Protective cover which can be attached to a machining part which is mobile at least according to a plane
US6260438A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/30392
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A protective cover for a zone of a machine with moving parts, in which the machine comprises a mobile machining part which moves along an operating path, preferably extending in a single plane. The protective cover comprises a first set of cover elements, which are connected to the machining part in such a way that they can move, extending away from one another so as to cover the zone and overlapping one another along a trajectory of the machining part, and a second set of cover elements, which are connected to machining part in such a way that they can move, extending away from one another so as to cover the zone and overlapping one another along a trajectory of the machining part which is different to the trajectory of the cover elements of the first set, in such a way that when the machining part moves along its operating path it draws the first and second cover means along the respective trajectory, ensuring that the zone to be covered remains covered.
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