Feed system
US5404066A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23Q5/50
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Herein disclosed is a feed system which comprises: a moving body; a plurality of sets of support blocks arranged at the two sides of the moving body and along the moving direction of the moving body; a plurality of clamping members supported through elastically deformable members by the respective sets of the support blocks to engage with the sides of the moving body; clamping actuators mounted on the individual sets of the support blocks for displacing the clamping members toward the sides of the moving body to clamp the moving body; moving actuators mounted on the individual sets of the support blocks for displacing the clamping members in the moving direction of the movable member; and control means for operating the clamping actuators and the moving actuators with phases offset from each other.
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