摘要 |
The invention relates to a numerically controlled tool-holding device for jet/beam cutting. It is a device designed specifically for the requirements of jet/beam cutting of thick, plate-shaped components, and it is to be understood as a component of a gantry-type, robot-like machine. With the aid of this device it is possible to change the orientation of the jet/beam-producing tool (3) relative to the component and to produce the bevel forms which are usual in this plate thickness range—very flat bevels of great length are typical—without the risk of collisions and with particularly great accuracy. The device is designed to withstand the environmental stress which prevails during jet/beam cutting of thick, plate-shaped components, i.e. great heat and the production of large amounts of dust. It is characterized in that the tip of the torch or the TCP (6) of a jet/beam-producing tool (3) has a normal distance from the pivot axis (4) which is greater than the extent of the housing (8) in a plane perpendicular to said pivot axis (4), and the horizontal part of the connecting element (5a) is designed in such a manner that its distance from the pivot axis (4) is greater than that between the TCP (6) and said pivot axis (4), and the range of motion of the jet/beam-producing tool (3) about the pivot axis (4) is significantly greater than 180 degrees. |