WO2013131151A1 - Adapter - Google Patents
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- WO2013131151A1 WO2013131151A1 PCT/AU2013/000245 AU2013000245W WO2013131151A1 WO 2013131151 A1 WO2013131151 A1 WO 2013131151A1 AU 2013000245 W AU2013000245 W AU 2013000245W WO 2013131151 A1 WO2013131151 A1 WO 2013131151A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23B—TURNING; BORING
- B23B31/00—Chucks; Expansion mandrels; Adaptations thereof for remote control
- B23B31/02—Chucks
- B23B31/10—Chucks characterised by the retaining or gripping devices or their immediate operating means
- B23B31/12—Chucks with simultaneously-acting jaws, whether or not also individually adjustable
- B23B31/20—Longitudinally-split sleeves, e.g. collet chucks
- B23B31/201—Characterized by features relating primarily to remote control of the gripping means
- B23B31/207—Characterized by features relating primarily to remote control of the gripping means using mechanical transmission through the spindle
- B23B31/2073—Axially fixed cam, moving jaws
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23B—TURNING; BORING
- B23B31/00—Chucks; Expansion mandrels; Adaptations thereof for remote control
- B23B31/02—Chucks
- B23B31/24—Chucks characterised by features relating primarily to remote control of the gripping means
- B23B31/26—Chucks characterised by features relating primarily to remote control of the gripping means using mechanical transmission through the working-spindle
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23B—TURNING; BORING
- B23B31/00—Chucks; Expansion mandrels; Adaptations thereof for remote control
- B23B31/02—Chucks
- B23B31/36—Chucks with means for adjusting the chuck with respect to the working-spindle
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23Q—DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
- B23Q3/00—Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally removable from the machine
- B23Q3/12—Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally removable from the machine for securing to a spindle in general
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23B—TURNING; BORING
- B23B2260/00—Details of constructional elements
- B23B2260/124—Screws
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23B—TURNING; BORING
- B23B2260/00—Details of constructional elements
- B23B2260/136—Springs
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T279/00—Chucks or sockets
- Y10T279/10—Expanding
- Y10T279/1004—Collet type
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T279/00—Chucks or sockets
- Y10T279/13—Angularly adjustable or indexing
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T279/00—Chucks or sockets
- Y10T279/17—Socket type
- Y10T279/17411—Spring biased jaws
- Y10T279/17529—Fixed cam and moving jaws
- Y10T279/17538—Threaded-sleeve actuator
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T279/00—Chucks or sockets
- Y10T279/17—Socket type
- Y10T279/17615—Obliquely guided reciprocating jaws
- Y10T279/17623—Threaded sleeve and jaw
- Y10T279/17632—Conical sleeve
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T279/00—Chucks or sockets
- Y10T279/34—Accessory or component
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a collet adapter which has been developed principally for use in workpiece forming machinery, such as computer numerically controlled (CNC) grinding or milling machinery or other grinding or milling machinery.
- CNC computer numerically controlled
- the collet adapter of the present invention has been developed particularly for use in high precision CNC machinery, although it is to be appreciated that it is not intended to be restricted to use in that type of machinery only.
- a collet adapter can include a collet in which a workpiece can be clamped for machining.
- the collet is usually releasable from the collet adapter so that different sized collets can be mounted in the collet adapter. Different sized collets are used for machining different sized workpieces.
- Collets have longitudinal "fingers" that move radially between clamped and undamped conditions and move between these positions by forward and backward movement of the collet relative to the collet adapter.
- forward movement of the collet within the collet adapter can allow the fingers to shift radially outwardly to open the collet to receive or release a workpiece (the undamped condition), while rearward movement of the collet shifts the fingers radially inwardly about a workpiece to allow the collet to clamp a workpiece. Clamping and unclamping can also occur in the reverse direction.
- the collet adapter can be driven to rotate as required for machining of the portion of the workpiece that extends out of the collet.
- a workpiece being machined can be supported by a workpiece support which is separate from the collet adapter.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a general arrangement showing a collet adapter 10, and includes a collet holder 1 1 and a collet 1 2 mounted within the collet holder 1 1 .
- a workpiece W is mounted and gripped within the collet 12 and a portion of the workpiece projects as shown from the collet 12 for machining.
