Arrangement for guiding tools
US8979617B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23Q17/2233
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement (1) including a tool (7) and a feeler device (11) is movably guided along the edge of a workpiece (5) so that the workpiece is machined, for example, trimmed, along the edges (3) of the workpiece by the tool. The arrangement (1) can be adjusted perpendicularly to the plane of the workpiece, whereas the feeler device, which is designed for example as a Bernoulli disk (13), has a constant distance from the workpiece, so that the tool also is always guided at the correct position relative to the edge of the workpiece. Thus even for workpieces deviating from the target position, for example workpieces that are not level, the tool is always guided in such a way that the tool is correctly oriented relative to the center plane of the workpiece and, for example, the trimming of the borders at the edges of the workpiece is performed reliably.
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