Numerical control tool machine

Inventor: Mirko Piasentin (Pordenone, IT)

Assignee: TECNO LOGICA S.R.L.

B23Q3/15503 B23Q39/044 B23Q39/046 Y10T483/10 Y10T483/165

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Patent No.: US 12678902
App. No.: 17/601,975
Granted: Jul 14, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An operation method is described for a numerical control tooling machine comprising a piece-carrying table rotatable about a—in use—vertical axis and N machining stations, N≥2, arranged around the table, with the steps of rotating the table to bring a piece in front of a station, disconnecting the piece from the table, transferring the piece from the table to the station, fixing the piece to the station, processing the piece at the station, disconnecting the piece from the station, transferring the piece from the station to the table, fixing the piece to the table, rotating the table to bring the piece in front of a different station or unloading the piece from the table.

Claims (33)

1 . An operation method for a numerical control tooling machine comprising a piece-carrying table, for carrying a piece, rotatable about a first vertical axis and further comprising N machining stations, N≥2, arranged around the table and configured such that the piece be moved from a loading position sequentially to each of the N machining stations and machined at each of the N machining stations, the operation method comprising the steps of:

(a) mounting the piece on the table by applying the piece to a piece support,

(b) rotating the table to bring the piece support in front of one station of said N machining stations,

(d) transferring the piece support from the table to the one station by translating the piece support radially from the table to the one station using a linear movement,

(e) making the piece support integral with said one station by fixing the piece support to said one station,

(f) processing the piece at said one station,

(g) rotating the piece support and the piece together about a second vertical axis when the piece support is integral with said one station such that a side of the piece previously facing the table is brought to face the one station for further processing of the piece

(h) disconnecting the piece support from said one station,

(i) transferring the piece support from said one station to the table by translating the piece support radially from the one station to the table using another linear movement,

(j) making the piece support integral with the table by fixing the piece support to the table,

(k) rotating the table to sequentially bring the piece support in front of each remaining station of the N machining stations and performing steps (c) to (i) at each said remaining station of the N machining stations, and

(l) unloading the piece support from the table after a complete rotation of the table about the first vertical axis,

wherein the piece support maintains a constant vertical orientation during the complete rotation of the table.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the piece is worked by rotating the piece support about said second vertical axis and inserting a tool in a pass-through opening of the piece support to reach one side of the piece that is in contact with the piece support.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

moving the piece support from the table to said one station of said N machining stations by anchoring the piece support to a frame or chassis of said one station.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the piece support is translated along a guide by radially moving the piece support away from the first vertical axis to bring the piece support closer to the one station until the piece support is brought into contact with the frame or chassis of said one station.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

turning the table to bring a tool in front of said one station of said N machining stations,

disconnecting the tool from the table,

transferring the tool from the table to said one station,

using the tool to machine at said one station,

disconnecting the tool from said one station,

transferring the tool from said one station to the table,

fixing the tool to the table, and

rotating the table to bring the tool to a tool storage.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , with additional simultaneous steps of transporting and transferring a plurality of tools on the table by means of a tool-holder container.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the piece support is fixed on the table by operating anchoring means provided on the piece support.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the piece support is disconnected from the table by deactivating anchoring means arranged between the table and the piece support.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the piece support is fixed on the table by activating anchoring means arranged between the table and the piece support.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the piece is a platform to house electric car batteries.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the piece is made of aluminum.