Patent ID: 6089287
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B23Q,B27C,Y10T

Abstract:
A planing machine for automatically planing a workpiece, the planing machine comprising:a carriage assembly including at least one cutting member adapted for cutting a surface of the workpiece;a workpiece support surface disposed relative to said carriage assembly so as to define a selectively adjustable workpiece opening therebetween;one of said carriage assembly and said workpiece support surface mounted within the planing machine for selective bi-directional movement along a path of travel, the other of said carriage assembly and said workpiece support surface fixedly mounted within the planing machine; anda depth stop adjustment mechanism interconnected to one of said carriage assembly and said workpiece support surface and at least partially disposed within said workpiece opening, said depth stop adjustment mechanism including a main body selectively moveable between a plurality of operating positions to establish a corresponding plurality of predetermined minimum workpiece dimensions for limiting vertical translation of said carriage assembly toward said workpiece support surface.