Section Member Drilling Machine Precision Guide System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing section member drilling and milling machines require substantial effort and time for horizontal movement due to their large weight, and the tools lack precision for vertical operations, making it difficult to engrave symbols or markings on the section members.

Innovation Solution

A section member drilling or milling machine with a support system that includes precision vertical and horizontal guides, driven by motors connected to numerical control units, allowing controlled high-speed movement in both vertical and horizontal planes, enabling precise machining operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the support assembly has large weight to ensure stability, then the drilling or milling unit can be controllably driven along guides, but the sliding movement on horizontal guides requires substantial effort and large time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedrilling precisionVSAvoidsliding movement speed
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The support assembly is divided into a movable support (4) and a stationary machine bed (2). The movable support carries the drilling or milling unit and can be selectively positioned along the longitudinal guide, while the machine bed remains fixed. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both mobility for positioning and stability for precision operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If the support assembly has large weight to ensure stability, then the drilling or milling unit can be controllably driven along guides, but substantial effort is required for sliding movement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedrilling precisionVSAvoideffort for sliding movement
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSForce

Solution Approach 1:

The support assembly is divided into a movable support (4) and a stationary machine bed (2). The movable support carries the drilling or milling unit and can be selectively positioned along the longitudinal guide, while the machine bed remains fixed. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both mobility for positioning and stability for precision operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If the support assembly has large weight, then stability is improved, but drilling or milling tool precision is not always satisfactory

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesupport stabilityVSAvoiddrilling tool precision
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The support assembly is divided into a movable support (4) and a stationary machine bed (2). The movable support carries the drilling or milling unit and can be selectively positioned along the longitudinal guide, while the machine bed remains fixed. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both mobility for positioning and stability for precision operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses precision vertical guides (8) and precision horizontal guides (10) at critical locations to ensure high positioning accuracy. The movable support (4) is equipped with these precision guides to control its movement, while the machine bed (2) provides a stable base. This local application of high-precision components ensures accurate drilling or milling operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

4Ease of manufacture

If the machine uses conventional guides and support structure, then basic drilling function is achieved, but it is not possible to engrave symbols or markings on the section member body

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebasic drilling functionVSAvoidengraving capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The movable support (4) is designed to carry different tools or tool assemblies, allowing it to perform multiple functions including drilling, milling, and engraving operations. The precision positioning system with vertical guides (8) and horizontal guides (10) enables the tool to accurately position and execute various machining tasks on the section member.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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 machine achieves efficient and precise drilling and milling with reduced effort, allowing for accurate engravings on section members, such as trademarks or alphanumeric markings.

Implementation Method 1

The platform 9 is operatively connected to a precision screw 20, driven by a controllable motor 22... the carriage 11, controllably slidably supported along said precision horizontal guides 10, being operatively connected to a precision screw 23, driven by a further controllable motor 24

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectScrew mechanism: Screw

Data Source

PatentEP2644317B1Section member drilling or milling machine
Publication Date: 2018.11.21 FICEP
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AI summary

A section member drilling or milling machine comprises a machine bed (2) for supporting a workpiece (P) to be drilled, the machine bed including guides (3) for controllably sliding thereon a support (4)comprising precision vertical guides (8) thereon a platform is engaged, the platform comprising parallel horizontal guides (10) slidably supporting a carriage (11), in turn supporting a cantilever arm (5), including a driving motor for controllably driving a drilling and milling tool along parallel guides of the cantilever arm (5).