Headstock balancing arrangement for machine tools
US4149822A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 1977 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/309688
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a machine tool having an upright column movably supported on a bed with a saddle movable along the guide surface of the column, supported on the bed of the machine tool and a headstock with a balancing arrangement, comprising a bar supported at each of its ends by individual cables and the headstock counterbalanced by means of a hydraulic cylinder connected to said headstock, whereby upon the traversing of the headstock, the bar counterbalances the headstock to a series of cables.
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