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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Hideki Nakano, Obu, JP;
Yoshiaki Sawada, Nagoya, JP;
Koichi Kawamura, Matsudo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Yamazaki Mazak Corporation, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 7/00 (2006.01); B23Q 1/66 (2006.01); B23Q 11/08 (2006.01); B23Q 39/02 (2006.01); B23Q 7/14 (2006.01); B23Q 1/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/66 (2013.01); B23Q 39/029 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0267 (2013.01); B23Q 11/0891 (2013.01); B23Q 7/1431 (2013.01); B23Q 1/017 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a machining center that efficiently machines a long workpiece using two pallets. A machining centerincludes a saddlethat moves in a Y axis direction on a bed, and a table unitmoves in an X axis direction on the saddle. At a right end and a left end of the front surface of the bed, setup stationsandare respectively disposed. While a spindle headis machining a workpiece Wwith one palletplaced on the table unit, a workpiece Wcan be set up onto the other pallet. A long workpiece can also be machined on the two palletsandplaced on the table unit