Patent ID: 6244189
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
A tool guide system comprising:a longitudinal track having a front for receiving a carriage and a back for mounting towards a workpiece,a carriage adapted for holding a tool,a first wheel having a first axis, mounted on said carriage and disposed on the front of said track in contact with the front of said track for moving along said track,said first wheel and said track comprising meshed ridges and grooves, each ridge and groove being oriented longitudinally with said track at the tangency of said first wheel with the front of said track,said track being elastic at the tangency of said first wheel with the front of said track,a second wheel having a second axis, connected to said carriage, disposed on the back of said track for moving along said track,means for urging said second wheel toward said first wheel so that said second wheel applies radial force on the back of said track towards said first wheel.