Patent ID: 6161992
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: B23Q,B25J,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
In a machining system comprising:a frame forming a working station;a mounting plate movable relative to the frame in and adjacent the station in a first main direction, in a second direction transverse to the main direction, and in a third direction transverse to the first and second directions;a machine tool head mounted on the mounting plate;a plurality of struts having outer ends swiveled on the mounting plate and extending inward away from the plate; andmechanism acting on the struts to move the plate and tool head in the three directions,the improvement comprising:a main panel having outer edges movable only in the first and second directions;means mounting the head in the panel between the edges thereof for movement relative thereto only in the third direction;a pair of side panels of changeable length each having an inner edge connected along a respective inner axis parallel to the third direction to a respective one of the outer edges of the main panel and a respective outer edge connected at a respective outer axis parallel to the third direction on the frame.