The present invention relates generally to a processing tool and a processing tool assembly, and more particularly to a processing tool and a processing tool assembly, wherein the processing tool of the processing tool assembly could be changed easily; multiple workpieces could be processed simultaneously by the processing tool assembly; the processing tool assembly could precisely perform processing.
In industrial manufacture, metal processing is applied to manufacture hand tools, transmission components, or precision components. Metal processing primarily utilizes a machine tool to perform processing steps. The machine tool is widely used in the industry, wherein an operation of the machine tool is clamping a workpiece to fix the workpiece on a fixing frame of the machine tool and making the workpiece move relative to the processing tool. By doing this, a surface or a middle portion of the workpiece could be cut, polished, ground, or treated with other motions. So far, the processing could be performed by the machine tool includes facing, centering, drilling holes, boring, reaming, knurling, thread cutting, taper pin cutting, and so on.
Taking the wrench processing as an example, a processing method performed by a conventional broaching machine is described below.
Since the conventional external broach 10 should be disengaged from the end of the long groove 151 of the fixing seat 15, the disengagement of the conventional external broach 10 is restricted, unless a sufficient operating space (which means a length of the external broach 10 plus a length of the fixing seat 15) is provided. Therefore, the maintenance of the broaching machine or replacement of the external broach 10 is inconvenient in a limited operating space, so that the conventional external broach 10 and the fixing seat 15 have room for improvement.
Additionally, when the external broach 10 is fixed to the fixing seat 15, an axial surface 13 of the conventional external broach 10 is perpendicular to a top surface 152 of the fixing seat 15, as shown in
Besides, the broaching machine with the conventional external broach 10 and the fixing seat 15 could only cut one piece of wrench W once. It is unable to cut multiple pieces of wrenches W at the same time, so that the efficiency of the broaching machine is low.
To sum up, the conventional external broach 10 and the assembly of the fixing seat 15 and the external broach 10 have room for improvement
In view of the above, the primary objective of inventive subject matter is to provide a processing tool and a processing tool assembly, wherein the processing tool of the processing tool assembly could be changed easily to save operating time and space. Besides, the processing tool assembly could process multiple workpieces at the same time, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the process. Moreover, the processing tool and the processing tool assembly provided by the present invention adopting an inclining design, so that a depth of a placing platform does not need to be increased for fitting or completing a process to a workpiece with long size. On the other side, the processing tool and the processing tool assembly adopting the inclining design could prevent a wrench from being shaken relative to the processing tool and the processing tool assembly during processing, thereby enhancing a yield of processing.
The present invention provides a processing tool including a long cutting portion and at least one clamped portion, wherein the long cutting portion extends along a longitudinal direction and having a connecting surface. The at least one clamped portion is fixed to the connecting surface. Each of two ends of the long cutting portion along the longitudinal direction is an abutted end. A bottom portion of each of the abutted ends is connected to the connecting surface, and a top portion of each of the abutted ends is away from the connecting surface. A distance between the top portions of the abutted ends is a first length, and a distance between the bottom portions of the abutted ends is a second length, wherein the first length is shorter than the second length.
The inventive subject matter further provides a processing tool assembly including a substrate, a first clamping block set, a second clamping block set, a plurality of blocking set, and at least one of processing tool as mentioned above. The substrate includes at least one long groove which extends along a longitudinal direction and includes an inclined bottom. The first clamping block set is disposed on the inclined bottom of the at least one long groove and touches a first side of the at least one long groove. The second clamping block set is disposed on the inclined bottom of the at least one long groove and touches a second side of the at least one long groove. The plurality of blocking sets are disposed on the inclined bottom of the at least one long groove and is manipulatable to move along the longitudinal direction in the at least one long groove. The at least one processing tool is disposed in the at least one long groove and between the first clamping block set and the second clamping block set. The at least one clamped portion of the at least one processing tool is clamped between the first clamping block set and the second clamping block set, and each of the abutted ends of the long cutting portion is urged by one of the plurality of blocking sets, so that the at least one processing tool is fixed in the at least one long groove of the substrate and is unable to move relative to the substrate. The long cutting portion is defined to have an axial surface that passes through the top portions and the bottom portions of the abutted end and divides the long cutting portion into two parts with almost equal volume. An acute angle is formed between the axial surface of the long cutting portion and a top surface of the substrate.
With the aforementioned design, the processing tool disposed on the processing tool assembly could be changed easily, thereby reducing operating time and saving space that are needed for changing the processing tool. Besides, the multiple workpieces could be simultaneously cut by the processing tool assembly, thereby enhancing the efficiency of processing. Additionally, with inclining design, the workpiece could be placed inclinedly, so that additional depth does not need to be adopted to a placing platform to receive a workpiece with longer or greater size to complete a process of the workpiece with longer or greater size, thereby effectively reducing the volume of the broaching machine. Furthermore, the inclining design of the processing tool and the processing tool assembly could avoid the wrench being shaken relative to the processing tool and the processing tool assembly during the cutting process, thereby promoting the yield of the cutting-processed production.
The present invention will be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of some illustrative embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which
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The substrate 32 includes at least one long groove 322 which extends along the longitudinal direction LD and includes an inclined bottom 323. The first clamping block set 34 is detachably disposed on the inclined bottom 323 of the at least one long groove 322 and touches a first side 324 of the at least one long groove 322. The second clamping block set 36 is detachably disposed on the inclined bottom 323 of the at least one long groove 322 and touches a second side 325 of the at least one long groove 322. The plurality of blocking set 38 is disposed on the inclined bottom 323 of the at least one long groove 322 and could be manipulated to move along the longitudinal direction LD in the at least one long groove 322.
