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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Akio Hosaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Akio Hosaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SODICK CO., LTD., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 16/00 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); B23Q 1/62 (2006.01); B23Q 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 16/00 (2013.01); B23Q 1/621 (2013.01); B23Q 5/28 (2013.01); G03F 7/70716 (2013.01); G03F 7/70725 (2013.01); G03F 7/70758 (2013.01); G03F 7/70775 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20354 (2015.01);
Abstract
A machine tool including: a table disposed on a saddle movable along an X-axis; a pair of linear motors that moves the table along a Y-axis; position detectors that detect a first position and a second position of the table on the Y-axis; a pair of guide rails attached to the saddle; and four bearings engaged with the pair of guide rails, is provided. The machine tool includes a connecting unit connecting the table to the four bearings such that the table is rotatable relative to the four bearings, and a control unit that controls the pair of linear motors on the basis of the first and second positions.