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Cutting machine having a reduced form factor

US12226927B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2020
Grant dateFeb 18, 2025
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB26D3/085
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cutting machine includes a working surface, a carriage, a tool, and a drive mechanism. The carriage is disposed above the working surface. The tool is removably secured to the carriage and configured to move (i) toward the working surface along a first axis, (ii) relative to the working surface along a second axis transverse to the first axis, and (iii) relative to the working surface along a third axis transverse to the first axis and the second axis. The drive mechanism is offset from the first axis and configured to move the tool along the first axis.

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