Integrally Formed Machine Tool Support Platform and Tool Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional machine tools suffer from reduced rigidity due to the separation of the base and workpiece positioning device in the Y-axis direction, leading to distortion and oscillation during cutting processes.
Innovation Solution
The support platform and tool support are integrally formed and connected, with a box-shaped tool support and inclined exhaust passages to enhance rigidity and efficiently discharge dust and coolant, while maintaining the ability to rotate the workpiece for arbitrary cutting angles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the base and workpiece positioning device are separated in the Y-axis direction, then the machine tool can accommodate the workpiece positioning device, but the overall length increases and rigidity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The support platform and tool support are merged into a single integrally formed structure, eliminating the gap between them and shortening the overall length in the Y-axis direction while maintaining rigidity
2Ease of manufacture
If the support platform and tool support are separated, then each component can be designed independently, but the overall length increases and rigidity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The support platform and tool support are combined into an integrally formed structure that maintains manufacturing simplicity while improving rigidity and shortening the overall length
3Strength
If the machine tool length is shortened by integrating the support platform and tool support, then rigidity improves, but dust and coolant discharge becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The exhaust passage is designed to extend in the X-axis direction (horizontal dimension) rather than vertically, allowing dust and coolant to be discharged through the side surface of the integrally formed structure without increasing the Y-axis length
Solution Approach 2:
The exhaust passage acts as an intermediary channel that collects dust and coolant from the cutting area and transports them to the exhaust port, efficiently removing harmful factors despite the compact integrated structure
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AI summary
A machine tool that can improve rigidity of the entire machine is provided. A support platform and a tool support are integrally formed and arranged adjacent to each other, allowing the entire length of the machine tool to be shortened and the rigidity to be enhanced. Chips of a workpiece and coolant occurred at cutting of a workpiece move through a front inclined plane, a right inclined plane, a left inclined plane and an exhaust passage to be discharged from an exhaust port. This can surely dispose of the chips and the like.