Patent ID: 6585463
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B23D,B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for machining a groove in an arcuate workpiece segment comprising, a horizontal milling table, a carriage mounted on said table, means for mounting a workpiece on said carriage, a milling guide mounted on said carriage and including a vertical post having a post axis and an arm extending radially from said post and being pivotal about said post axis, a milling assembly attached to said arm at a location spaced from said post, said milling assembly having a second axis parallel to said post axis and being independently supported in suspension above said milling table, said milling assembly including a cutting tool overlying a workpiece mounted on said carriage, said table being movable in x and y directions in a first horizontal plane to displace the workpiece along an arcuate path relative to said cutting tool, and said milling assembly being vertically displaceable along said second axis to move said cutting tool toward and away from said workpiece.