Patent ID: 7784379

Claim:
A cover arrangement ( 8 , 10 ) for a machine tool particularly for covering guide structures and drives, comprising: a pleated wall arrangement ( 12 ) expandable in a direction of movement (Z) and including a plurality of strip sections ( 16 , 17 ) extending transverse to the direction of movement (Z), said strip-like sections being joined and forming in pairs therebetween an angle (α) which is variable upon expanding or compressing the pleated wall; an armor ( 20 ) for protecting the pleated wall arrangement, including a plurality of lamellas ( 18 , 19 ) which extend transverse to the direction of movement (Z) and are anchored to the pleated wall arrangement ( 12 ); said pleated wall arrangement ( 12 ) including intermediate wall elements ( 14 , 15 ) extending essentially parallel to one another and having a first guide recess ( 32 ) provided at a first end of the intermediate wall element ( 14 , 15 ) and a second guide recess ( 33 ) provided at a second end of the intermediate wall element ( 14 , 15 ) remote from the first recess; a first guide track ( 25 ) is provided for the first guide recess ( 32 ) and a second guide track ( 26 ) is provided for the second guide recess ( 33 ). said first and second guide recesses ( 32 , 33 ) are oriented away from each other and extend in planes disposed at an obtuse angle (β).