Patent ID: 9700975
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B23Q,Y10T

Claim:
1. A five-axis machining apparatus, comprising: a base member; a support member extending vertically from a first end of the base member; a stationary base mounted on top of the base member; a first moving plate configured for movement along an X-axis on the stationary base, the first moving plate capable of being driven for said movement along the X-axis by a corresponding first driving mechanism; a second moving plate supported on an upper portion of the support member, the second moving plate capable of being driven for movement along a Y-axis by a corresponding second driving mechanism, wherein the Y-axis extends perpendicularly to the X-axis; a third moving plate mounted on the second moving plate, the third moving plate capable of being driven for movement along a Z-axis by a corresponding third driving mechanism, the Z-axis extending perpendicularly to each of the X-axis and the Y-axis, and the third moving plate having a spindle mounted thereon, wherein the spindle has a cutting tool mounted therein; a first shaft with opposing first and second ends, wherein the first shaft extends into and through an opening in a lower portion of the support member such that the first end of the first shaft is located on a first side of the support member and the second end of the first shaft is located on an opposing second side of the support member; a fourth moving frame mounted on the first moving plate, wherein the fourth moving frame is driven for movement along the X-axis in response to the movement of the first moving plate along the X-axis, the fourth moving frame receiving the first end of the first shaft and comprising a fourth driving mechanism for driving the first shaft for rotation about an A-axis, which extends parallel to the X-axis; a fifth moving frame mounted on the second end of the first shaft, the fifth moving frame being driven for movement along the X-axis in response to the movement of the first moving plate along the X-axis, and being driven for swinging movement about the A-axis in response to the rotation of the first shaft, wherein the fifth moving frame has a second shaft, a chuck mounted on the second shaft for holding a workpiece, and a fifth driving mechanism for driving the second shaft and the chuck to rotate about a C-axis; and a controller for controlling the movements of the first moving plate, the second moving plate, the third moving plate, the first shaft, and the second shaft; wherein linear movement of the fifth moving frame along the X-axis, swinging movement of the fifth moving frame about the A-axis, and rotation of the chuck about the C-axis results in positioning the workpiece at various locations with respect to the cutting tool.