Deburring Tool Bracket With Centering Tilt Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing deburring tools face difficulties in tilting the spindle body when a moment load is relatively small, making it challenging to reduce the load required for tilting.

Innovation Solution

A tool bracket design that includes a housing with a cylinder chamber, a piston urged by compressible fluid, and a tilting body that can be tilted integrally with the spindle body, allowing the piston to press the tilting body and reduce the tilting load.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a piston is used to press the spindle body toward the distal end, then the spindle body can be tilted, but the moment load makes it difficult to move the piston and reduces tilting efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetilting easeVSAvoidtilting load
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSForce

Solution Approach 1:

A tilting body with a centering portion is introduced as an intermediary between the piston and the spindle body. The centering portion presses the piston with the cylinder axis as an action line, mediating the force transmission and enabling the spindle body to tilt even under small moment loads.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system is segmented into distinct functional components: the piston for linear motion, the tilting body with centering portion for force transmission and tilting action, and the spindle body for rotation. This segmentation allows each component to optimize its function, with the tilting body acting as a force amplifier.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If the spindle body is tilted against moment load, then deburring can be performed, but the piston movement becomes difficult and requires excessive force

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedeburring efficiencyVSAvoidpiston load
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSForce

Solution Approach 1:

The tilting body serves as a mechanical intermediary that transforms the linear piston motion into rotational tilting motion of the spindle body, reducing the direct force requirement on the piston while maintaining deburring effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from a static force application to a dynamic tilting mechanism. The tilting body enables the spindle body to dynamically adjust its angle while the piston provides continuous linear urging force, optimizing the balance between force application and tilting motion.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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

Enables the spindle body to be tilted even under small moment loads, improving the efficiency and ease of deburring operations.

Implementation Method 1

a piston configured to be urged by compressible fluid toward distal end to reciprocate in the cylinder chamber

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFluid pressure: Pressure Increase

Implementation Method 2

the centering portion configured to press the piston with the cylinder axis as an action line when the tilt axis is tilted from the cylinder axis

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMechanical force: Mechanical Force

Data Source

PatentEP4494789A1Tool bracket, deburring tool with tool bracket, and deburring method
Publication Date: 2025.01.22 SUGINO MACHINE
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AI summary

Provided is a tool bracket capable of tilting a spindle body even when a moment load acting on the spindle body is relatively small. A tool bracket (13) includes: a housing (15) including a cylinder chamber (15a) extending along a cylinder axis (2); a piston (21) urged by compressible fluid toward distal end to reciprocate in the cylinder chamber (15a) and having an action portion (21d) disposed at distal end; and a tilting body (17) having a tilt axis (3) and disposed in the cylinder chamber (15a) in a tiltable manner with respect to the cylinder axis (2), and includes a centering portion (17a) disposed at basal end to abut the action portion (21d), the centering portion (17a) presses the piston (21) with the cylinder axis (2) as an action line when the tilt axis (3) is tilted from the cylinder axis (2).