Inclining Rotary Table Layout for Parallelism Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

In existing inclining and rotating table apparatuses, position adjustments to ensure parallelism between the rotating table and the machine tool surface require separate adjustment operations for the driving force transmission mechanism, leading to changes in the connection state and potential damage due to excessive load on the inclination drive motor and transmission mechanism.

Innovation Solution

The inclining and rotating table apparatus includes a position adjusting mechanism that allows the inclination frame to be adjusted vertically, with the rotation drive motor supported on the driven shaft via the inclination frame, maintaining a constant connection state between the motor and the driving force transmission mechanism, eliminating the need for separate adjustments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the rotation drive motor is fixedly provided on the base frame, then the motor position is stable, but the connection state between the motor and driving force transmission mechanism changes with inclination frame swinging, causing control problems and potential damage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemotor position stabilityVSAvoidconnection state reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The rotation drive motor is mounted on the inclination frame rather than being fixed to the base frame, allowing the motor to move dynamically with the inclination frame. This dynamic mounting ensures that the motor maintains a constant relative position to the driving force transmission mechanism throughout the swinging motion, preventing connection state changes and eliminating the need for separate adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Manufacturing precision

If position adjustment is performed on the inclination frame, then parallelism accuracy is improved, but separate adjustment operations are required for the driving force transmission mechanism

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparallelism accuracyVSAvoidadjustment operation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The rotation drive motor is integrated with the inclination frame mounting structure, merging the motor positioning function with the inclination adjustment function. This integration ensures that when the inclination frame position is adjusted for parallelism, the motor moves together with the frame, maintaining its connection state to the transmission mechanism without requiring separate adjustment operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the driving force transmission mechanism is provided on the inclination frame, then the mechanism moves with the frame, but the connection state changes causing excessive load on the inclination drive motor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemechanism adaptability to inclination motionVSAvoidload on inclination drive motor
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSForce

Solution Approach 1:

The rotation drive motor acts as an intermediary between the inclination frame motion and the driving force transmission mechanism. By mounting the motor on the inclination frame, it serves as a moving reference point that maintains constant relative positioning to the transmission mechanism, mediating the forces and preventing excessive load transmission to the inclination drive motor.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11318570B2Inclining and rotating table apparatus
Publication Date: 2022.05.03 TSUDAKOMA KOGYO KK
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AI summary

An inclining and rotating table apparatus includes a position adjusting mechanism for adjusting a position of an inclination frame with respect to a driven shaft at least in a vertical direction and provided between the driven shaft and the inclination frame, in which the driven shaft is formed in a hollow shape such that at least a part of a rotation drive motor is disposed therein, and has an attachment portion to which the inclination frame is attached and which extends in a radial direction and allows attachment of the rotation drive motor to the inclination frame, and the rotation drive motor is supported on the driven shaft via the inclination frame.