MACHINING FACILITY USING SUB-PALLET - MAKINO MILLING MACHINE

Title:

MACHINING FACILITY USING SUB-PALLET

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/029486

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Provided is flexible machining facility using sub-pallets, which can quickly satisfy specification requirements for increasing/decreasing units. The machining facilities are constituted to comprise a machine tool (1) having a pallet exchanging device (47) for exchanging a main pallet (39), a plurality of sub-pallets (3) for mounting works, planning stations (5) for placing the sub-pallets (3) thereon and for mounting and demounting the works on and from the sub-pallets (3), sub-pallet stockers (7) for stocking the sub-pallets (3) thereon; and a sub-pallet transfer device (9) disposed to contain the machine tool (1) and the sub-pallet placing unit of the planning stations (5) and the sub-pallet stockers (7) within a workable area and adapted to transfer the sub-pallets (3). The machining facility can transfer and machine the work by using the sub-pallets (3).

Inventors:

KIKKAWA YASUHIKO (JP)
SHIRONE MASAHIRO (JP)
SUDO YASUO (JP)
SASAKI ARITOMO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2006/317932

Publication Date:

March 13, 2008

Filing Date:

September 05, 2006

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MAKINO MILLING MACHINE (JP)
KIKKAWA YASUHIKO (JP)
SHIRONE MASAHIRO (JP)
SUDO YASUO (JP)
SASAKI ARITOMO (JP)

International Classes:

B23Q39/04; B23Q3/00; B23Q3/08; B23Q7/00; B23Q11/00; B23Q41/00

Foreign References:

JPH11300567A	1999-11-02
JPH09309038A	1997-12-02
JPH08252738A	1996-10-01
JPH08252783A	1996-10-01
JP2005288651A	2005-10-20
JPS6111736U	1986-01-23
JPS59107839A	1984-06-22
JPH0351545B2	1991-08-07
JPH0546834U	1993-06-22

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