Curved machining jig
OwnerKarim Esmailzadehinventor
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Abstract
A curved machining jig for machining a curved workpiece having an arcuate shaped centerline, the curved machining jig comprising a table having a rotatably mounted column extending perpendicular from the table, the column rotating on a first axis perpendicular to the table, an arm attached to and extending from the column, a drive portion on the arm, a tool attachment and a workpiece attachment supported above the table, the curved workpiece removably retained by the workpiece attachment, a machining tool on the tool attachment, a means for moving the drive arm causing the arm to rotate about the column engaging the workpiece and the machining tool to perform a curved machining operation on the workpiece.
Claims38
A curved machining jig for machining a curved workpiece along an arcuate shaped centerline, the curved machining jig comprising:
- (a) a table having a rotatably mounted column extending perpendicular from the table, the column rotating on a first axis perpendicular to the table, the curved workpiece supported above the table;
- (b) an arm attached to and extending from the column;
- (c) a machining tool supported above the table;
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- (d) a means for moving on the table, the means for moving bearing against the arm, a tangential interface member on the arm and connected to an element selected from the group of consisting of the machining tool and the curved workpiece whereby the arm rotates around the column moving the curved workpiece and the machining tool in relation to each other permitting machining of the workpiece.
A curved machining jig in combination with a curved workpiece having an arcuate shaped workpiece centerline, the curved machining jig comprising:
- (a) a table having a rotatably mounted column extending perpendicular from the table, the column rotating on a first axis perpendicular to the table, the curved workpiece on the table;
- (b) an arm attached to and extending from the column, a drive portion on the arm, a means for moving on the table and bearing against the drive portion whereby the arm is rotated about the column;
- (c) a curved hole drill on the arm having means for rotating, a drill bit on the means for rotating, a tangential interface member intermediate the drill bit and the arm whereby the arm bears against the tangential interface member to move the drill bit along the arcuate shaped centerline to form a curved hole in the workpiece.
A curved machining jig in combination with a curved workpiece having an arcuate shaped workpiece centerline, the curved machining jig comprising:
- (a) a table having a rotatably mounted column extending perpendicular from the table, the column rotating on a first axis perpendicular to the table, a machining tool supported above the table;
- (b) an arm attached to and extending from the column, a drive portion on the arm, a means for moving on the table and bearing against the drive portion whereby the arm is rotated around the column;
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- (c) a tangential interface member on the arm supporting the curved workpiece above the table whereby the arm moves the curved workpiece in relation to the machining tool to permit machining of the curved workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.