Patent ID: 9234543
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: B23Q,F16C

Claim Text:
1. A gear manufacturing machine comprising a base and a column movable on said base along a movement axis extending in a first linear direction (X) via a guide arrangement, said base including a centerline extending parallel to said movement axis, said guide arrangement comprising: a support area on said base, said column being movable and slidingly supported on said support area, a roller guide arrangement comprising a roller guiding area located on said base, said roller guiding area being in engagement with a conforming counterpart on said column, wherein a transverse direction (Y) is defined on said base, said transverse direction extending perpendicular to said first linear direction, wherein relative to the transverse direction the support area and the roller-guiding area are located on at least one lateral side of said base and the two areas are offset from each other in the transverse direction, wherein the roller-guiding area is arranged, along the transverse direction, farther from said centerline than the support area.