B23C2215/04

PORTABLE HELICAL MILLING UNIT AND ECCENTRICITY ADJUSTMENT METHOD
20230211426 · 2023-07-06 ·

A portable helical milling unit has a tool, an eccentric spindle, an outer sleeve, a sleeve housing, and a plurality of transmission mechanisms used to provide power. The eccentric spindle is detachably provided in an output section of the outer sleeve. Each of the eccentric spindle and the outer sleeve has a pre-set eccentricity. The tool is in connection with an eccentricity adjustment mechanism. The outer sleeve is installed in the sleeve housing. The outer sleeve is in connection with a first transmission mechanism and a third transmission mechanism. The eccentric spindle is in connection with a second transmission mechanism. All eccentric spindles have the same shape, can be installed in the outer sleeve and can be quickly replaced, so as to achieve precise and large-range adjustment of the eccentricity, thereby expanding the aperture range of processed holes, and improving processing quality and efficiency.

METHOD FOR IMPROVED DEBURRING OF AN AERONAUTICAL PART

A method for deburring an aeronautical part with an articulated tooling including a plurality of axes of rotation, the aeronautical part including at least one edge to be deburred, the articulated tooling including a tool holder, holding a calibration tool and a machining tool, the calibration tool and the machining tool being fixed to the tool holder and being immovable relative to one another, the method including steps of calibrating the calibration tool and the machining tool, of parameterizing the aeronautical part, of deburring the at least one edge to be deburred with the machining tool moving along a predetermined trajectory, on the basis of the parameters obtained during the parameterization step.

System and method for forming elongated perforations in an inner barrel section of an engine
11473479 · 2022-10-18 · ·

Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide an acoustic inlet barrel of an engine. The acoustic inlet barrel may include an inner barrel configured to provide a boundary for directing airflow through the engine. The inner barrel may include an inner face sheet separated from an outer face sheet by an acoustic core. The inner barrel may include a plurality of elongated, non-circular perforations formed through the inner face sheet.

MACHINING SYSTEM AND MACHINING APPARATUS, MACHINING METHOD, AND MACHINING PROGRAM
20230158581 · 2023-05-25 ·

Provided are a machining system and a machining apparatus, a machining method, and a machining program that can improve machining precision. The machining system includes: a machining path setting unit that sets first and second machining paths based on a three-dimensional shape of a measured target component; and a movement control unit that moves an end mill along the first and second machining paths. The movement control unit includes a feed direction control unit that moves the end mill in a feed direction in which the end mill is moved along the first and second machining paths, an orthogonal direction control unit that moves the end mill in a direction orthogonal to the feed direction, and a tilt control unit that controls a tilt angle of the end mill about an axis of the feed direction.

MACHINING METHOD AND MACHINED PRODUCT
20230158582 · 2023-05-25 ·

The machining method uses a tool to machine a workpiece set in a jig, the workpiece has a plate-like web part arc-shaped in plan view and a flange part bent and arranged vertically from an edge along the arc shape, the tool has an end cutting edge and a peripheral cutting edge, and the jig has a surface where the web part is placed and a contacting surface where the flange part comes into surface contact. The machining method includes: pressing the flange part against the contacting surface; cutting the flange part by the peripheral cutting edge by feeding the tool in an arc direction of the arc shape; and cutting the web part by the end cutting edge by feeding the tool in the arc direction.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINING A SLOT IN AN INNER SURFACE OF A CASING FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE

A milling device for machining a slot into an inner surface of a casing for a gas turbine engine. The milling device includes a frame assembly including multiple structural guides configured to engage structural features on the inner surface of the casing to maintain an axial position of the milling device relative to a longitudinal axis of the casing. The milling device also includes a milling cutter coupled to the frame assembly. The milling device is configured to be displaced in a circumferential direction relative to the longitudinal axis to machine the slot, via the milling cutter, along the inner surface of the casing in the circumferential direction.

IN-SITU CUTTING ON WING-TO-FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT OF AIRCRAFT USING ON-WING TOOL

In one example, an on-wing method for in-situ cutting on a wing-to-fuselage attachment includes attaching a first mount plate having a first linear bearing to provide movement in a first linear direction relative to the first mount plate, attaching a second mount plate having a second linear bearing to provide movement in a second linear direction relative to the second mount plate, attaching a tool mounting member to the second linear bearing to move with the second linear bearing, attaching a cutter to the tool mounting member to be adjustable relative to the second linear bearing, adjusting a depth position of a cut to be made on the wing-to-fuselage attachment, adjusting a width position of the cut, and moving the tool along a length direction of the cut to make the cut on the wing-to-fuselage attachment along the length direction at the adjusted depth position and the adjusted width position.

T-shaped cutter, rib-machining method and airplane part

On the perimeter of a head (14) that is bonded on one end of the shank (12) of a T-shaped cutter, multiple end cutting edge sections (16) with a cutting edge (16a) on the tip side of the T-shaped cutter (10) and multiple upper edge sections (18) with a cutting edge (18a) on the base end side are disposed alternating in the circumferential direction of the T-shaped cutter. The cutting edges (16a, 18a) of the end cutting edge sections (16) and the upper edge sections (18) form an integral structure with the shank (12) and the head (14).

MACHINING/BURNISHING DUAL GEOMETRY ORBITAL DRILLING TOOL

A combination cutting and burnishing orbital drilling tool may include an elongate tool body including a cutting end and extending along a longitudinal axis. The tool body may include a burnishing portion spaced from the cutting end and configured to induce residual stress in a side wall of a hole without removing material. The tool body may further include a cutting portion interposed between the cutting end and the burnishing portion. The cutting portion may be configured to remove material from a workpiece, thereby creating the hole, during an orbital drilling process.

AERONAUTICAL ALUMINUM ALLOY MINIMUM-QUANTITY-LUBRICATION MILLING MACHINING DEVICE

An aeronautical aluminum alloy minimum-quantity-lubrication milling machining device includes a machine tool worktable and spindle connected with a machine tool power system. The spindle is connected with a tool holder that is fixed with a cutting tool. The machine tool worktable is provided with a machine tool fixture, the tool holder is connected with a minimum-quantity-lubrication mechanism, the machine tool fixture includes a fixture body that is fixedly provided with a limit block for contact with two adjacent side surfaces of a workpiece, the fixture body is provided with a plurality of clamping elements capable of pressing the workpiece against an upper surface of the fixture body, and a top of the clamping element is provided with a detection member for detecting a relative position between the clamping element and the spindle. The device can avoid interference and contact between a nozzle and the clamping element.