becomes larger than the cutting tool
Solution Approach 1:
The manifold body provides partial circumferential coverage rather than complete 360-degree enclosure, positioning outlets strategically at the most critical zones for cooling and chip evacuation. This partial coverage approach achieves sufficient cooling effectiveness while maintaining a compact profile that fits within the cutting tool dimensions.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The cooling manifold assembly effectively delivers cutting fluid to multiple positions around the workpiece, enhancing cooling efficiency and chip removal, thereby improving machining operations and preventing equipment fouling.
Implementation Method 1
cutting fluid is delivered during cutting operations to cool the cutting area
Implementation Method 2
the plurality of first outlets are configured to direct the cutting fluid at a plurality of positions around the central rotational axis at one or a plurality of discharge angles such that the cutting fluid contacts the workpiece and is transmitted away from the guide bushing or collet of the device
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AI summary
A cooling manifold assembly configured to deliver cutting fluid includes a manifold body with a coupling for fastening the manifold body to a non-movable portion of a device configured to hold and rotate a workpiece around a central rotational axis of a guide bushing or collet of the device, where the manifold body surrounds at least a portion of the central rotational axis. A first inlet is fluidly coupled to a first channel defined in the manifold body, and a plurality of first outlets of the manifold body are fluidly coupled to the first inlet such that the plurality of first outlets are configured to direct the cutting fluid at a plurality of positions around the central rotational axis at one or a plurality of discharge angles such that the cutting fluid contacts the workpiece and is transmitted away from the guide bushing or collet of the device.