Patent ID: 6293742
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: B23B,B23Q,G05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A machining centre comprising a bed, a column rising from the bed, an X-axis table carried on the column for reciprocally moving in the direction of an X-axis, a Y-axis table carried on the X-axis table for reciprocally moving in the direction of a Y-axis perpendicular to the direction of the X-axis, the Y-axis table releasably capable of supporting a workpiece, a Z-axis table carried on the column for reciprocally moving in the direction of a Z-axis perpendicular to the directions of the X-axis and the Y-axis, a spindle supported on the Z-axis table for rotating a tool about an axis extending in the direction of the Z-axis, a tail-support supporting member rising from the bed, and a tail support mounted on the tail-support supporting member for supporting a free end of the tool supported on the spindle.