- the collet adapter 1 0 is mounted in practice within the headstock of a CNC machine (not shown) and is rotatable via a drive arrangement of the headstock for rotating the workpiece W.
- the workpiece W would also be supported in practice on a workpiece support 13 which has a V groove 14 for accepting the workpiece.
- a clamp C can be brought down into contact with the workpiece W to restrict movement of the workpiece W within the support 1 3 other than rotational movement about the workpiece centre-line or axial movement along the workpiece centre-line.
- the workpiece is subject to misalignment loading during machining.
- Any misalignment between the workpiece support and the collet adapter can cause inaccuracy in the position of the workpiece on the workpiece support and that can affect the accuracy with which the workpiece is machined. It must be appreciated that in machinery of the kind in which the invention is to be employed, accuracy is required at micron level, so that only minor inaccuracy can have a significant effect on the production of accurate machined workpieces.
- FIGS. 2i and 2ii illustrate different forms of misalignment of a workpiece W that can occur within prior art machinery and which the present invention is intended to correct or accommodate. Both figures show a portion of the collet adapter 1 0 including a collet 12 and a workpiece 15. The collet 12 is clamped within the collet adapter 1 0 and the workpiece 15 projects from the collet 12. The misalignment in each figure is greatly exaggerated for the purposes of explanation.
- a collet adapter including a workpiece clamp mechanism, the collet adapter being rotatable about a first axis, the clamp mechanism of the collet adapter being mounted within the collet adapter for rotation with the collet adapter and for movement laterally relative to the first axis during rotation of the collet adapter.
- the present invention advantageously permits the clamp mechanism to move within the collet adapter both radially and axially, or radially or axially, as the collet adapter is driven to rotate by the machine in which it is employed.
- the clamp mechanism By allowing the clamp mechanism to move as described, misalignment between the axis of the workpiece support and the axis of the collet adapter can be accommodated by movement of the clamp.
- the clamp mechanism can shift laterally within the collet adapter the distance of any misalignment, so that the first axis of the clamp mechanism aligns with the second axis of the workpiece support.
- This enables the workpiece support to define the primary axis about which the workpiece being machined is rotated, and loads shifting the workpiece away from that axis (such as generated by misalignment between the first and second axes) are prevented by movement of the clamp mechanism within the collet adapter.
- the present invention provides a significant advantage relative to prior art arrangements, by providing an arrangement that permits the position of the clamp mechanism relative to the workpiece support to be adjustable in a dynamic manner as the collet adapter is rotated.
- This is an important distinction from the prior art, because in the prior art, the amount of misalignment between the first axis of the collet adapter and the second axis of the workpiece support can vary as the collet adapter rotates.
- the fixed adjustment arrangements of the prior art might not correct misalignment for the entire 360° of rotation of a collet adapter.
- the clamp mechanism is dynamically repositioned as required at any point during the 360° of rotation, to maintain the first axis of the clamp mechanism aligned with the second axis of the workpiece support.
- the present invention has been developed with a collet arrangement being the type of clamp mechanism envisaged as for use in the invention.
- a collet arrangement is intended to include a collet holder and associated components.
- the present invention does not exclude other forms of clamp mechanism, such as hydraulic and pneumatic clamp mechanisms, which do not use a collet but which can nevertheless be employed in a collet adapter.
- the load applied by the collet adapter to a workpiece which is gripped both in the collet adapter and in a workpiece support is envisaged to be limited to a rotational or torsional load.
- the workpiece is driven to rotate by the collet adapter but is not subjected, or is negligibly subjected to loads tending to bend the workpiece along its centre-line.
- the invention can eliminate or at least alleviate unacceptable machining errors in a machined workpiece by providing greater accuracy of alignment of the first and second axes referred to above during rotation of the collet adapter. As a result, the accuracy of machining is improved.
- the clamp mechanism can be dynamically mounted within the collet adapter in any suitable manner.
- the clamp mechanism is mounted for movement perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the collet adapter.
- the movement is linear movement along first and second axes.
- the first and second axes can extend at an angle to each other of more than 0 ° and up to 90°.
- the axes can be perpendicular, or less than perpendicular.
- the axes can be in the same plane.
- the clamp mechanism is mounted for rotation about both of the first and second lateral axes.
