TOOL CHANGING METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOL

• Main Authors: YOSHIKAWA KEISUKE, KOMATSU YOHEI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.09.2015
• 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; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORTING

A tool changing method for a machining center configured to machine a workpiece with a long tool by three-dimensionally moving the long tool and the workpiece relative to each other, the long tool being detachably provided to a spindle, the workpiece being placed on a table with a pallet therebetween, the tool changing method including: transporting a pallet on which the long tool is placed, in such a way as to arrange the pallet on table of the machining center by using an automated guided vehicle configured to transport the pallet; and then three-dimensionally moving the pallet and the spindle relative to each to thereby attach the long tool to the spindle.