JPS6354509B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a precision cutting device for finishing an axially symmetric quadratic curved surface into a mirror surface.

In recent years, laser technology and super
Due to the influence of LSI technology, etc., processing machines with processing accuracy of 0.1 micron or higher are desired. However, conventional machining machines with a machining accuracy of 0.1 micron or higher mainly rely on grinding, and the objects to be machined are limited to simple flat surfaces or circumferential surfaces obtained by grinding the outer periphery of rod-shaped members. For this reason, it is possible to process paraboloids, hyperboloids, etc. to a mirror finish, and the technical problem of doing so through cutting has not been solvable with conventional processing machines.

The reason for this is that, apart from the fact that there was limited demand for mirror-finishing quadratic surfaces, etc., from a purely technical standpoint, the temperature of the machine parts of the processing machine affects the processing accuracy, and the The influence of the feed drive system on the machining accuracy, such as the accuracy of the guide surface,
Possible error factors include the resolution of the drive motor itself, the accuracy of the feed screw, the accuracy of the position feedback detector, or the responsiveness of the drive system. In particular, the latter problem is caused by the fact that the aforementioned grinding of flat surfaces, circumferential surfaces, etc. basically targets the control of relative movement between a tool such as a grindstone and a workpiece in a uniaxial direction, whereas secondary Cutting of curved surfaces requires simultaneous control in two axes.

Conventionally, feed drive control that simultaneously controls two axes (X, Y) is so-called if the machining accuracy is not considered.
This is realized using NC machine tools. However, in NC machine tools, the accuracy of detecting the amount of movement of tables, etc. is 1 micron even with high precision machines, and about ±0.5 microns even with special machines. Further NC
Regarding the machine tool itself, we are currently setting the minimum disassembly command value.
0.01 (micron/pulse) and the maximum cutting feed rate is 600mm/min, then 600 x 10 ³ /60 [micron/sec] x 1/0.01 [pulse/micron] = 1MHz, which requires a high pulse distribution speed. This makes it difficult for NC machine tools to perform interpolation calculations, etc.

Furthermore, the only position detectors for feedback control that can measure a certain amount of movement and have an accuracy of about 0.01 microns are currently limited to laser length measuring devices. However, even if such a laser length measuring device is used, there is a problem that the drive system cannot respond to the obtained error signal.

The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances.
The object of the present invention is to provide a precision cutting device capable of cutting a quadratic curved surface with a processing accuracy of 0.1 micron or more.

The present invention uses an X-axis drive system and a Y-axis drive system.
Y to the tool post driven to any position on the XY plane
A tool holder is provided that holds the cutter via a micro-displacement drive unit that performs high-speed and highly accurate positioning along the axis, and the position of this tool holder is measured using an optical length measuring device. The difference between the long value and the theoretical value is compensated by the minute displacement drive section, and each time the compensation amount in this minute displacement drive section exceeds a predetermined set value, the Y-axis drive system is driven to adjust the compensation amount to a predetermined value. It is characterized by keeping the value within the range.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. In the figure, 1 is a cutting tool, and a workpiece 3 is held on a rotating shaft 2 and driven to rotate.
Cutting is performed by contacting with. And the above cutting tool 1
is driven to move relative to the workpiece 3, and its surface is cut into a desired shape. In the following description, the driving direction of the cutting tool 1 is assumed to be an orthogonal coordinate system consisting of a Y axis parallel to the rotation axis 2 and an X axis perpendicular to the rotation axis 2. Then, the cutting tool 1 is held in the tool holding part 4, and this tool holding part 4
is held on the tool rest 5 via a minute displacement element 6.

