Table assembly for a multipurpose tool
US4510980A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 1983 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23Q37/002
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A table assembly for a multipurpose tool is used in combination with a tool of the type having a frame, a pair of parallel way tubes mounted on the frame, a headstock mounted on the frame having a motor driven spindle, and releasable pivots which allow the way tubes to be pivoted about their ends to a substantially vertical positions. The table assembly includes a table top, a pivot mounted beneath the table top, a pair of support legs having racks on opposite sides thereof and attached to the pivot, and a carriage, mounted on the way tubes, having channels to receive the support legs. A pair of pinion gears are positioned within the channels to mesh with the racks and are driven by a crank having a locking mechanism so that the table can be displaced relative to the carriage. The table top can be pivoted to a position so that it is perpendicular to and faces an axis of the output spindle in a drill press mode, or the support legs can be removed from the channels in the carriage, and the table and support legs reversed in position relative to the carriage so that the table faces away from the spindle in an under-the-table shaper mode.
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