- the first lateral axis can be formed by a pin that extends through the clamp mechanism and the clamp mechanism is mounted on the pin in a manner to be movable along the pin.
- the clamp mechanism can simply include an opening or bore into which the pin extends with the pin being a loose fit within the opening or bore so that the clamp mechanism can freely move along the pin.
- Each end of the pin of the first lateral axis can extend into a ring coaxial about the clamp mechanism and can be fixed to the ring. Clearance can be provided between the ring and the clamp mechanism to permit the clamp mechanism to move along the pin towards and away from the ring.
- the second lateral axis can be formed by a pair of axially aligned pins that extend respectively from opposite sides of the clamp mechanism and away from the clamp mechanism.
- the pins can be fixed relative to the clamp mechanism so that the clamp mechanism is movable with the pins along the axis of the pins. Ends of the pins remote from the clamp mechanism can extend into bores of the collet adapter, such as in a housing or body portion of the collet adapter and be movable axially within the bores.
- the pins can extend through the ring described above before extending into the bores and the clamp mechanism and the ring can be movable together along the axis of the pair of axially aligned pins.
- the clamp mechanism can be mounted within a coaxial ring arrangement, in which a first ring is fixed to the collet adapter, a second ring is fixed to the first ring and a third ring is fixed to the second ring.
- the second and third rings can be rotatable or tiltable and shiftable relative to the first ring and the collet adapter. The manner in which the second and third rings rotate or tilt and shift allows a clamp mechanism mounted within the collet adapter and connected to the third ring, either directly or indirectly, to have both linear and rotational movement to accommodate or correct misalignment with the axis of a workpiece support.
- the second ring can be fixed to the first ring by a first pair of axially aligned pins and the third ring can be fixed to the second ring by a second pair of axially aligned pins.
- the axes of the respective pairs of axially aligned pins can be oriented at an angle to each other of more than 0 ° and up to 90°. Like the earlier forms of the invention, the axes can thus be oriented perpendicular, or less than perpendicular and they can be in the same plane.
- the first ring can have a pair of projections extending from diametrically opposed portions of the ring and the pair of projections can include bores for receipt of or for locating the pins of the first pair of axially aligned pins, so that the second ring can be connected to the first ring by a connection between the pair of projections and the first pair of axially aligned pins.
- the third ring can also have a pair of projections extending from diametrically opposed portions of the ring and likewise, the pair of projections can include bores for receipt of or for locating the pins of the second pair of axially aligned pins and the third ring can be connected to the second ring by a connection between the pair of projections and the second pair of axially aligned pins.
- the first ring can be fixed to a part of the collet holder so that it is stationary relative to the collet holder, while the second ring can rotate or shift or tilt, or one or more of these, through the connection between the pair of projections of the first ring and the first pair of axially aligned pins.
- the third ring can rotate or shift or tilt, or one or more of these, through the connection between the pair of projections of the third ring and the second pair of axially aligned pins. Because the first and second pairs of axially aligned pins are at an angle to each other, the can provide for alignment movement of the clamp through 360° rotation of the collet adapter.
- the clamp mechanism of a collet adapter is a collet
- the collet can be indirectly connected to a drawbar via a collet holder and be movable with the drawbar axially of the collet adapter in accordance with normal prior art arrangements.
- a collet can be connected to a collet holder and an end of the collet holder is connected to the drawbar to move the collet axially relative to the collet holder.
- each of the drawbar, the collet holder and the collet can be mounted within the collet adapter for rotation with the collet adapter and for movement laterally to the first axis of the collet adapter.
- the collet can be mounted within a sleeve and the sleeve can be connected to the third ring, such as via a radial flange of the sleeve.
- the collet can be movable axially relative to the sleeve with the drawbar to release or clamp a workpiece.
- Each of the sleeve and the collet can include cooperating tapered surfaces so that with axial movement of the collet relative to the sleeve, the fingers of the collet can be made to radially close or open to shift between clamp and release positions.
- the sleeve has the same alignment movement as the collet through the coaxial ring arrangement.
- collet adapter which are connected to the collet or the drawbar can also be mounted within the collet adapter for rotation with the collet adapter and for movement laterally to the first axis relative to the collet adapter with the collet.
