CHIP COLLECTION DEVICE

• Main Authors: KAINUMA KIYOKAZU, KODAMA SEIICHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.08.1995
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOTDIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT; DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g.ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

PURPOSE:To continuously collect chips generated during the dry drilling process or the like of a vertical machine tool in a machining zone and, at the same time, provide nozzle retreat function and workpiece height measurement function at the time of automatically changing a tool. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with an annular outline form of a nozzle end 15 around a tool insertion hole having a diameter D corresponding to a tool diameter (d), and a nozzle duct 14 with one end connected to the suction port of the nozzle end 15 and laterally extended. In addition, the device is formed out of a suction pipe 11 connected to the other end of the nozzle duct 14 and extended upward from a mounting position on a main spindle head 4, a suction device connected to the suction pipe 11 via a hose 16, nozzle retreating devices 21, 22 and so forth laid on the suction pipe 11 for shifting the nozzle end 15 at the time of automatically changing a tool, and a workpiece height measurement device including a dog 27 fitted to the suction pipe 11 and a proximity switch fitted to the main spindle head 4.