Machining Tool Slide Balancing via Opposing Auxiliary Motion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing machining tools require a large number of components to compensate for imbalance and centrifugal forces when the working slide is displaced, leading to a complex construction.
Innovation Solution
A tool design where the auxiliary slide and compensating pendulum are connected via pivotable coupling devices, allowing the working slide and auxiliary slide to move in opposite directions relative to the axis of rotation, simplifying the construction and balancing centrifugal forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional coupling devices are used to compensate for imbalance when the working slide is displaced, then the imbalance is compensated, but the device complexity increases due to requiring a relatively large number of components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functions of imbalance compensation and centrifugal force compensation into a single integrated mechanism. The auxiliary slide and compensating pendulum work together through pivotable coupling devices to achieve both compensation functions simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate complex coupling devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The compensating pendulum serves multiple functions: it compensates for imbalance when the working slide is displaced and simultaneously compensates for centrifugal forces during tool rotation. This multi-functional design reduces the overall number of components needed in the system.
2Reliability
If multiple separate coupling devices are used to compensate for both imbalance and centrifugal forces, then both forces are compensated, but the construction becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the compensation mechanisms for imbalance and centrifugal forces into a single integrated system. The auxiliary slide connects to both the working slide and compensating pendulum through pivotable coupling devices, allowing one mechanism to handle both compensation functions that would traditionally require separate devices.
3Manufacturing precision
If the working slide is displaced to adjust the contour on the workpiece, then the machining precision is improved, but an imbalance occurs that requires additional components to compensate
Solution Approach 1:
The auxiliary slide acts as a counterweight mechanism that moves in opposition to the working slide displacement. When the working slide is displaced to adjust the contour, the auxiliary slide moves in the opposite direction through the pivotable coupling devices, automatically compensating for the resulting imbalance and centrifugal forces without requiring additional complex components.
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
This configuration effectively compensates for imbalance and centrifugal forces, resulting in a simpler and more balanced tool structure, ensuring precise machining operations.
Implementation Method 1
the working slide and the auxiliary slide are displaced in opposite directions with respect to the axis of rotation of the tool... ensures that the centrifugal force is compensated
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AI summary
The invention relates to a tool (1) for processing work pieces having a rotation axis (5), a main body (3), at least one operating slide (7) bearing a processing element and which can be slid with respect to the main body (3), at least one other slide which can be slid with respect to the main body (3), at least one balancing pendulum (37) which can pivot with respect to the main body (3), a first coupling device (23) connecting the operating slide (7) and the other slide and which is hinged in a pivoting manner to the operating slide (7) and to the other slide, and a second coupling device (27) connecting the first coupling device (23) and the balancing pendulum (37). The tool (1) is characterized in that the other slide is designed as an auxiliary slide (15), the second coupling device (27) is hinged to the first coupling device (23) in a pivoting manner at a hinge point (29) and in that the second coupling device (27) is mounted in a pivoting manner around the rotation axis (5) of the tool (1), wherein the auxiliary slide (19) is, in the case of a displacement of the operating slide (7), displaced in the opposite direction relative to the rotation axis (5) of the tool (1).