Patent ID: 6880214
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: B23Q,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A column-type machining arrangement for machining a workpiece, comprising: a machine bed; a traversable column slidably coupled to the machine bed; a tool carrier coupled to the column, the tool carrier configured to detachably couple to a tool for machining the workpiece; a plurality of guideways to guide the traversable column on the machine bed, the guideways including a first guideway arranged on the machine bed below the column and a second guideway arranged centrally and laterally next to the column at a height equal to approximately half a height of the column; and a first drive arrangement configured to cause the column to slidably traverse on the machine bed, the first drive arrangement acting on the column at a level of the second guideway; wherein the machine bed includes a horizontal first plate and a second plate arranged approximately perpendicular to the first plate, the first guideway extending along a lateral edge of the horizontal plate, the second guideway being arranged on a top edge of the second plate.