Modular Design for Machine Tools Book

Preface     ix
Terminology and Abbreviations     xiii
Nomenclature     xix
Conversion Table     xxiii
Engineering Guides of Modular Design and Description Methodology of Machine Tools
Basic Knowledge: What Is the Modular Design?     3
Definition and Overall View of Modular Design     11
Advantageous and Disadvantageous Aspects of Modular Design     17
A Firsthand View of Developing History and Representative Applications     20
Application to TL and FTL     27
Application to conventional machine tools     40
Application to NC machine tools     47
Different-kind generating modular design     54
References     60
Engineering Guides and Future Perspectives of Modular Design     63
Four Principles and Further Related Subjects     64
Effective Tools and Methodology for Modular Design     72
Classification of Modular Design Including Future Perspectives     76
Modular design being widely employed     78
Modular design in the very near future-a symptom of upheaval of new concepts     80
Characteristic Features of Modular Design Being Used in Machine Tools of the Most Advanced Type     86
System machines     88
Machining complex and processing complex     102
References     108
Description of Machine Tools     111
Basic Knowledge about Functional and Structural Description Methods     112
Details of Functional Description     115
Details of Structural Description     123
References     128
Application of Machine Tool Description to Engineering Design     131
Application of Functional Description     131
Classification of machining centers and its application to marketability analysis     131
Analysis of machining function and its application to evaluate compatibility with production systems     135
Automated generation of concept drawing     138
Estimation of assembly accuracy in design stage     148
Application of Structural Description     149
Similarity evaluation of structural configuration-availability constraints of modular design     150
Variant design for structural configuration     157
Free design for structural configuration     165
References     171
Engineering Design for Machine Tool Joints-Interfacial Structural Configuration in Modular Design
Basic Knowledge of Machine Tool Joints     175
Classification of Machine Tool Joints      181
Definition of Machine Tool Joint and Representation of Joint Characteristics     190
External Applied Loads to Be Considered and Fundamental Factors Governing Joint Characteristics     196
Effects of Joint on Static and Dynamic Stiffness, and Thermal Behavior of Machine Tool as a Whole     198
Firsthand View of Research History     204
References     210
Fundamentals of Engineering Design and Characteristics of the Single Flat Joint     213
Quick Notes for Single Flat Joint, Determination of Mathematical Model, and Fundamental Knowledge about Engineering Design Formulas     214
Design Formulas for Normal Joint Stiffness and Related Research     218
Expressions for static normal joint stiffness     218
Representative researches into behavior of the single flat joint under normal loading     225
Design Formulas for Tangential Joint Stiffness, Related Researches, and Peculiar Behavior of Microslip     232
Expressions for static tangential joint stiffness     232
Representative researches into behavior of the static tangential joint stiffness and the microslip     233
Peculiar behavior of microslip     243
Design Formulas for Damping Capacity and Related Researches     246
Expressions for damping capacity     247
Representative research into dynamic behavior     252
Thermal Behavior of Single Flat Joint     260
Forerunning Research into Single Flat Joint with Local Deformation     267
References     276
Supplement: Theoretical Proof of Ostrovskii's Expression     278
Design Guides, Practices, and Firsthand View of Engineering Developments-Stationary Joints     281
Bolted Joint     281
Design guides and knowledge-pressure cone and reinforcement remedies from structural configuration     288
Engineering design for practices-suitable configuration of bolt pocket and arrangement of connecting bolts     300
Engineering calculation for damping capacity     311
Representative researches and their noteworthy achievements-static behavior     320
Representative researches and their noteworthy achievements-dynamic behavior     332
Representative researches and their noteworthy achievements-thermal behavior     335
Foundation     339
Engineering calculation for foundation     345
Stiffness of leveling block     347
References     352
Firsthand View for Researches in Engineering Design in Consideration of Joints     354
Influences of Joints on Positioning and Assembly Accuracy     357
Supplement References      357
Design Guides, Practices, and Firsthand View of Engineering Developments-Sliding Joints     359
Slideways     363
Design knowledge-slideway materials     370
Design knowledge-keep plate and gib configurations     374
Linear Rolling Guideways (Linear Guide and Rolling Guideways)     381
Main Spindle-Bearing Systems     386
Static stiffness of rolling bearing     389
Dynamic stiffness and damping capacity of rolling bearing     395
Sliding Joints of Special Types     400
Screw-and-nut feed driving systems     401
Boring spindle of traveling type     403
References     406
Supplement: Deflection and Interface Pressure Distribution of Slideway     407
Supplement Reference     414
Rudimentary Engineering Knowledge about Other Joints     415
Joints for Light-Weighted Structures     416
Welded joint     417
Bonded joint     432
Taper Connection     438
Chucking     447
References     453
Measurement of Interface Pressure by Means of Ultrasonic Waves     455
Principle of Measurement and Its Verification     457
Some Applications and Perspectives in the Very Near Future     466
References     478
Model Testing and Theory     481
Model Testing and Theory for Structural Body Component     482
Model Testing in Consideration of Joints     487
References     492
Index     493