Tool Head

Abstract

A tool head includes a first tool and a second tool disposed circumferentially on the tool head where the tool head has a rotation axis. The first tool of the tool head is an adjustable tool that is radially movable such that a radial position, relative to the second tool of the tool head, is settable.

Claims

1. A tool head, comprising: a first tool and a second tool disposed circumferentially on the tool head, wherein the tool head has a rotation axis; wherein the first tool is an adjustable tool that is radially movable such that a radial position, relative to the second tool, is settable.

2. The tool head according to claim 1, wherein the adjustable tool is supported, toward the rotation axis, on a cone and is axially movable such that the radial position is settable in dependence on a direction of advance of the tool head.

3. The tool head according to claim 1, wherein a radial position of the second tool is defined.

4. The tool head according to claim 1, wherein the adjustable tool is a forming tool and wherein the second tool is a roughening tool.

5. The tool head according to claim 1, wherein the first tool and the second tool each have a respective engagement region and wherein the respective engagement region is cylindrical.

6. The tool head according to claim 1, wherein the second tool has a cylindrical basic body.

7. The tool head according to claim 5, wherein the engagement region of the second tool is diamond-coated.

8. The tool head according to claim 5, wherein the engagement region of the first tool has a smooth surface or a flat surface.

9. A method for machining an inner surface of a cylinder, comprising the acts of: providing a tool head that has a rotation axis and a plurality of circumferentially disposed tools; inserting the tool head into a cylinder for a purpose of machining a cylinder wall; and altering a radial position of at least one tool of the plurality of circumferentially disposed tools relative to another tool of the plurality of circumferentially disposed tools for a purpose of setting a machining sequence.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein a first tool of the plurality of circumferentially disposed tools is a roughening tool and a second tool of the plurality of circumferentially disposed tools is a forming tool; and further comprising the act of: reducing an effective diameter of the forming tool during withdrawal of the tool head from the cylinder.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein a first tool of the plurality of circumferentially disposed tools is a roughening tool and a second tool of the plurality of circumferentially disposed tools is a forming tool; and further comprising the act of: increasing an effective diameter of the roughening tool during withdrawal of the tool head from the cylinder.

12. The method according to claim 9, further comprising the acts of: machining the cylinder wall for a purpose of applying a surface structure; and coating the cylinder wall following the machining by the tool head.

13. A use of the tool head according to claim 1 to produce an internal combustion engine.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0043] FIG. 1 is a partial top view of a tool head, as viewed along a rotation axis, and a detail view to illustrate the differing effective diameters of the tools; and

[0044] FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional representation of a tool head, to illustrate the functionality of the adjustable tool.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0045] Shown in FIG. 1, in the left half of the Figure, as viewed along a rotation axis R, is a tool head 10 having a multiplicity of circumferentially arranged first and second tools 20 and 22, respectively, wherein a roughening tool 22 and a forming tool 24 are shown alternately in each case. A cylinder wall 50, which is machined by means of the tool head 10, is represented by a broken line. Shown in outline in the right half of the Figure are a roughening tool 22 and a forming tool 24, with their respective engagement regions 23 and 25, respectively, wherein it is evident that the engagement region 23 of the roughening tool 22 projects over the engagement region 25 of the forming tool 24 by a radial offset d. In other words, an effective diameter D22 of the roughening tool 22 is greater than an effective diameter D24 of the forming tool 24. To aid orientation, the course of the rotation axis is again indicated by the reference R. The over-dimension, or the offset d, is, for example, in a range of from approximately 0.01 to 1 mm. This is obtained, for example, by radially shifting the forming tool 24 toward the rotation axis R.

[0046] FIG. 2, in the left half of the Figure, then shows half of a tool head 10, comprising an upper and a lower base plate 13, between which a basic body 12 is arranged, this basic body 12 having a conical shape. A bearing portion, or bearing ring 14, which serves, inter alia, to support the first and second tools 20, 22, is indicated by the reference 14. In principle, the configuration comprising the basic body 12, or the base plates 13 and the bearing portion 14, is to be understood as being merely an example. The arrangement, or mounting, of the tools 22 and 20, or 24, may be effected in many ways. In particular, the axial movement capability, or the axial play, along the rotation axis R, may be achieved by various types of design. FIG. 2 serves, in particular, to illustrate the functioning of the first tool, or adjustable tool 20, in this case a forming tool 24, in the right half of the Figure. Here, a roughening tool 22 is realized, fixed along the rotation axis R. If the tool head 10 is directed downward, along the direction of advance V1 (in the middle region of the figure), for example during the insertion of the tool head 10 into a cylinder, this results in the adjustable tool 20, in particular the forming tool 24, being forced radially outward, as indicated by the arrow P, since it moves upward, as it were along the rotation axis R, on the conical basic body 12, and is consequently forced outward. For this purpose, the adjustable tool 20, for its part, has a basic conical shape. During withdrawal from the cylinder, shown in outline in the right half of the Figure (cf. reference V2), a realignment of the adjustable tool 20, or of the forming tool 24, is effected automatically (or as a result of the provision of an adjusting means), such that an engagement region 23 of the roughening tool 22 can then act. The automatic orientation may be effected, in particular, by mounting of the corresponding tool basic bodies 26 with play. The over-dimension is preferably set as indicated in the right half of FIG. 1. By means of this configuration, it can be ensured, at least in the case of this embodiment, that roughening of the cylinder inner surface, or of the webs, is effected as a final machining step during withdrawal from the cylinder.

LIST OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS

[0047] 10 tool head [0048] 12 basic body, cone [0049] 14 bearing portion, bearing ring [0050] 20 first tool, adjustable tool [0051] 22 second tool, roughening tool [0052] 23 engagement region of roughening tool [0053] 24 forming tool [0054] 25 engagement region of forming tool [0055] 26 tool body [0056] D22 effective diameter of roughening tool (second tool) [0057] D24 effective diameter of forming tool (first tool) [0058] 50 cylinder wall [0059] d radial offset [0060] V1, V2 directions of advance [0061] R rotation axis [0062] P arrow

[0063] The foregoing disclosure has been set forth merely to illustrate the invention and is not intended to be limiting. Since modifications of the disclosed embodiments incorporating the spirit and substance of the invention may occur to persons skilled in the art, the invention should be construed to include everything within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.