Patent ID: 9737937
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B23B,B23Q,B24B,B44B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A tool support comprising: a fixed part; a moving part that is movable relative to the fixed part; a first crossmember, which is linked to the moving part, and a second crossmember; a machining tool rotatable about a tool axis, the tool being linked to the first crossmember via a first pivoting link comprising a first articulation axis, and the tool being linked to the second crossmember via a second pivoting link comprising a second articulation axis; and a pointer having a longitudinal pointer axis parallel to the tool axis, the pointer being linked to the first crossmember via a third pivoting link comprising a third articulation axis, and the pointer being linked to the second crossmember via a fourth pivoting link comprising a fourth articulation axis, wherein the articulation axes are parallel to one another, and wherein the tool support comprises an immobilizer configured to occupy a first, immobilized, state in which the immobilizer prevents a rotational movement about at least one of the articulation axes and a second, released, state in which the immobilizer allows rotational movement about the at least one of the articulation axes.