The housing of a grinding spindle unit is pivotably mounted by way of a pivot axle on the receiving part of a grinding machine, e.g., on a grinding headstock. The grinding spindle unit bears a grinding wheel which is driven in rotation. The actuation of an adjusting unit extends a pressure pin, which pivots the housing of the grinding spindle unit about the pivot axle and thus slants the grinding wheel. The pivot axle is in this case formed as a film hinge through a zone of targeted elastic material deformation. A tensile spring device brings about constant contact between the pressure pin and the receiving part.

The housing of a grinding spindle unit is pivotably mounted by way of a pivot axle on the receiving part of a grinding machine, e.g., on a grinding headstock. The grinding spindle unit bears a grinding wheel which is driven in rotation. The actuation of an adjusting unit extends a pressure pin, which pivots the housing of the grinding spindle unit about the pivot axle and thus slants the grinding wheel. The pivot axle is in this case formed as a film hinge through a zone of targeted elastic material deformation. A tensile spring device brings about constant contact between the pressure pin and the receiving part.

The invention is directed at a positioning arm for positioning of a scan head of a surface scanning measurement devicesuch as a scanning probe microscopy devicerelative to a surface. The positioning arm comprises a base at a first end thereof for mounting the arm with the base to a static reference structure. The positioning arm further comprises a first and a second arm member extending from the base, the second arm member extending parallel to the first arm member. The arm comprises a bridge member at a second end thereof, connecting the first and the second arm members. The first and the second arm member are respectively connected to each one of said base and said bridge member by means of a hingeable connection. The positioning arm further comprises an actuator for inducing a relative displacement between the first and the second arm member in a longitudinal direction of said first and second arm member for swinging the second end of the positioning arm in a direction transverse to the lateral displacement. The bridge member comprises a support for supporting the scan head.

The invention is directed at a positioning arm for positioning of a scan head of a surface scanning measurement devicesuch as a scanning probe microscopy devicerelative to a surface. The positioning arm comprises a base at a first end thereof for mounting the arm with the base to a static reference structure. The positioning arm further comprises a first and a second arm member extending from the base, the second arm member extending parallel to the first arm member. The arm comprises a bridge member at a second end thereof, connecting the first and the second arm members. The first and the second arm member are respectively connected to each one of said base and said bridge member by means of a hingeable connection. The positioning arm further comprises an actuator for inducing a relative displacement between the first and the second arm member in a longitudinal direction of said first and second arm member for swinging the second end of the positioning arm in a direction transverse to the lateral displacement. The bridge member comprises a support for supporting the scan head.

A machining device is adapted to be provided on a mount provided with a toolholder. The toolholder is controllable to rotate and is adapted to be engaged with a tool. A primary coil engaged with the toolholder includes a first ferrite core and a first coil assembly detachably engaged with the first ferrite core. The first coil assembly is modular molded, and is adhered to be an annular body having a first hollow portion. A piezoelectric actuator is electrically connected to the primary coil to drive the tool to vibrate. The secondary coil includes a second ferrite core and a second coil assembly detachably engaged with the second ferrite core. The second coil assembly is modular molded to be an annular body having a second hollow portion.

A tool (20) has a machine-side machine connection (21) for connecting the tool to a machine tool (1) for driving the tool in rotation (27) about a rotation axis (29) and for advancing (26) the tool relative to a workpiece, a workpiece-side tool head (22) having one or more cutting edges (25) for machining a workpiece, wherein the diameter (D) of the tool head is greater than 20 mm and wherein the cutting edges (25) of the tool (20) are arranged such that they travel over an area perpendicular to the rotation axis (29), a vibration unit (23) which is designed to set the tool head into rotary vibration (28) about the rotation axis (29), and a power receiving means (24) for wirelessly receiving supplied energy and for supplying electrical energy to the vibration unit (23).

A machine tool for machining a workpiece is provided with a cutting tool holder for holding a cutting tool and a rotation mechanism for holding the workpiece. One or both of the cutting tool holder and the rotation mechanism are movable on multiple axes so that the cutting tool is movable relative to the workpiece in multiple axial directions. A control device is provided for controlling the movement of one or both of the cutting tool holder and the rotation mechanism to synchronously vibrate the workpiece and the cutting tool relative to each other at a low frequency in multiple axial directions.

A machine tool for machining a workpiece is provided with a cutting tool holder for holding a cutting tool and a rotation mechanism for holding the workpiece. One or both of the cutting tool holder and the rotation mechanism are movable on multiple axes so that the cutting tool is movable relative to the workpiece in multiple axial directions. A control device is provided for controlling the movement of one or both of the cutting tool holder and the rotation mechanism to synchronously vibrate the workpiece and the cutting tool relative to each other at a low frequency in multiple axial directions.

The present invention discloses a single-drive rigid-flexible coupling precision motion platform, including a machine base, a linear guide rail, a rigid-flexible coupling motion platform, a linear driver and a displacement sensor, wherein the rigid-flexible coupling motion platform includes a rigid frame, flexible hinges and a core motion platform; and the core motion platform of the rigid-flexible coupling motion platform is connected with the rigid frame through the flexible hinges. In this arrangement, the single-drive rigid-flexible coupling precision motion platform disclosed by the present invention can realize high-accuracy continuous change displacements of the platform, thereby avoiding displacement jitter caused by sudden change of acceleration. The present invention further discloses a realization method and an application including the above platform.

The present invention discloses a single-drive rigid-flexible coupling precision motion platform, including a machine base, a linear guide rail, a rigid-flexible coupling motion platform, a linear driver and a displacement sensor, wherein the rigid-flexible coupling motion platform includes a rigid frame, flexible hinges and a core motion platform; and the core motion platform of the rigid-flexible coupling motion platform is connected with the rigid frame through the flexible hinges. In this arrangement, the single-drive rigid-flexible coupling precision motion platform disclosed by the present invention can realize high-accuracy continuous change displacements of the platform, thereby avoiding displacement jitter caused by sudden change of acceleration. The present invention further discloses a realization method and an application including the above platform.