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Feed safety apparatus for movable member

US4368596A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 1981
Grant dateJan 18, 1983
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/43203
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A feed safety apparatus for a movable member slidably supported on a stationary bed of a machine tool. A feed device moves the movable member at various speeds. A hydraulic cylinder is fixedly mounted on the movable member and includes a piston slidably received therein. A reference plate member is secured to the bed and operatively connected to the piston for permitting bodily movement of the hydraulic cylinder and the piston within a predetermined distance, but restraining movement of the piston beyond the predetermined distance to cause relative movement between the hydraulic cylinder and the piston. A fluid flow regulating device is disposed between the pair of cylinder chambers of the hydraulic cylinder for restrictively controlling relative movement between the hydraulic cylinder and the piston.

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