Low profile tool assembly
AssigneeThermwood Corporation
InventorKenneth J. Susnjara
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Abstract
An assembly mountable on a toolhead assembly of a machine tool for performing a work function on a shallow wall of a workpiece positioned on a worktable of the machine generally consisting of a body mountable on the toolhead assembly, having a bottom surface adapted to be positioned adjacent the work table and an elongated bore disposed adjacent the bottom surface, a spindle shaft journaled in the elongated bore, having a bevel gear disposed on an inner portion thereof and means for mounting a tool bit on an outer end portion thereof, and a drive shaft journaled in the body, mountable on a drive spindle of the toolhead assembly and having a bevel gear meshing with the first mentioned bevel gear.
Claims19
An assembly mountable on a toolhead assembly of a machine tool for performing a work function on a shallow wall of a workpiece positioned on a worktable of said machine tool comprising:
- a body mountable on said toolhead assembly, having a bottom surface adapted to be positioned adjacent said worktable and a bore disposed adjacent said bottom surface;
- a spindle shaft journaled in said bore, having a beveled gear disposed on an inner portion thereof and means for mounting a tool bit on an outer end portion thereof;
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- a drive shaft journaled in said body, mountable on a drive spindle of said toolhead assembly and having a bevel gear meshing with said first mentioned bevel gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.