2 to 4 are a plan view, a side view, and a sectional view taken along the line in FIG. 2, showing the tool rest 5. FIG. That is, the tool holding part 4 is held with respect to the tool rest 5 via a hydrostatic bearing so that it can move forward and backward in the Y-axis direction shown in the figure. The cutting tool 1 is attached to the front end of the tool holder 4, and a minute displacement element 6 is interposed between the rear end and the end wall 5A protruding from the end of the tool rest 5, and both ends thereof are fixed. are doing.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing an example of the minute displacement element 6. For example, three piezoelectric elements 61 are stacked in a layer with electrodes 62, 63, 64, 65 such as silver foil interposed at both ends and between the layers. electrode 62,
A connecting member 67 is provided on the outside of the connecting member 63 via stumps 66, 66. and electrodes 63, 64
is grounded, and a voltage of several hundred volts is applied between this ground potential and the electrodes 62 and 65 to cause the piezoelectric element 61 to expand and contract in the stacking direction.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between the applied voltage K and the extension amount Δl of such a minute displacement element 6. For example, for a piezoelectric element with a thickness l = 1 mm, K = 500V.
Suppose that it is possible to apply a voltage of 0.25μ to give an elongation of 0.25μ. If we control the applied voltage in the range of 500±300V to produce a displacement of ±0.15μ per 61 piezoelectric elements, then by stacking three piezoelectric elements, the total displacement will be in the range of 0.3μ to 1.2μ. Thickness can be controlled. On the other hand, the change in thickness of such a minute displacement element with respect to the applied voltage becomes approximately linear when the voltage is controlled within an appropriate range, and the response is also extremely good. Therefore, by controlling the voltage applied to the minute displacement element 6, the tool rest 5
The position of the cutting tool 1 can be controlled by driving the tool holder 4 in the Y-axis direction relative to the cutting tool 1.

In FIG. 1, 7 is an X-axis drive mechanism that drives the tool rest 5 in the X-axis direction, and includes, for example, a drive motor and a feed screw that is rotationally driven by this motor and is screwed into the tool rest 5. It is set up. The X-axis drive mechanism 7 drives the tool rest 5 in the X-axis direction by an X-axis servo amplifier 9 in response to an X-axis control signal given from the NC control section 8. Reference numeral 10 denotes a Y-axis drive mechanism for driving the tool rest 5 in the Y-axis direction, and includes, for example, a drive motor and a feed screw that is rotationally driven by the motor and is screwed into the tool rest 5. The drive motor is controlled by the Y-axis servo amplifier 11 to drive the tool rest 5 in the Y-axis direction. Reference numerals 12 and 13 designate an X-axis length measuring device and a Y-axis length measuring device that detect the position of the tool holder 4 in a non-contact manner, such as a laser length measuring device that utilizes laser light interference. Note that since the cutting tool 1 is attached to the tool holder 4 here, the position of the cutting edge at the tip of the cutting tool 1 can be known from the position of the tool holder 4. and tool holding part 4
According to the movement in the X-axis direction, a pulse is output from the X-axis length measuring device 12 at every fixed distance, for example every 0.01μ. Similarly, pulses are output from the Y-axis length measuring device 13 in response to movement in the Y-axis direction. And X
The X-axis position counter 14 counts output pulses from the X-axis length measuring device 12 that detects the position in the axial direction, and detects the position of the tip of the cutting tool 1 in the X-axis direction. Then, the count value x of this X-axis position counter 14 is
f _(x) is given to the arithmetic circuit 15. This f _(x) calculation circuit 15
is to calculate a theoretical value position f _(x) on the Y-axis corresponding to the position x of the cutting tool 1 on the X-axis according to a desired cutting curved surface. Then, the calculated value of this f _(x) calculation circuit 15 is given to the data register 16, and the contents of this data register 16 are sent to the first and second comparators 17 and 18.
give to On the other hand, the output pulse of the Y-axis length measuring device 13 is
The axis position counter 19 counts the count value corresponding to the position of the cutting edge of the cutting tool 1, that is, the Y-axis actual measurement value y, which is counted by the first comparator 17 and the hold circuit 2.
0 to the second comparator 18. The output of the first comparator 17 is the micro displacement element drive circuit 2.
1, it is converted into voltage at a predetermined ratio and applied to the minute displacement element 6.
Apply to. The second comparator 18 also contains the count value of the Y-axis position counter 19 held in the hold circuit 20, that is, the actual measurement value y, and the data register 1.
The theoretical value Y of
A drive signal ΔY is given to the control unit 8 to drive the controller 8 a certain distance in the Y-axis direction. and second comparator 1
The NC control unit 8, which is supplied with a drive signal ΔY from the NC controller 8, drives the tool post 5 by a predetermined amount ΔY in a stepwise manner in response to this drive signal ΔY. Therefore, by setting this predetermined value ΔY to an appropriate value, the control voltage for the minute displacement element 6 is maintained within an appropriate range, and linearity is not impaired or excessive voltage is not applied.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the main parts of the NC control unit 8, in which the X-axis and Y-axis position signals are given to the command counters 8bx and 8by via the interpolation units 8ax and 8ay, respectively, and the outputs thereof are is converted into an analog signal by each D/A converter 8cx, 8cy and input to each servo amplifier 9, 11. The drive signal ΔY given from the second comparator 18 is the Y
It is input to the command counter 8by on the axis side and added to the output of the interpolation calculation unit 8ay.

