Yamazaki Mazak Corporation

Naokazu Okabe

Minoru Kitayama

Yasuhiro Goshima

Kenji Arisue

Kazuki Uemura

Eiji Matsubara

Shoya Kai

A machining tool includes a light irradiator, a cover, and a light blocking filter. The light irradiator is to irradiate a workpiece to process the workpiece. The cover covers the light irradiator and the workpiece in the cover. The light blocking filter is configured to change light transmissivity of the light blocking filter in accordance with light from an inside of the cover, which the light blocking filter receives.

Composite processing machine, machining tool, and composite processing method

The present invention aims at improving the efficiency of tool management by improving the arrangement of a tool magazine in a composite working lathe. The composite working latheincludes a spindle stock and a tool spindle disposed on a bed, and a covercovering the surrounding area thereof. A doorallowing access to a machining portion is provided on a front side F of the machine, and the machining portion can be visually observed through a window. A tool magazine unitis disposed in front of the spindle stock of the machine. A doorand a windoware provided on the cover of the tool magazine unit, allowing operators to observe the tool stored in the magazine through windowsand. The present composite working lathe enables to improve the efficiency of tool management, such as the confirmation of the tool used in the subsequent step or the removal of chips on the used tool.

Composite working lathe

The invention provides a composite working lathe capable of improving the efficiency of workpiece machining area by arranging a workpiece handling device below a spindle of the composite working lathe. The composite working lathecomprises a spindleand a tool spindleon a bed. A workpiece handling devicearranged below the spindlecan be moved along a W axis parallel to the axis line Cof the spindle. The workpiece handling devicehas a workpiece handling headthat pivots in the direction of arrow F around an axis line C, and grips the workpiece Kvia a gripper. The axis line Cis an axis perpendicular to the vertical plane including the axis line Cof the spindle, and the workpiece handling headis raised for 90 degrees when the gripperreceives the workpiece Kfrom the spindle. The angular position of the workpiece handling headis allocated and the workpiece Kis machined via a tool Ton the tool spindle

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Aichi-pref., Japan

Naokazu Okabe