Patent ID: 8292556
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: B23C,B23Q,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A key cutting machine comprising: a key cutting element; a clamp mechanism configured to clamp a key blank, the clamp mechanism moveable in a first direction transverse to the key cutting element and moveable in a second direction transverse to the first direction between an engaged position wherein the key blank is capable of engaging the key cutting element and a disengaged position wherein the key blank is not capable of engaging the key cutting element; a carriage motor connected to the clamp mechanism to move the clamp mechanism in the first direction between a first position wherein the key blank engages the cutting element and a second position wherein the key blank is a distance away from the cutting element; wherein the key cutting machine is configurable between multiple modes, the modes comprising: and wherein a roller bearing is connected to the clamp mechanism, and, in the first and second modes, the clamp mechanism is held in the engaged position by the roller bearing engaging a plate.