Patent ID: 8181321

Claim:
In a machine tool having a rigid body with spaced side walls, a carrier device for workpieces, the carrier device comprising: carriage means coupled to the side walls of the rigid body for linear displacement with respect to the side walls along a predetermined path; a console pivotably supported on said carriage means between the side walls for the linear displacement therewith; a carrier for a workpiece, said carrier being mounted to said console for pivotable movement therewith; drive means partially on said carriage means for effecting the linear displacement; pivotable support means comprising crank-like arms, each having one end rotatably mounted to said console, and an opposite end rotatably mounted to a respective one of the side walls of the rigid body; whereby said console and said carrier are pivotable to selected operating positions resulting from the linear displacement and from the kinematic coupling of said console to the rigid body by said pivotable support means.