Machine tool spindle calibration method and apparatus

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82 2B, 318571, B23Q 1104, G05B 500

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039452972

ABSTRACT:
A simple method and apparatus is disclosed for the calibration of a numerically controlled milling machine or the like, to determine the compliance for a particular set-up of the machine. The apparatus includes a hydraulic cylinder mounted on the machine bed, with the end of the hydraulic piston bearing against a non-rotating cutting tool that is mounted in the spindle. A pressure gauge or pressure switch indicates fluid pressure in the hydraulic cylinder to determine force of the piston on the cutting tool, and a deflection sensor measures the static deflection of the spindle. In one apparatus, hydraulic fluid from a high pressure source passes through a pressure-reducing valve into the rear of the hydraulic cylinder to push the piston rod end against the cutting tool, without requiring motion of the spindle relative to the bed, the valve being adjusted to maintain a desired fluid pressure behind the piston despite leakage of fluid past the piston.

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patent: 3746955 (1971-03-01), Kobayashi

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