Machine tool and machining method
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Abstract
A machine tool includes: a joint portion processing control for controlling the processing of the joint portion in a joined workpiece such that a first workpiece is gripped by a grip section, and a predetermined region extending from a joint portion of a joined workpiece toward a second workpiece is processed over a range of not less than a predetermined width to have an outer diameter of not more than an outer diameter of the first workpiece; and a movement control for controlling the movement of the joined workpiece so as to slidingly move the joined workpiece relative to the support section, from a state in which the first workpiece is supported by the support section, up to a state in which the second workpiece is supported by the support section.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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CITIZEN WATCH CO LTD | TOKYO 188-8511 | |
CITIZEN MACHINERY CO LTD | NAGANO 389-0206 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Misono, Haruhiko | Nagano, JP | 3 | 4 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 4 | |||
Suzuki, Toshiyuki | Kawagoe, JP | 316 | 4009 |
# of filed Patents : 316 Total Citations : 4009 |
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