Positive lock tail stock support for lathe
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsJohn C. Smith, Kendall Smith
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to the field of woodworking tools and particularly to an indexing assembly for a lathe. An aspect of the present invention is directed to a lathe, including a frame; a bed coupled with the frame; a head stock configured for mechanically engaging a first end of a workpiece, the head stock being coupled with the bed; and a tail stock, including a housing, the housing including a fine adjustment assembly for mechanically engaging with a second end of the workpiece, wherein the tail stock is adjustably and slidably coupled with the bed via an indexing assembly, the indexing assembly configured to provide the lathe with positive locking capabilities.
Claims19
A lathe, comprising:
- a frame;
- a bed coupled with the frame;
- a head stock configured for mechanically engaging a first end of a workpiece, the head stock being coupled with the bed;
- and
- a tail stock, including a housing, the housing including a fine adjustment assembly for mechanically engaging with a second end of the workpiece,
- wherein the tail stock is adjustably and slidably coupled with the bed via an indexing assembly, the indexing assembly configured to provide the lathe with positive locking capabilities, and
- wherein the indexing assembly of the tailstock includes a selector assembly, a pin assembly, and a lock assembly.
A lathe, comprising:
- a frame;
- a bed coupled with the frame, the bed having first and second bedways, the bedways defining a guide path, the guide path defining the length of the bed, the bed including a plurality of indexing receivers disposed on a surface of each bedway, the bed further including a lock platen engagement assembly disposed on a surface of the bed proximal to the guide path;
- a head stock configured for mechanically engaging a first end of a workpiece, the head stock being coupled with the bed;
- and
- a tail stock, including a housing, the housing including a fine adjustment assembly for mechanically engaging with a second end of the workpiece, the tail stock configured for mechanically engaging with the guide path and the indexing receivers,
- wherein the tail stock is adjustably and slidably coupled with the bed via an indexing assembly, the indexing assembly including a selector assembly, a pin assembly, and a lock assembly, the indexing assembly configured to provide the lathe with positive locking capabilities.
A lathe, comprising:
- a frame;
- a bed coupled with the frame, the bed having first and second bedways, the bedways defining a guide path, the guide path defining the length of the bed, the bed including a plurality of indexing receivers disposed on a surface of each bedway, the bed further including a lock platen engagement assembly disposed on a surface of the proximal to the guide path;
- a head stock configured for mechanically engaging a first end of a workpiece, the head stock being coupled with the bed;
- and
- a tail stock, including a housing, the housing including a fine adjustment assembly for mechanically engaging with a second end of the workpiece, the tail stock configured for mechanically engaging with the guide path and the indexing receivers,
- wherein the tail stock is adjustably and slidably coupled with the bed via an indexing assembly, the indexing assembly including a selector assembly, a pin assembly, a lock assembly, and a compression lock system, the indexing assembly configured to provide the lathe with positive locking capabilities, the selector assembly being a multi-position handle, the pin assembly including a plurality of spring-loaded pins operationally couple with the handle, the the pins configured for mechanically engaging with the indexing receivers, the lock assembly including a lock platen coupled with the housing and operationally coupled with the handle, the lock platen configured for mechanically engaging with the lock platen engagement assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.