Patent ID: 6260438
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B23Q,F16P,Y10T

Abstract:
A protective cover for a zone of a machine with moving parts, in which the machine comprises a machining part which is mobile along a respective operating path, preferably extending in a single plane, and in which the machine moving parts to be protected are behind the mobile part; the protective cover comprising cover means connected to the machine machining part in such a way that they follow the movements of the machining part, keeping the machine moving parts covered; wherein the cover means comprise, in combination, at least first cover means in the form of a first set of cover elements, being connected to the machining part in such a way that they can move along a defined trajectory, extending relative to one another so as to cover said zone and overlapping one another, said first set of cover elements comprising a fixed end element; and second cover means in the form of a second set of cover elements, being connected to the machining part in such a way that they can move, extending relative to one another so as to cover said zone and overlapping one another, along a trajectory different to the trajectory of the first set of cover elements, in such a way that when the machining part moves along its operating path, it moves the first and second cover means along the respective trajectories, ensuring that the zone to be covered remains covered; the first and second sets of cover element comprising first and second guide means designed for guiding the first and second sets of cover elements along the respective trajectories, said first guide means comprising a first and a second guide rail, extending from the fixed element at its opposite longitudinal lateral edges.