- the present invention extends to a machine that includes a collet adapter as described above.
- a machine can include a workpiece support and the machine can be a grinding or milling machine for example.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a front end portion of a collet adapter and a workpiece support for supporting a workpiece clamped by the collet adapter.
- Figures 2 and 3 show exaggerated misalignment movement in a workpiece mounted in a collet adapter.
- Figures 3 to 5 are side, perspective and end views of the front end portion of a collet adapter according to the present invention.
- Figure 6 is a 90 " cross-section of the front end portion of the collet adapter of Figures 3 to 5.
- Figures 7 and 8 are cross-sectional views through A-A and B-B respectively of Figure 5.
- Figure 9 is an exploded view of a component of a collet adapter according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of a collet adapter according to the present invention which employs the component of Figure 9.
- Figure 1 1 is a 90° cross-section of the collet adapter of Figure 10.
- Figure 12 is an assembled perspective view of the component of Figure 9.
- Figure 3 is an illustration of the collet adapter portion 10 illustrated in Figure 1 but modified in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 3 illustrates a front end 20 of a collet body that includes a base 21 and a cap 22.
- the cap 22 is connected to the base 21 by four screws 23 (see Figures 4 and 5) and the base 21 can be connected to a machine spindle (not shown) via screws 24.
- a collet holder 25 is disposed within the body 20 and projects through each side of the body 20.
- the collet holder 25 is illustrated in cross-sectional view in Figure 6 and with reference to that figure, the collet holder 25 comprises a push out tube 26, an outer sleeve 27 and an inner sleeve 28.
- the collet holder 25 receives a clamping collet 29 and a nut 30.
- the collect holder 25 is of a relatively standard form in terms of the components identified above and operates by the collet 29 radially expanding and contracting about a workpiece which is loaded into the collet 29.
- the collet 29 includes a plurality of lengthwise slits 31 and the portions between the slits 31 include tapered leading ends which mate with a tapered inside surface of the nut 30.
- the collet 29 can be expanded by moving the tube 26, the outer sleeve 27 and the nut 30 forward relative to the inner sleeve 28 so that the tapered surfaces of the nut 30 shift relative to the tapered surface of the inner sleeve28. By that movement, the sections of the collet 29 between the slits 31 to splay radially outwardly so that a workpiece clamped in the clamping collet 29 can be released.
- the workpiece is positioned within the collet 29 and with the nut 30 screwed onto the leading end of the outer sleeve 27, the tube 26, the outer sleeve 27 and the nut 30 are moved rearward relative to the inner sleeve 28, causing the respective tapered surfaces of the collet 29 and the inner sleeve 28 to cause the portions of the collet 29 between the slits 31 to shift inwardly to a clamping position.
- the nut 30 is applied only at the initial set-up stage of the collet adapter and once applied, is not removed except to change to a different size collet.
- the arrangement illustrated in Figures 3 to 6 allows the collet holder 25 to move laterally relative to the axis A (see Figure 3), to accommodate or correct any misalignment between the axis of rotation of a collet adapter and the axis of a workpiece support. That movement is facilitated by the arrangement shown in Figure 6, which includes pins 35 and 36. While only one pin 35 is illustrated in Figure 6, a second pin is disposed opposite the pin 35 and extending along the same axis, and is illustrated in Figure 7, which is a cross-section through A-A of Figure 5.
- Figure 8 is a cross-section through B-B of Figure 5 and shows the full length of the pin 36.
- the collet holder 25 is movable laterally of the axis A along the respective axes of the pins 35 and 36 as hereinafter described.
- the collet holder 25 is hollow as shown in Figure 6.
- the pin 36 extends through the collet holder 25 and through a collet ring 38.
- the collet ring 38 is located within an annular recess 39 formed between the base 21 and the cap 22.
- the inner sleeve 28 is fixed to the pin 36 and the pin 36 is movable within the bushes 40 within the bores formed in the ring 38.
- the pair of further pins 35 extends perpendicular to the pin 36 and extends though openings in the ring 38 and into the bores 37 of the cap 22.
- the pins 35 do not extend through the collet holder 25, but rather, extend away from the collet holder 25 from a position adjacent the surface of the outer sleeve 27.
