Patent ID: 8066548

Claim:
A contouring machine for a superabrasive machining of a workpiece, comprising: a main frame comprising an upper face, a base, a first side, and a second side, the first and second sides abutting each other and fixing the upper face and the base in spaced non-movable, relationship, and the first side and the second side having an opening formed therethrough for permitting access into a cavity of the main frame; a first pair of guide rails projecting from the first side and slidably supporting a first carriage positioned over the opening of the first side during a motion of the first carriage along a first axis, the first carriage having an opening formed therethrough, wherein a machining part is actuated by the first carriage such that a motion of the machining part is along the first axis; and a second pair of guide rails projecting from the second side and slidably supporting a second carriage positioned over the opening of the second side during a motion of the second carriage along a second axis, the second carriage having an opening formed therethrough, wherein the workpiece is actuated by the second carriage such that a motion of the workpiece is along the second axis; a spindle disposed through the openings of the first side and the first carriage, wherein the spindle holds the machining part within the cavity of the main frame; a first rotary disposed through the openings of the second carriage and the second side and into the cavity of the main frame, wherein the first rotary rotates in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction along a third axis, wherein the workpiece is actuated by the first rotary such that the motion of the workpiece is along the third axis; and a second rotary in communication with the first rotary and extending into the cavity of the main frame, wherein the second rotary rotates in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction along a fourth axis, wherein the fourth axis is perpendicular to the third axis, and wherein the workpiece is actuated by the second rotary such that the motion of the workpiece is along the fourth axis.