Universal Fixture Machine Tool Integrating Work Fixtures
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Solution Overview
Problem
The machining industry faces challenges in efficiently machining special-shaped parts due to the separate specialization of machine tool machining equipment and work fixtures, leading to delayed service as enterprises need to design and manufacture work fixtures independently, which can take several months.
Innovation Solution
A universal fixture based machine tool integrates various work fixtures with the machine tool, featuring a three-axis linkage numerically-controlled machine tool body, multifunctional countertop, fixture integration platform, split bench vise, and flexible fixture element, allowing for 9-axis movement and rotation, enabling rapid assembly and recycling of work fixtures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If machine tool machining equipment and work fixtures are separately specialized, then each can be optimized for its specific function, but the overall service time is delayed due to independent design and manufacturing of work fixtures taking 2-3 months or even half a year
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the machine tool machining equipment and work fixtures into an integrated system. The work fixture is combined with the machine tool body to form a unified structure, eliminating the need for separate design and manufacturing of work fixtures. This integration allows the machine tool to perform multiple machining functions directly, reducing service time from months to a much shorter period while maintaining functional optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated work fixture is designed with multi-functionality to perform various machining operations including milling, drilling, boring, and tapping. By incorporating multiple functional elements within a single integrated structure, the system can handle different workpiece types and operations without requiring separate specialized fixtures, thus optimizing functionality while reducing overall service time.
2Adaptability or versatility
If work fixtures are designed and manufactured independently after purchasing machine tool equipment, then customization for specific machining needs is achieved, but the process takes 2-3 months sometimes or even half a year, resulting in delayed service
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the machine tool body and work fixture into a single integrated unit, eliminating the sequential process of purchasing equipment first and then designing fixtures separately. The integrated design allows customization to be built into the machine tool itself during manufacturing, maintaining adaptability for specific machining needs while drastically reducing the time from equipment acquisition to operational service.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated work fixture is designed with pre-configured functional elements and adjustable components that are prepared during machine tool manufacturing. This preliminary action allows the fixture to be ready for immediate use upon equipment delivery, eliminating the need for post-purchase design and manufacturing phases while maintaining customization capability through adjustable and reconfigurable elements.
3Manufacturing precision
If traditional separate machine tool and work fixture system is used, then each component can be independently optimized, but the assembly and reconfiguration time is lengthy
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the machine tool and work fixture into an integrated system, the patent eliminates the need for assembly between separate components. The integrated structure is manufactured as a unified piece with built-in functional elements, eliminating assembly time entirely while maintaining the optimization benefits of specialized components through integrated design of milling, drilling, boring, and tapping functions within the single structure.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a universal fixture based machine tool used in the machining industry. The tool includes a numerically controlled machine tool body, a multifunctional machine tool countertop, a first fixture pallet, a second fixture pallet, a fixture integration platform, a split bench vise, and a flexible fixture element. The multifunctional machine tool countertop, the first fixture pallet and the second fixture pallet are all made of perforated foundation plates. The numerically controlled machine tool body can achieve a three-axis linkage machining function of X-, Y-, and Z-coordinate moving axes. The fixture integration platform can achieve a rotary machining function of three rotation axes A, B, and C of the universal fixture based machine tool. The flexible fixture element can have various combinations and changes, so that the universal fixture based machine tool has a machining function of three increment axes U, V, and W.