Patent ID: 8056889
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A workpiece positioning device comprising: a support base movable in a longitudinal path along a first rectilinear axis; a first member attached to said support base, wherein said first member extends axially away from said support base; a carriage adjustably connected to said first member, said carriage movable along said first member in a vertical path along a second rectilinear axis; a second member pivotably and rotatably attached to said carriage, wherein said second member extends axially away from said carriage; a third member pivotably and rotatably attached to an end of said second member, said third member adapted to support a workpiece, and a drive mechanism for operating the positioning device and for selectively positioning a workpiece to be processed, wherein said second member has a first end and a second end and is pivotably and rotatably attached to said carriage at said first end of said second member, with said first end of said second member pivotably movable along a first tilt axis with respect to said carriage, and with said second member rotatable in a circular path along a first rotational axis, and wherein said second member comprises a pair of spaced apart horizontal booms, a first turntable attached to said horizontal booms and a first gear rotatably attached to said first turntable at said first end of said second member, wherein said first gear is pivotably attached to said carriage.