Patent ID: 8303219

Claim:
A method for removing chips on a cutting machine, the method comprising: a first step in which an air supplied from an air supply source is introduced to a first opening and is ejected from the first opening, so that an airflow having a predetermined chip blowing force is blown onto a first region among surfaces of respective parts of the cutting machine and respective parts of a work; and a second step in which a moving member having a communication path extending from an air inlet port to a second opening is moved to a position at which the air inlet port is communicated with the first opening, so that the air is ejected from the second opening and thus an airflow having a predetermined chip blowing force is blown onto a second region among the surfaces of the respective parts of the cutting machine and the respective parts of the work, wherein the first region is a supporting part of the cutting machine, the supporting part being configured to press and fix the work; and the second region is a support-receiving part of the work, with which the supporting part of the cutting machine is brought into contact.