- the pins 35 are fixed within the bores 37, while the ring 38, the bushes 41 and the collet holder 25 can all move relative to the pins 35 along the axis of the pins 35.
- the collet holder 25 can shift sideways along the axis of the pin 36 moving with the pin 36, as well as up and down along the axis of the pins 35 relative to the pins 35.
- the sideways movement is movement of the collet holder 25 and the pin 36 relative to the ring 38, while the up and down movement is combined movement of the collet holder 25, the pin 36 and the ring 38.
- the collet holder 25 can rotate about the pin 36 as shown by the arrow R-i in Figures 3 and 4 and about the pins 35 as shown by the arrow R 2 in Figure 4. It will be appreciated that by this rotational movement, and with the movement along the axes of the pins 35 and 36, the collet is capable of movement radially about the drive axis through 360 °.
- the collet adapter of the invention can accommodate misalignment between the axes of rotation of the collet adapter and a workpiece support by the horizontal and sideways movement of the collet holder 25 as well as by the rotational movement about the pins 35 and 36.
- the collet holder 25 can float relative to the collet adapter as required to maintain the workpiece aligned with the axis of the workpiece support and the collet adapter imposes negligible load on the workpiece other than rotational load and a load to restrain axial movement.
- Figure 6 includes a slot 42 through which the pin 36 extends.
- That slot 42 is provided to permit axial movement of the tube 26, the outer sleeve 27 and the nut 30 to facilitate clamping or unclamping of a workpiece from the collet 29.
- a spring (not shown) is housed within the annular recess 43 and bears against the rear end 44 of the inner sleeve 28 to urge the tube 26, the outer sleeve 27 and the nut 30 in a direction rearwardly relative to the collet 29 for clamping.
- the collet is undamped by pushing the tube 26, the outer sleeve 27 and the nut 30 forward by a pushbar (not shown in the drawings).
- the slot 42 is formed in each of the tube 26 and the outer sleeve 27, but is not formed in the inner sleeve 28.
- Figure 9 illustrates a component of a collet adapter which has an alternative form to the arrangement shown in Figures 3 to 8.
- the arrangement 50 illustrated in Figure 9 is for inclusion in a collet adapter 51 of the kind shown in Figures 10 and 1 1 , which is a different form to that of the earlier figures.
- the collet adapter 51 includes a front body portion 52, a rear body portion 53, which are engaged by threads, and a plurality of disc springs 54 which are located in compression between opposing shoulders 55 and 56.
- the springs 54 tend to shift the ring 57, which includes the shoulder 55, away from the front body portion 52 and that tends to push the drawbar 58 in the same rearward direction.
- the drawbar 58 includes the end portion 60 and the internal portion 61 which are connected by threads. Rearward movement of the drawbar 58 results in rearward movement of the internal portion 61 which is connected to the collet 62 by threads.
- the collet 62 has a tapered head 63, which bears against a matching tapered surface 64 of the annular sleeve 65 and axial movement of the collet 62 shifts the head 63 relative to the surface 64 to enable the collet 62 to grip or release a workpiece. Movement of the head 63 relative to the surface 64 either opens or closes the slits 66 of the collet 62 and by opening the slits, the sections of the tapered head 63 can splay outwardly and thus allow release or insertion of a workpiece for gripping.
- the disc springs 54 naturally return the collet 62 to the position shown in Figure 10, which is a gripping position, while movement of the drawbar 58 against the bias of the springs 54 shifts the collet 62 axially forward and allows the head 63 to open and a workpiece to be released or inserted.
- Figure 10 includes a number of other components not described above, but most of these are irrelevant to the present invention and therefore will not be described further. A person skilled in the art would readily appreciate the majority of the construction of the collet adapter 51 as illustrated.
- the arrangement 50 of Figure 9 Disposed within the front body portion 52 of the collet adapter 51 is the arrangement 50 of Figure 9.
- the arrangement 50 includes front and rear rings 70 and 71 and intermediate ring 72.
- Figure 12 illustrates the arrangement 50 in an assembled form.
- the ring 70 is to be connected to the ring 72, via pins 73 which are received in bushes 74 (only one of which is shown in Figure 9), in bores 75 through the ring 72.
- the ring 71 is connected to the ring 72, via pins 76 which are received in bushes 77, in bores (not numbered) in the ring 72.
