Patent ID: 7018148
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A machine tool comprising: a bed; a saddle disposed on said bed to be movable in a forward and backward (Y-axis) direction in a front view of the machine; a table disposed on said saddle to be movable in a right and left (X-axis) direction; a column fixed on said bed; a spindle head disposed on a front face of said column to support a spindle and movable in a vertical (Z-axis) direction; a recession formed at a center portion of said bed with back, front, and upper face sides thereof being opened; Y-axis guide rails extending along right and left edges of said recession and guiding said saddle; Y-axis drive shafts extending along the right and left edges of said recession and driving said saddle; right and left Y-axis cutting covers covering said Y-axis guide rails and said Y-axis drive shafts and formed in an inclined shape with said recession sides thereof being lower; and a chip receptor disposed in said recession and discharging chips dropped inside said right and left Y-axis cutting covers to a front side or a back side of said bed.