Multi-Edge Tool Clamping Guide for Precise Post-Weld Finishing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for post-weld surface finishing with multi-edge tools are inefficient, requiring skilled personnel and additional tools for setup and maintenance, and fail to maintain precise tolerances, especially when using standard hydraulic machines for cutting or grinding.
Innovation Solution
A multi-edge tool clamping kit composed of steel angle brackets and a stainless steel guide, allowing for quick assembly and precise movement of a multi-edge cutting tool on a hydraulic machine, enabling machining of various weld shapes and sizes without skilled operators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing clamping systems are used for multi-edge tools, then the tool can be held in the machine, but the setup requires additional tools and aids, increases complexity, and requires skilled personnel
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping system is divided into separate modular components: a clamping device with clamping elements, a support device with support elements, and a multi-edge tool. Each component can be independently manufactured and assembled, simplifying the overall system and reducing setup complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping and support devices are designed as universal fixtures that can accommodate multiple types of multi-edge tools with different numbers of cutting edges. The standardized interface allows the same clamping system to be used across different machine tools and tool configurations.
2Reliability
If existing clamping systems are used for multi-edge tools, then the tool can be clamped, but it requires skilled personnel for operation and maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping and support devices are designed to be self-aligning and self-adjusting. The clamping elements and support elements automatically position themselves relative to the tool edges, eliminating the need for skilled alignment procedures. Operators can quickly set up the tool by simply engaging the clamping mechanism.
3Manufacturing precision
If existing clamping systems are used for multi-edge tools, then the tool can be held, but precise tolerances cannot be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The support device provides localized support at specific points along the tool edges through multiple support elements. Each support element is positioned to maintain precise tolerances at critical locations, ensuring accurate tool positioning without requiring complex overall positioning mechanisms.
4Reliability
If additional tools and aids are used for mounting, then the tool can be properly mounted, but the setup time increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping device and support device are merged into an integrated fixture system that performs both clamping and positioning functions simultaneously. This eliminates the need for separate mounting tools and aids, reducing setup time while maintaining mounting accuracy.
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AI summary
The object of the invention is a multi-edge tool clamping kit for post-weld surface finishing, the use of a multi-edge tool clamping kit for post-weld surface finishing and a method of manufacturing a multi-edge tool clamping kit for post-weld surface finishing. The multi-edge tool clamping kit for post-weld surfaces finishing consists of three main structural elements: a left hand unequal-edged steel angle (2), a right hand unequal-edged steel angle (6) and a guide (7) for a stainless steel cutting tool (5) fixed on a stationary table top of a hydraulic machine. The method of manufacturing a kit for clamping a multi-edge tool for post-weld surfaces finishing involves several unit processes such as welding, cutting, milling, drilling, threading for the preparation of the structural elements of the kit consisting of the manufacture of a left-hand unequal-edged steel angle bar (2), a right-hand unequal-edged steel angle bar (6) and a guide (7) for a stainless steel cutting tool (5) with a slot for precise guidance of the tool. The use of a multi-edge tool clamping kit for post-weld surface finishing, confirms the effectiveness of the mounting of the tool clamping kit for removing the weld face allowance from specimens welded according to different welding methods (MMA, MIG/MAG, TIG) of the material (5), with different steel grades treated, i.e. unalloyed structural steel 1050 (S235JR), stainless steel 1.3964 and aluminium alloy 7020 (PA47).