With such a configuration, before starting cutting, the NC control section 8 drives the cutting tool 1 to the machining origin Xo, Yo of the workpiece 3, and resets all counters and registers. When the cutting process is started, the cutting tool 1 is driven from the outer periphery of the workpiece 3 toward the center by the X-axis drive mechanism 7 via the X-axis servo amplifier 9 at a set speed in accordance with data input in advance from a paper tape or the like. . Then, pulses are output from the X-axis length measuring device 12 at intervals of, for example, 0.01 μ, depending on the position in the X-axis direction of the tool rest 4 that holds the cutting tool 1. Then, this pulse is counted by the X-axis position counter 14 to obtain an actual value x of the cutting tool 1 with respect to the machining origin Xo. This actual value x
is given to the f _(x) calculation circuit 15 for calculation, and a theoretical value Y in the Y-axis direction corresponding to the calculated value is outputted from the data register 16. In this case, since the actual measured value x is given as a digital value from the X-axis position counter 14, it is sent to the f _(x) calculation circuit 15 every fixed movement amount Δx, for example every 5μ, depending on the accuracy and responsiveness of the drive system. The calculation is performed by updating the actual measured value x.

On the other hand, pulses output from the Y-axis length measuring device 13 according to the position of the cutting tool 1 in the Y-axis direction are counted by the Y-axis position counter 19, and this measured value y is counted by the first comparator 17 and the above-mentioned X-axis position. In synchronization with the update of the output data of the counter 14, the actual measured value y is provided to a hold circuit 20 that holds it.

Then, the actual measured value y output from the hold circuit 20 and the theoretical value Y given from the data register 16 are provided to the second comparator 18 for comparison, and each time the difference exceeds a predetermined value Δy, the value is sent to the NC control section 8. This output drives the Y-axis drive mechanism 10 via the Y-axis servo amplifier 11 to stepwise drive the position of the cutting tool 1 in the Y-axis direction by ΔY. At the same time, the difference between the measured value y and the theoretical value Y is obtained by the first comparator 17, and according to this value, it is converted into a voltage via the minute displacement element drive circuit 21, and the voltage applied to the minute displacement element 6 is controlled. to control the position of the tool holding section 4.

