Table top for material shaping machine and method of mounting thereof
AssigneePark Industries, Inc.
InventorMichael M. Czeck
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Abstract
A material shaping machine and a method of mounting a table top to the material shaping machine is disclosed. The machine includes first and second support members extending generally in a vertical direction. A bridge longitudinally extends between the first and the second support members. A carriage is configured to move longitudinally along the bridge. A rotary cutting tool is mounted on the carriage. A work table including a table top having a silicon/epoxy combination material supports a workpiece to be cut by the cutting tool. An actuator moves the rotary cutting tool toward and away from the workpiece positioned on or above the table top and a motor provides rotational motion to the rotary cutting tool.
Claims16
A material shaping machine comprising:
- a first support member extending generally in a vertical direction;
- a second support member extending generally in the vertical direction;
- a bridge longitudinally extending between the first and the second support members;
- a carriage movably mounted on the bridge, the carriage configured to move longitudinally along the bridge;
- a rotary cutting tool mounted on the carriage;
- a work table including a table top, wherein the material forming the table top includes a combination of silicon and epoxy;
- an actuator for moving the rotary cutting tool toward and away from a workpiece positioned on or above the table top;
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- a motor for providing rotational motion to the rotary cutting tool.
A method of mounting a table top to a work table of a material shaping machine, the material shaping machine including first and second support members extending generally in a vertical direction, a bridge longitudinally extending between the first and the second support members, a carriage configured to move longitudinally along the bridge, the carriage including a spindle extending in the vertical direction, and a rotary cutting tool mounted on the spindle of the carriage, the method comprising:
- providing a slab of material having a top surface and a bottom surface, the material including a combination of silicon and epoxy, the slab of material configured to form the table top;
- fabricating fastener holes through the slab of material;
- mounting the slab of material to a mounting surface of the work table with fasteners through the fastener holes;
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- using the rotary cutting tool of the material shaping machine to remove at least a portion of the top surface of the slab of material to provide a perpendicular relationship between the spindle and the table top formed from the slab of material.
A work table for a material shaping machine including first and second support members extending generally in a vertical direction, a bridge longitudinally extending between the first and the second support members, a carriage configured to move longitudinally along the bridge, and a rotary cutting tool mounted on the carriage, the work table comprising:
- a base with a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side;
- a slab fastened to a mounting surface of the base, the slab formed of a material including a combination of silicon and epoxy;
- a first rail member adjacent the first end extending from the first side to the second side of the base, the first rail member forming at least a portion of the first support member of the material shaping machine, the first rail member configured for moving the bridge transversely in a direction extending from the first side to the second side;
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- a second rail member adjacent the second end extending from the first side to the second side of the base, the second rail member forming at least a portion of the second support member of the material shaping machine, the second rail member configured to cooperate with the first rail member for moving the bridge transversely in a direction extending from the first side to the second side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.