Patent ID: 11969910
Assignee: KEENCUT LIMITED
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A large format table-top cutting apparatus, comprising:
a cutter bar assembly configured to in use support and guide a cutting head to cut material located below the cutter bar assembly,
the cutter bar assembly including
an elongate upper support having an longitudinal axis and an elongate lower support having an longitudinal axis, the upper support located above the lower support, the upper and lower supports connected by a link assembly that arranges the upper and lower supports to be substantially parallel to one another and connects the upper and lower supports to enable movement relative to one another along the longitudinal axes, and
a raising assembly configured for adjustment by a user to exert a variable force on a lower part of the upper support at one end so as to place the upper support in tension and raise the lower central portion of the upper support; and

a lifting mechanism configured to raise and lower the cutter bar assembly between an upper position and a lower position.