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Fine feed adjustment for milling machines and methods relating thereto

US6071050A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 1998
Grant dateJun 6, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T409/307952
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fine feed adjustment adapter for new milling machinery or retrofitted to existing milling machines is used in order to obtain adjustments of between 1/4 and 1/10,000th of an inch along the z-axis. The fine feed adjustment mechanism does not interfere with the preexisting coarse, vertical adjustment arm which is standard on commercial milling machines.

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