Patent GB-912103-A (GB)
Title: Transmission for a machine tool
IPC: B23Q5/48
Filed: 1961-02-17
Abstract: 912,103. Change-speed control; epicyclic gears. CINCINNATI MILLING MACHINE CO. Feb. 17, 1961 [July 11, 1960], No. 5909/61. Classes 80 (1) and 80 (2). To facilitate changing mesh of the sliding wheels of a change-speed gearing in the drive to the spindle of a machine-tool, the gearing is driven slowly by a planetary inching train introduced by disengaging a clutch 46 and engaging clutches 18, 58. The normal drive to the gearing driving-shaft 42 is from an input shaft 12, gears 14, 44 and the engaged clutch 46. Clutch 18 connects the input shaft 12 to an intermediate shaft 16 having an eccentric bush 30 on which a gear 32 is freely mounted. Gear 32 meshes a stationary ring gear 26 and internal teeth 38 of a gear 36 which is freely mounted on the intermediate shaft 16 and has external teeth 40 meshing a gear 56 clutchable to the shaft 42 by the clutch 58. The number of teeth of the ring gear differs from the number of internal teeth of the gear 36 so that when clutches 18 58 are engaged the shaft 42 is driven slowly from the shaft 12 through the engaged clutch 18, shaft 16, gears 32, 36, 56 and the engaged clutch 58. If clutches 18, 46 are disengaged and clutch 58 is engaged the planetary gearing acts as a brake to stop the shaft 42 as the gear is irreversible, the energy of the shaft being dissipated by slipping of the clutch 58. Balance weights 34 are provided on either side of the eccentric 30 to balance the shaft 16. Operation.-Assuming a desired gear ratio to be engaged and the spindle to be stationary, a start switch SW1 is depressed, energizing a relay 1CR and solenoid 2SOL. Relay 1CR causes a feed delay timer 2TR to begin to time a delay period. Solenoid 2SOL shifts a valve 62 to the left, and pressure is supplied from a line 68, valve 66, line 64, valve 62, and lines 72, 74 to the engagement chamber of the clutch 46 and the spindle begins to rotate. At the end of the period set by the timer 2TR to allow the spindle to reach full speed, the solenoid 1SOL is energized and the feed valve (not shown) shifts to allow feed of a workpiece. Upon completion ‹f the operation a stop switch SW2 is opened and solenoids 1SOL, 2SOL are de-energized. Valve 62 shifts back to the position shown in which pressure from lines 68, 64 is supplied through valve 62, line 76 and valve 78 to a line 80 to the apply chamber of the clutch 58 so that the spindle is stopped. To increase the spindle speed an increase-decrease switch SW3 is operated to energize a solenoid 3SOL actuating a valve 84 and pressure from a control line 86 is supplied through a line 88 and a time delay resistance 89 to a rotary speed selector valve (not shown). Pressure in the line 88 also depresses a valve 90 and pressure is then supplied from the line 68 through the valve 90 and lines 92, 96, 93 to raise valves 66, 102 so that line 98 is connected to the line 68 and valve 78 is thereby raised so that pressure is supplied via line 80 to engage the clutch 58. Line 98 is connected to the apply chamber of the clutch 18. The input shaft 42 is then rotated slowly. The speed selector return line 104 is connected to drain through valve 102. As the speed selector valve rotates pressure is applied to the shifters. When the desired ratio is engaged, switch SW3 is released and solenoid 3SOL de-energizes. The valves return to the positions shown, and the machine can be started by means of the switch SW1. For decreasing the spindle speed the switch SW3 is operated to energize a solenoid 4SOL to actuate a valve 106 which then connects the control line 86 to a speed selector line 108 to rotate the speed selector valve in the decrease speed direction. Valve 90 is raised to connect line 92 to pressure and the other valves are actuated as for speed increase.