At least one of the processing tools 20 of the above-mentioned embodiments is disposed in the at least one long groove 322 and is disposed between adjacent two of the plurality of blocking sets 38. The at least one clamped portion 22 of the at least one processing tool 20 is clamped between the first clamping block set 34 and the second clamping block set 36. Each of the abutted ends 214 of the long cutting portion 21 is urged by one of the plurality of blocking sets 38, so that the at least one processing tool 20 is fixed in the at least one long groove 322 of the substrate 32, thereby restricting the at least one processing tool 20 to move relative to the substrate 32. In the current embodiment, when the first clamping block set 34 and the second clamping block set 36 are loosened, the processing tool 20 could be removed from the long groove 322 along a direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction LD. More precisely, the processing tool 20 could be removed from the long groove 322 along a direction that is perpendicular to the inclined bottom 323. With such design, the processing tool 20 could be changed easily, thereby reducing an operating time and saving a space that are needed for changing the processing tool 20.
The long cutting portion 21 is defined to have an axial surface S that passes through the top portions 215 and the bottom portions 213 of the abutted ends 214 and divides the long cutting portion 21 into two parts with almost equal volume. An acute angle θ2 is formed between the axial surface S of the long cutting portion 21 and a top surface 321 of the substrate 32. In the current embodiment, the acute angle θ2 formed between the axial surface S of the long cutting portion 21 and the top surface 321 of the substrate 32 is arranged from 45 degrees to 85 degrees. In an embodiment, the acute angle θ2 could be arranged from 55 degrees to 75 degrees. In another embodiment, the acute angle θ2 could be arranged from 50 degrees to 65 degrees. In the current embodiment, the axial surface S of the long cutting portion 21 is perpendicular to the inclined bottom 323 of the at least one long groove 322. It's worthy to mention that the processing tool 20 and the processing tool assembly 30 provided by the current embodiment of the present invention is adopted with an inclining design (namely, the processing tool 20 is tilted relative to the top surface 321 of the substrate 32), so that a workpiece (i.e. a wrench W) could be placed obliquely. With such design, additional depth does not need to be added to a placing platform to receive a workpiece with longer or greater size to complete a process of the workpiece with longer or greater size, so that a volume of a broaching machine could be effectively reduced. Moreover, the processing tool 20 and the processing tool assembly 30 provided by the current embodiment of the present invention is adopted with the inclining design, so that shake of the wrench W under processing relative to the processing tool 20 and the processing tool assembly 30 could be reduced, thereby promoting a yield of the cutting-processed production.
In the current embodiment, an included angle θ3 is formed between the inclined bottom 323 of the at least one long groove 322 and the top surface 321 of the substrate 32. The included angle θ3 is greater than the acute angle θ2 and is smaller than 180 degrees. In the current embodiment, the included angle θ3 is arranged from 135 degrees to 175 degrees. In an embodiment, the included angle θ3 is arranged from 145 degrees to 165 degrees. In another embodiment, the included angle θ3 is arranged from 150 degrees to 160 degrees.
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When the fastener 367 is screwed toward the inclined bottom 323 of the at least one long groove 322 to drive the second block 364 to get close to the inclined bottom 323, the second incline 366 of the second block 364 urges against the first incline 363 of the first block 361 to make the first block 361 move in a direction toward the first clamping block set 34, so that the first clamping block set 34 and the first block 361 of the second clamping block set 36 jointly clamp the at least one clamped portion 22 of the at least one processing tool 20.
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The substrate 32 has two blocking walls 326 which is respectively located at each of two ends of the at least one long groove 322, wherein each of the blocking walls 326 has a screw hole 327. Each of the blocking sets 38 includes a blocking member 385 and a screw rod 386, wherein the blocking member 385 includes the urging end 381 adapted to urge the abutted ends 214 of the at least one processing tool 20. The screw rod 386 is screwed into and passes through the screw hole 327, and an end of the screw rod 386 urges against the blocking member 385.
When the screw rod 386 is screwed in a direction toward the at least one long groove 322, the screw rod 386 urges the blocking member 385 to get close to the at least one processing tool 20, so that the urging end 381 of the blocking set 38 abuts against one of the abutted ends 214 of the at least one processing tool 20. On contrary, when the screw rod 386 is screwed in a direction away from the at least one long groove 322, the screw rod 386 stops urging against the blocking member 385, so that the blocking member 385 could move away from the at least one processing tool 20 to make the urging end 381 of the blocking set 38 not urge against the abutted end 214 of the at least one processing tool 20.
The blocking member 385 has a slot 387, wherein a longitudinal direction of the slot 387 is parallel to the longitudinal direction LD. The inclined bottom 323 of the at least one long groove 322 has a plurality of threaded hole 328. A fastener 388 passes through the slot 387 and is screwed into one of the plurality of threaded holes 328, so that the blocking member 385 is restricted by the fastener 388 to be operated to move along the longitudinal direction LD within a length between two ends of the slot 387.
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With the processing tool and the processing tool assembly provided in the present invention, the processing tools could be changed easily, thereby reducing operating time and saving space that are needed for changing the processing tool. Additionally, the inclining design of the processing tool and the processing tool assembly allows the workpiece to be placed inclinedly, so that additional depth does not need to be adopted to a placing platform to receive a workpiece with longer or greater size to complete a process of the workpiece with longer or greater size, thereby effectively reducing the volume of the broaching machine. Moreover, the inclining design of the processing tool and the processing tool assembly could avoid the wrench being shaken relative to the processing tool and the processing tool assembly during the cutting process, thereby promoting the yield of the cutting-processed production.
It must be pointed out that the embodiment described above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. All equivalent structures which employ the concepts disclosed in this specification and the appended claims should fall within the scope of the present invention.