Patent GB-1072130-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in machine tools
Inventor: CUNNINGHAM HENRY LYLE
IPC: G05B19/04
Filed: 1964-11-19
Abstract: 1,072,130. Lathes. HARDINGE BROS. Inc. Nov. 19, 1964, No. 47160/64. Heading B3T. A machine tool comprises a part 38 reciprocated by a double-acting hydraulic piston 104, the exhaust in one direction of movement being passed either through any of a series of choke valves (40P-40Z) or through a valve by-pass line. A lathe has a cut-off slide 31<SP>1</SP> on a headstock 26, a fixed support 32 for cross-slides 31 and the turret slide 38. (Alternatively, the cross-slides and turret slide are longitudinally movable on slideways on the lathe bed). The turret 36, Fig. 10, is rotatable by a gear on bearings 40, 41 and is locked by a plunger 44 and a disc 42. The gear 48 is advanced by a gear 49 actuated by a ratchet wheel 52, Fig. 6 (not shown), which engages a driving pawl 53 at the end of each turret-slide retraction stroke, the plunger 44 meanwhile being retracted by a pawl 62 engaging a lever 58. Indexed with the turret, through gears 51, 68, is a stop-drum 74 carrying threaded stops 81. Rods attached to the turret slide carry a block 92, Fig. 9, which engages the operative stop 81 when the turret reaches its forward position. A toothed wheel 79 carried by the stop drum is numbered to assist in setting-up. Rearward turret movement is limited by a screwed stop 96. The turret slide carries two interconnected cylinders 100 containing the pistons 104, one of which is channelled to provide a fluid passage to the head of each piston and the other is channelled to rear of each piston. Indexed with the stop drum 74 is a set of cams (116<SP>1</SP>-121<SP>1</SP>) contacting switches (9CLS- 14CLS) to select one of a number of pairs of valves for each turret position. The valve pairs consist, for instance, of valves (40N, 40P) for controlling the forward and return speeds of a tool. Such speeds are the same if the tool is a tap. Reversal of the turret slide movement is achieved by a stop (129) on the slide actuating a switch (2LS) associated with a time-delay device. Also indexed with the turret stop-drum and cams are two dog drum shafts 136, 137, Fig. 12. The drum on the shaft 136 comprises two portions displaced by 30 degrees, the first 136a has dogs 145 to hold closed any of switches 5CLS- 8CLS and the second to actuate momentarily any of switches 1CLS-4CLS. Each dog is slidable and is frictionally held in a set position by spring pressure. The switch 5CLS controls a clutch (338), in a drive from a motor (300) to change the spindle speed. The switch 6CLS causes a forward low speed, reverse and back to forward high speed for tapping. The switch 7CLS causes opening of the collet, airoperated stock feed and closing of the collet. The switch 8CLS causes the cross-slides to be fed with the turret instead of after the turret has completed its movement. The switch 1CLS stops the machine, which otherwise continues to cycle. The switches 2CLS and 3CLS initiate movement of the cross-slides 31. For setting-up purposes, any switch can be operated by using a screwdriver to rotate an appropriate eccentric (147), Fig. 13 (not shown), to raise a slide bar (148) engaging a switch arm (149<SP>11</SP>). The shaft 137 carries a drum having dogs 151 set to change the turret advance speed from fast to feed by engaging a roller (160) on a rod 154 travelling with the turret slide 38. The roller is carried by an arm (161) on the rod 154 and causes angular movement of an arm 164 to actuate a switch (3LS). Each cross-slide (31), Fig. 21 (not shown), has a screw (204) to limit forward movement and a spring-pressed valve-rod (214) which shuts off an exhaust passage (217) at a predetermined point to change the approach speed from fast to feed. The turret can be stopped in its forward position by actuation of a switch (322A). The turret may carry two sets of three tools or three sets of two tools to machine two or three different workpieces during one revolution.