- Each of the rings 70 and 71 include projections 78 and each of the projections 78 includes a bore 79 for the passage of a respective pin 73 or 76.
- the arrangement 50 allows relative movement between the respective rings 70, 71 and 72 about the respective pins 73 and 76.
- the movement can be considered as translational and rotating movement.
- the ring 72 can rotate or tilt about and move, shift or translate along the axes of pins 76, while the ring 70 moves with the ring 72 during any tilting or translation relative to the pins 72, and in addition, the ring 70 can rotate or tilt about and move, shift or translate along the axes of the pins 73, which is perpendicular to the axes of pins 76.
- the ring 70 can move independently relative to the ring 72.
- the ring 71 includes bores 80 through which screws (not shown) can pass to fix the ring 71 to the facing surface 82 (see Figure 10) of the front body portion 52.
- screws not shown
- the ring 71 is precluded from movement relative to the body portion 52 and the rear body portion 53.
- the rings 72 and 70 are free to move relative to the ring 71 and to each other in the manner described above.
- the collet 62 is connected to the arrangement 50 by the annular sleeve 65 which has a radial flange 67.
- the flange 67 includes a plurality of bores 68 for receiving screws (not shown) and the bores 68 align with bores 69 in the ring 70, so that screws can extend through the respective bores 68 and 69 to fix the flange 67 to the ring 70.
- many of the components of the collet adapter 51 are mounted with sufficient clearance within the body portions 52 and 53 to move within those portions with the collet 62 and the sleeve 65.
- the ring 72 can tilt relative to the ring 71 about the axes of the pins 76. Moreover, the ring 70 can tilt relative to both the ring 71 and the ring 72 about the axes of the pins 73. In addition, the ring 72 is shiftable along the axis of the pins 76, while the ring 70 is shiftable along the axis of the pins 73. Thus, relative to the ring 71 , each of the rings 70 and 72 can tilt and both is shiftable along the respective axes defined by the pins 76 and 73. The amount of movement available between the rings 70 to 72 is limited by engagement between the rings.
- tilting of the ring 70 relative to the ring 72 is limited to about 3° before the respective rings come into contact and prevent further tilting.
- the amount of tilting can be controlled by the gaps between the adjacent faces of the rings 70 and 72.
- the amount of shifting movement between the rings 70 to 72 is in the region of above 0mm and less than 3mm. Clearly more tilting or shifting movement can be provided by different dimensions of the rings and the clearance between them.
- Springs 83 provide a centralising load to the ring 57, but otherwise, the components described above are free to float, move or shift within the collet adapter 51 in accordance with the positions of the rings 70 and 72.
- the axis of the workpiece as clamped in the workpiece support becomes the dominant axis and the invention provides the manner in which the workpiece can be clamped in the collet adapter but with the ability to move to align with the axis of the workpiece support. Movement of the collet 62 thus prevents a workpiece from being loaded in a manner which would tend to shift the workpiece on the workpiece support (by bending for example) and thus affect the accuracy with which the workpiece is machined.
- the collet adapter 51 includes screws 84 which can be used to bear against the outer surface 85 of the collet 62 to position the collet 62 during set-up of the collet adapter in a relevant machine for initial alignment of the workpiece being machined and the workpiece support.
- Three screws 84 are provided spaced equidistantly about the front body portion 52. The exercise of alignment is intended to align the axis of the collet, and thus the axis of the workpiece clamped or gripped by the collet, with the workpiece support as accurately as possible, so that the need for correction by the arrangements of the invention are minimised. Without the screws 84, the collet will tend to angle downwardly under its own weight and this makes alignment difficult.
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EP13757379.6A EP2822721B1 (en) | 2012-03-09 | 2013-03-12 | Adapter |
KR1020147027650A KR102085265B1 (en) | 2012-03-09 | 2013-03-12 | Collet adapter |
US14/383,909 US9586269B2 (en) | 2012-03-09 | 2013-03-12 | Collet adapter |
CN201380020853.5A CN104245194B (en) | 2012-03-09 | 2013-03-12 | Chuck adapter |
JP2014560197A JP6254955B2 (en) | 2012-03-09 | 2013-03-12 | Collet adapter |
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