Patent ID: 7047857
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: B23Q,B26D,B26F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cutting machine, comprising: a machine frame; a table for supporting a workpiece material to be cut; a cutting apparatus mounted on said frame, said apparatus including an endless track forming a course; a plate attached to an inside surface of said track, said plate defining an opening therein and said plate substantially surrounded by said track; and an aperture cutting device mounted on said plate for cutting at least one aperture in the workpiece material disposed on said table; a plurality of carriage assemblies movably mounted on said track; a motorized drive assembly for moving said carriage assemblies in unison and in the same direction along separate portions of said track when activated; a series of cutting tools each of said tools being mounted on a different one of said carriage assemblies and being activated to cut a different portion of the workpiece material disposed on said table when said drive assembly is activated.