Cutting tool having variable movement in a z-direction laterally along a work piece for making microstructures
US7350442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T82/2583
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cutting tool assembly having a tool post capable of lateral movement along a work piece to be cut and an actuator with a tool tip. The actuator provides for variable control of the movement of the tool tip in a z-direction laterally along the work piece, while maintaining the tool tip at a substantially constant position in an x-direction into the work piece, for use in making microstructures in the work piece.
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