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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsunehiko Yamazaki, Nagoya, JP;
Naoe Fukumura, Nagoya, JP;
Masayoshi Mizukado, Kani, JP;
Kazuhiro Kikata, Gifu, JP;
Sadami Miyazaki, Konan, JP;
Koichi Maki, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 7/00 ; B23B 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 7/00 ; B23B 9/00 ;
Abstract
In a lathe an angular position &bgr; x for respectively positioning a single tool in the plural numbers of directions of the tool edge is computed according to designated shape information IFa, and the tool held by the tool holding body can be positioned in the plural number of directions of the tool edge in order by indexingly positioning the tool holding body in the B-axis direction on the basis of the computed angular position &bgr; x at the time of machining. A plurality of machining modes can be machined with a single tool.