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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2001
Kazuyuki Hiramoto, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Naoshi Takayama, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Keigo Tada, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Takashi Hoshi, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Naozumi Tanikawa, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Tsuyoshi Fukuhara, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Kazutoyo Moriguchi, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Makino Milling Machine Co., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a machining center for machining a workpiece by moving a grinding wheel and the workpiece relative to each other in the X, Y and Z directions. The machining center has a main spindle for removably mounting a grinding wheel, a spindle head for rotationally supporting the main spindle, a table for mounting the workpiece, a column for movably supporting the spindle head, and tool dressing means having a dresser spindle, provided over the spindle head to move in the vertical direction toward and away from the grinding wheel mounted to the main spindle, for mounting a dresser for truing or dressing the outer peripheral surface of the grinding wheel.