Programmable corner cutter
AssigneeF.I.M. S.r.l.
InventorRoberto Bianchi
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Abstract
A corner cutting machine for notching corners out of plate stock located on a work table by means of upper and lower knives arranged at an angle to form a V-shaped cutting edge. Work piece stop and positioning edges are mounted to adjustment heads which are mechanical for remotely controlled motor driven longitudinal movement in converging slots provided in the work table and rotary movement relative to the work table.
Claims22
In a claim cutting machine for notching corners out of plate stock of the type which includes a work table having a flat work surface, two pairs of knives comprising a top pairs of knives and a bottom pair of knives, the knives of each pair being arranged at an angle and being adjustable relative to each other to form a V-shaped cutting edge, at least one guide slot through said work table work surface, adjustable stop means mounted for longitudinal displacement in said one guide slot and a stop ledge mounted on said adjustable stop means, the improvement comprising:
- said adjustable stop means being provided in the form of an adjustment head having a housing, a slide guided in said guide slot, a drive shaft engaging said slide in said guide slot, a spindle mounted to said slide and supporting said adjustment head housing for rotation about an axis normal to said work surface, a motor supported by said housing and located above said work surface drive means connecting said motor for rotating said adjustment head about said spindle and a second motor for rotating said drive shaft to displace said slide in said guide slot.
The corner cutting machine as set forth in any one of the proceeding claims, wherein said work-table work surface is bounded by a plurality of edges including two lateral edges and the work table has shoulder bars on said lateral edges for extending the guide slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.