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US 2015/0098771 A1Published application
Desktop milling machine with ovate-shaped bridge
AssigneeKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
InventorSAMIR MEKID
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Abstract
The desktop milling machine with an ovate-shaped bridge is a desktop milling machine of the computer numerical control (CNC) type having a portion of the bridge or frame structure configured to alleviate bridge deflections and deformations that are caused during the high-speed milling processes. Preferably, the bridge has an ovate arch, or has a rear face having an ovate contour.
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A desktop milling machine, comprising:
- a bridge member having a front face and a rear face, a portion of the bridge member having an ovate configuration;
- a platform, the bridge member being supported on the platform;
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- a high speed milling machine spindle mounted on the front face of the bridge member.
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A desktop milling machine, comprising:
- a bridge member having a front face and an opening formed through the bridge member, the opening having an ovate configuration;
- a platform, the bridge member being supported on the platform and bolted thereto;
- a high-speed milling machine spindle mounted on the front face of the bridge member, the opening being positioned beneath the high-speed milling machine spindle.
A desktop milling machine, comprising:
- a bridge member having a front face and a rear face, the rear face having an ovate contour;
- a platform, the bridge member being supported on the platform and extending vertically upward therefrom;
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- a high speed milling machine spindle mounted on the front face of the bridge member, wherein said high speed milling machine spindle is selectively vertically movable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.