Patent ID: 7506423
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: B23B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A multi-axis turning center comprising: a spindle head; a spindle supported by said spindle head; a table or a headstock to grip and rotate a workpiece thereon, said table or said headstock being disposed in confronting relation to said spindle, said spindle head being relatively translatable in the three mutually transverse directions relative to said workpiece gripped and rotated by said table or said headstock; and a multi-point turning tool, mounted on said spindle and having a plurality of tips, to turn said workpiece gripped and supported by said table or said headstock; wherein said spindle head is movable to translate said multi-point turning tool to one of plural positions around said workpiece, said tips are selectively used depending on said one of the positions to turn said workpiece, and said spindle head is not rotated between the plural positions or when turning said workpiece with said tips.