Patent ID: 6877407

Claim:
A machine tool comprising: a fixed bed; a machine body having a carriage and a tool post including a turret mounted thereon is provided on one side of said fixed bed nearer to an operator; a headstock for loading a workpiece thereon is provided on another side of said fixed bed farther from the operator; a cover having a front wall and a side wall to cover at least a front face and a side wall of said machine body, wherein a portion of said side wall of said cover adjacent said tool post includes a door opening formed therein and a side door covering the door opening and being slidably attached to said side wall for providing an operator selective access to an area inside said cover; and a protector device for preventing chips from scattering is disposed between the carriage and the turret, wherein a portion of said protector device adjacent said tool post includes an operational opening and a shutter having two planar portions to cover the operational opening, said shutter being horizontally and linearly slidable along said protector device in a direction parallel to a line of intersection of the two planar portions for selectively allowing the operator to be able to replace a tool near a turret head.