Cut-off saw attachment for machine tool
AssigneesLouis W. Palmieri, Marcia K. Palmieri
InventorSylvester G. Karbowski
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Abstract
A band saw attachment releasably secured to the quill of a vertical milling machine and driven by the rotary spindle of the machine is movable with the quill generally toward and away from the work-support surface of the machine table and may be tilted with the quill and relative to the support surface to provide clearance between one portion of the saw blade and the work-support surface. Blade guide rollers are mounted on the attachment to twist a portion of the saw blade to a normal position relative to the work-support surface when the quill is tilted relative to the support surface.
Claims12
A cut-off saw attachment for a machine tool having means defining a work-support surface, a spindle support member movable generally toward and away from the work-support surface, a spindle journaled for rotation in said support member, and a coupling member carried by said spindle, said cut-off saw attachment comprising a frame, means for securing said frame in fixed position relative to said spindle support member for movement therewith, a drive wheel journaled for rotation relative to said frame, drive means connected to said drive wheel and coupled to said spindle by said coupling member for rotating said drive wheel in response to rotation of said spindle, and idler wheel supported for rotation on said frame in axially parallel relation to said drive wheel, said drive wheel and said idler wheel defining a throat region therebetween, and an endless band saw blade mounted on said drive wheel and said idler wheel in engagement with peripheral portions thereof and extending therebetween, said saw blade having a generally rectilinear portion extending through said throat region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.