B23B2250/04

Balancing device for a bar loading magazine

A balancing device for a bar loading magazine for guiding material bars on a turning machine, includes at least one mass body that can be repeatedly positioned in relation to a guiding unit that allows a rotation of an introduced material bar about a rotary axis. The mass body is, after each completed positioning, in a connection with the guiding unit and/or the material bar, so that the mass body rotates, during the rotation of an introduced material bar, together with the material bar at the same angular speed about the rotary axis. At least one positioning unit is designed to bring the mass body into a starting position in relation to the guiding unit, to detect during rotation any required repositioning because of an imbalance, and to reposition in each case the mass body in response to the detection of any required repositioning in relation to the guiding unit.

SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF MACHINING PIPES AND/OR PIPE FLANGES
20180056408 · 2018-03-01 ·

In one example, a pipe machining apparatus is provided and includes a frame, a tool carrier coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, a first machining apparatus including a first tool support and a first tool supported by the first tool support and a second machining apparatus including a bridge member, a second tool support supported by the bridge member, and a second tool supported by the second tool support. The first tool is configured to perform a first machining operation and the second tool is configured to perform a second machining operation different than the first machining operation. The first machining apparatus and the second machining apparatus are interchangeably couplable to and rotatable with the tool carrier.

Vibration-proof structure of rotating body

Provided is a vibration-proof structure capable of more effectively reducing rotational vibration of a rotating body during a cutting operation. According to a configuration of the structure, inside a main body of the rotating body, there are provided a plurality of shaft members arranged along a longitudinal direction of a rotation axis of the rotating body and at least one layer of multiple tubular members fitted over the shaft members and arranged coaxially with the rotation axis along the longitudinal direction of this rotation axis; and a boundary position between the shaft members adjacent each other in the longitudinal direction and a boundary position between the tubular members adjacent each other in the longitudinal direction are set as different positions along the longitudinal direction.

TOOL INCLUDING DUMMY CHIP
20180015553 · 2018-01-18 ·

A rotating tool includes a tool body having an axis of rotation and a first recess for receiving an ID chip having a first mass and a first exterior geometry. The tool includes a dummy chip receivable in the first recess and the tool is rotationally balanced with the dummy chip in the first recess, wherein after balancing the dummy chip is removed and the ID chip is insertable in the first recess.

Automatic balancing device for boring heads
09868158 · 2018-01-16 · ·

A boring head includes a housing having a first end configured to be coupled to a machine tool and a second end positioned opposite from the first end with the housing defining a central passageway. The boring head also includes a diameter adjustment mechanism comprising a sliding holder received by the housing and movable relative to the housing with the sliding holder configured to be coupled to a cutting insert and a balancing mechanism having a balancing mass. The balancing mechanism is configured to move the balancing mass when the sliding holder is moved. The balancing mass is aligned with the sliding holder in a direction extending about perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the housing.

ROTARY CUTTING TOOL WITH INTERNAL BALANCING FEATURE
20170197258 · 2017-07-13 ·

A rotary cutting tool has a central, longitudinal axis. One or more internal balancing features are disposed within a cavity of the rotary cutting tool. Each internal balancing feature includes a balancing mass suspended within the cavity by a spring-like element, and an adjusting screw for effecting radial movement of the balancing mass. Each internal balancing feature can be integrally-formed with the rotary cutting tool using a 3-D printing technique. The rotary cutting tool can be any rotary cutting tool, such as a milling cutter, a boring bar, and the like. The internal balancing features are arranged at predetermined locations within the rotary cutting tool to enable static and/or dynamic balancing of the rotary cutting tool.

VIBRATION-PROOF STRUCTURE OF ROTATING BODY
20170197251 · 2017-07-13 ·

Provided is a vibration-proof structure capable of more effectively reducing rotational vibration of a rotating body during a cutting operation. According to a configuration of the structure, inside a main body of the rotating body, there are provided a plurality of shaft members arranged along a longitudinal direction of a rotation axis of the rotating body and at least one layer of multiple tubular members fitted over the shaft members and arranged coaxially with the rotation axis along the longitudinal direction of this rotation axis; and a boundary position between the shaft members adjacent each other in the longitudinal direction and a boundary position between the tubular members adjacent each other in the longitudinal direction are set as different positions along the longitudinal direction.

Drilling and tapping machine
09630259 · 2017-04-25 · ·

A drilling and tapping machine includes a power head assembly supported at a vertical orientation, a parallelogram arm structure including a head support and an arm base, and an arm positioning assembly coupled with the head support and the arm base support for guiding corresponding movements of the head support and the arm base support so as to ensure a vertical trajectory of the power head assembly. The machine further includes a counterweight configuration to vertically move the power head assembly via a lever. The machine further includes an operational control assembly to selectively shift the power head assembly between a drilling operation and tapping operation. Therefore, the machine is suitable to make a hole with a diameter of 0.5 to 3 mm.

Precision CNC facing lathe

The present invention relates to a precision CNC facing lathe, which comprises a facing head that has slide ways and a feed slide that is mounted in the slide ways on the facing head, wherein, a ball screw feeder that can drive the slide to move in radial direction and a dynamic balancer are arranged on the facing head. The dynamic balancer comprises weight blocks, a weight cable, fixed blocks, and pulleys. The lathe provided in the present invention can absolutely substitute conventional rack-and-gear driven CNC facing lathes, and can improve work piece machining accuracy and machining efficiency.

System for adjusting balance and runout of rotary tool, device for determining the balance and runout, method of adjusting the balance and runout, and tool holder

A balance and runout amount adjustment system for a rotary tool includes a rotary tool constituted of a tool holder mounted on a spindle, a balance determining device configured to obtain outer circumference position data of the rotary tool and to determine a mass balance of the rotary tool based on the outer circumference position data obtained, in the course of rotation of the rotary tool and a runout determining device configured to obtain shape data of the rotary tool and to determine a runout amount of the rotary tool based on the shape data obtained, in the course of rotation of the rotary tool. The rotary tool is configured to be capable of adjustment of the mass balance based on the result of the determination made by the balance determining device and capable also of adjustment of the runout amount based on the result of the determination made by the runout determining device.