Patent ID: 7281462

Claim:
A tool guiding device with a base frame ( 1 ) and guide rails ( 2 ) which are parallel relative to each other arranged on the base frame ( 1 ) and at least one carriage ( 3 , 4 ) having a processing tool ( 13 , 14 ) displaceably linearly guided via a carriage connector ( 10 , 11 ) by a drive mechanism, the tool guiding device comprising: the carriage ( 3 , 4 ) coupled to the carriage connectors ( 10 , 11 ) via at least one compensating device ( 9 ) having at least one angle compensation element ( 9 . 4 ) and at least one lateral compensation element; the angle compensation element ( 9 . 4 ) comprising a ball element or a ball section element rigidly connected with the carriage connector ( 10 , 11 ); the at least one lateral compensation element including an intermediate piece ( 9 . 1 ) forming a ball socket ( 9 . 11 ), wherein the angle compensation element ( 9 . 4 ) is seated in the ball socket ( 9 . 11 ) of the intermediate piece ( 9 . 1 ); the intermediate piece ( 9 . 1 ) either forming a further ball socket ( 9 . 12 ) on a side facing away from the ball socket ( 9 . 11 ) in which one of a further ball element and a further ball section element ( 9 . 5 ) connected with the carriage ( 3 , 4 ) is seated in an articulated manner, or on the side facing away from the ball socket ( 9 . 11 ) the intermediate piece ( 9 . 1 ) is seated on a bearing that is moveable transversely to a displacement direction of the carriage ( 3 . 4 ).