Patent ID: 11969842
Assignee: TAKISAWA MACHINE TOOL CO., LTD.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A machine tool comprising:
a spindle stock;
a tool rest mounted on a bed,
one of the spindle stock and the tool rest being able to move relatively to the other of the spindle stock or the tool rest in an X-axis direction that is a diameter direction of a spindle and in a Z-axis direction that is an axial direction of the spindle;
a linear scale disposed above the spindle stock and the tool rest partially covering the spindle stock and the tool rest when viewed in the Z-axis direction, the linear scale detecting position information in the X-axis direction; and
a rail extending in the Z-axis direction to guide movement of the linear scale in the Z-axis direction,

wherein the linear scale moves in the Z-axis direction while guided by the rail integral with either the spindle stock or the tool rest when one of the spindle stock and the tool rest moves relatively to the other of the spindle stock or the tool rest in the Z-axis direction.