Machine tool having parallel structure
AssigneeToyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTaizo Toyama, Yoichi Yamakawa, Hiroyoshi Suzuki
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Abstract
A machine tool of the present invention includes a base fixed to an outside fixed portion, a travelling plate to which a tool is to be attached, plural guide portions radially outwardly fixed to the base at a predetermined angle, and plural rods. Each of the plural guide portions is provided with a slide table movable in a longitudinal direction of the guide portion and an actuator for moving the slide table. One end of each rods is connected with one of the slide tables through first joint means and another end of each of the rods is connected to the traveling plate through second joint means.
Claims7
A machine tool comprising:
- a base having a center;
- a traveling plate to which a tool is to be attached;
- plural guide portions fixed to said base, each portion extending at an inclined angle relative to said base and each portion extending radially away from said center;
- and
- plural rods, wherein:
- each of said plural guide portions is provided with a guide base and a slide table movable in a longitudinal direction of said guide base and an actuator for moving said slide table;
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- one end of each of said rods is connected with one of said slide tables through first joint means and another end of each of said rods is connected to said traveling plate through second joint means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.