Here, in FIG. 1, the second comparator 18 and the hold circuit 20 are not provided, and the data register 1 is
6 to the first comparator 17 and the NC controller 8
Let us consider what is applied to the Y-axis servo amplifier 11 via the Y-axis servo amplifier 11. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the cutting tool 1 is driven in the X-axis direction from the machining origins Xo, Yo, the theoretical values f _{( xp)} , f _{( x1)} , f _(x2) ... are given. Note that this theoretical value f _(x) is given from the ideal curve F _(x) that is the target of the desired machined surface. Then, the Y-axis drive mechanism 10 is driven via the Y-axis savo amplifier 11 in accordance with the theoretical value f _(x), and the actual value y gradually approaches the theoretical value f _(x) . In this process, the difference between the measured value y and the theoretical value f _(x) is calculated by the first comparator 1.
7 and this value Yσ is applied to the minute displacement element drive circuit 21.
It is applied to the minute displacement element 6 via the . However, in such a device, when the difference between the measured value y and the theoretical value f _(x) becomes significantly large, such as at position x ₃ on the X-axis shown in the figure, the signal Yσ that controls the minute displacement element 6 also becomes significantly large. , it may deviate from its proper control range, resulting in loss of linearity or loss of control.

On the other hand, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, when the second comparator 18 detects that the difference between the measured value y and the theoretical value f _(x) exceeds the predetermined value Δy, the drive is driven a predetermined distance. The drive signal ΔY to be used is given to the NC control section 8. Therefore, the Y-axis servo amplifier 11 is given a signal that is the sum of the theoretical value f _(x) and the drive signal ΔY, and the apparent theoretical value f _(x) and the actual measured value y are given.
This means that the difference between the two has become larger. Therefore
The NC control unit 8 uses this apparent difference as a target.
Since the shaft drive mechanism 10 is driven, the actual value y rapidly approaches the theoretical value f _(x) . Therefore, the drive signal Yσ for the minute displacement element 6 falls within a predetermined appropriate range ±
σmax can be controlled and good linearity and accurate control can be achieved.

Therefore, the error caused by the mechanical drive mechanism regarding the position of the cutting tool in the cutting direction is corrected by a micro-displacement element that utilizes electrical piezoelectric effect, and the voltage applied to this micro-displacement element is within an appropriate range. If the value exceeds this value, the cutting tool is driven by the drive mechanism to reduce the amount of correction, so that the minute displacement element always operates within an appropriate range.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments; for example, the actual measurement value x obtained from the output pulse of the X-axis length measuring device 12 is calculated by separate f _(x) calculation circuits, and The signal may be supplied to two comparators 17 and 18, respectively. Furthermore, the f _(x) calculation circuit is not limited to one that quickly calculates the theoretical value Y in the Y-axis direction of the desired cutting surface from the given actual measurement value x.
For example, a memory may be provided in which a theoretical value Y calculated in advance is stored, and the stored contents may be sequentially read out.

Furthermore, since the micro-displacement element 6 has extremely good responsiveness to its drive signal, if it is sensitive, there is a gap between the output of the first comparator 17 and the micro-displacement element drive circuit 21, as shown by the broken line in FIG. An integration circuit 22 may also be inserted. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of such an integrating circuit 21.
The digital-to-analog converter DA converts the multi-bit digital signal provided from the comparator 17 into an analog signal and connects it to the resistor _R1 and the first switch.
Input to operational amplifier OP ₁ via SW ₁ . This operational amplifier _OP1 has a series circuit of an integrating capacitor C, a discharge resistor _R2 , and a second switch _SW2 connected in parallel between its input and output. and the first switch
SW ₁ selects the resistor R ₁ , and the second switch SW ₂ is opened to integrate the above analog signal. After the integration, the first switch SW ₁ selects the ground potential side and the second switch SW ₂ is opened. It is closed to discharge the charge in the integrating capacitor C.

FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the minute displacement element drive circuit 22, in which the collectors of three transistors Tr ₁ , Tr ₂ , Tr ₃ are connected to control the applied voltage of several hundred volts to the minute displacement element 6; This is a cascade connection of emitters. That is, the signal Yσ applied to the input terminal T is applied to the base of the transistor Tr ₁ via the buffer amplifier OP ₂ . On the other hand, the emitters and collectors of transistors Tr ₁ , Tr ₂ , and Tr ₃ are connected in cascade, and the collector of transistor Tr ₃ is
between the bases, between the bases of transistors Tr ₃ and Tr ₂ , and between the base of transistor Tr ₂ and the transistor
Resistors R ₁ , R ₂ , and R ₃ are inserted between the emitters of Tr ₁ , respectively. A power supply P of several hundred volts and a series circuit of a minute displacement element 6 are connected between the emitter of the transistor Tr ₁ and the collector of the transistor Tr ₃ . In this way, each transistor
The voltage applied between the emitters and collectors of Tr ₁ , Tr ₂ , and Tr ₃ is approximately 1/3 of the power supply voltage, and the transistors
The requirements for collector breakdown voltage of Tr ₁ , Tr ₂ , and Tr ₃ can be relaxed.

Further, in the above embodiment, the f _(x) calculation circuit 15 outputs the theoretical value Y with respect to the machining origin Yo, but it is not limited to this, and the previous X-axis direction position X _o-1 and the corresponding Position Xn in the X-axis direction at the time
The difference Yn−Yn ₋₁ between the theoretical value Yn and the corresponding value Yn may be output.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the positional error of the cutting tool in the cutting direction caused by the mechanical drive mechanism is corrected by the micro-displacement element whose displacement is electrically controlled, and the micro-displacement element When the voltage applied to the displacement element exceeds an appropriate range, the cutting tool is driven by the drive mechanism to reduce the amount of correction.

Therefore, it is possible to provide a precision cutting device that can cut a quadratic curved surface with extremely high precision and can always operate the minute displacement element within an appropriate range.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention;
2, 3, and 4 are a plan view, a side view, and a view taken along the line in FIG. 2, showing the turret of the above embodiment, and FIG. 5 is an example of the minute displacement element of the above embodiment. A side view, Fig. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the applied voltage and the amount of extension of the minute displacement element, Fig. 7 is a block diagram showing the main parts of the NC control section, and Fig. 8 explains the operation of the conventional device. 9 is a diagram explaining the operation of the device of the present invention, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an integrating circuit of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is an example of a micro displacement element drive circuit of the present invention. FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Cutting tool, 2... Rotating axis, 3... Workpiece, 4... Tool holding part, 5... Turret, 6... Minute displacement element, 7... X-axis drive mechanism, 8... NC Control unit, 10... Y-axis drive mechanism, 12... X-axis length measuring device, 13... Y-axis length measuring device, 15... f _(x) calculation circuit,
17...first comparator, 18...second comparator.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A workpiece held on a rotating shaft and rotationally driven,
a tool holder that holds a cutting tool for cutting the workpiece; a tool rest that holds the tool holder; a Y-axis drive mechanism that drives the turret in the cutting direction of the cutting tool; X to drive in a direction perpendicular to the cutting direction of the cutting tool
an NC control unit that controls the Y-axis drive mechanism and the X-axis drive mechanism based on data input in advance according to the curved surface to be cut; a minute displacement element that drives the tool rest in the cutting direction with respect to the tool holding part; an X-axis length measuring device and a Y-axis length measuring device that detect the positions of the tool rest in the X-axis and Y-axis directions in a non-contact manner; , an f(x) calculation circuit that outputs a theoretical value in the Y-axis direction of a desired cutting surface according to an actual measurement value given from an X-axis length measuring device, and a theoretical value given from this f(x) calculation circuit and Y A micro-displacement element drive circuit that displaces the micro-displacement element in the cutting direction according to the difference from the actual measurement value given from the axis length measuring device, and a micro-displacement element drive circuit that displaces the micro-displacement element in the cutting direction according to the difference between the measured value and the actual measurement value given from the axis length measuring device, and a Y-axis displacement element drive circuit that displaces the micro-displacement element in the cutting direction according to the difference from the actual measurement value given from the axis length measuring device. and a second comparator that drives a drive mechanism to maintain the amount of displacement in the minute displacement element within a predetermined range.