MULTIPLE-POSITION MACHINE-TOOL WITH ROUND INDEXING TABLE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: machine-tool industry. SUBSTANCE: machine-tool has article fastening device 1 which can be repeatedly engaged in step-like mode by means of step-by-step drive unit. Device 1 can be rigidly fixed in angular positions corresponding to determined positions for machining. Located in separate positions of machining are unified power heads 22 and each of them carries at least one working spindle 38. Secured on device 1 are seating places for mounting articles 10 with planetary axes 11 lying in at least one horizontal plane 12. Planetary axes 11 pass tangentially at distance from vertical indexing axis 6 of device 1 and are oriented in pairs respectively. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 11 cl, 13 dwg