System and method for performing machining operations
OwnerMaximo Tejedainventor
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Abstract
A system and method for performing machining operations on first and second ends of an elongate workpiece, the system comprising a support for the workpiece which has first and second, spaced sides, each of which has first and second spaced ends, a first machining tool disposed proximate the first end of the first side for performing a first machining operation on a first end of the workpiece, a second machining tool being positioned proximate the second end of the second side for performing a second machining operation on a second side of the workpiece, the first and second machining tools being mirror images of one another.
Claims18
A system for performing machining operations on first and second ends of an elongate workpiece having a long axis comprising:
- a support for said workpiece, said support having first and second, spaced sides, each of said first and second sides having first and second ends;
- a first machining tool being disposed proximate said first end of said first side for performing a first machining operation on a first end of said workpiece;
- a second machining tool being disposed proximate said second end of said second side for performing a second machining operation on a second end of said workpiece, whereby said first and second machining tools are generally diagonally positioned with respect to one another and said support, said first and second machining tools being mirror images of one another, said support permitting movement of said workpiece in a direction substantially perpendicular to said long axis from a first position, wherein said first end of said workpiece is aligned with said first machining tool to a second position, wherein said second end of said workpiece is aligned with said second machining tool.
A method of machining an elongate workpiece comprising:
- providing a support for said workpiece, said support having a first side with first and second ends and a second side with first and second ends;
- providing a first machine tool proximate said first end of said first support side, and a second machine tool proximate said second end of said second support side, said first and second machine tools being mirror images of one another;
- providing an elongate workpiece having a long axis, a first end and a second end;
- aligning said long axis of said workpiece with said first machine tool;
- moving said first end of said workpiece into said machine tool and machining said first end of said workpiece;
- moving said workpiece away from said first machine tool;
- moving said workpiece along said support in a direction generally perpendicular to said long axis, toward said second machine tool;
- aligning said long axis of said workpiece with said second machine tool;
- moving said second end of said workpiece into said second machine tool and machining said second end of said workpiece;
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- moving said workpiece away from said second machining tool.
A method of machining an elongate workpiece comprising:
- providing a first machine tool and a second machine tool, said first and second machine tools being mirror images of one another;
- providing an elongate workpiece having a first end and a second end;
- aligning said workpiece with said first machine tool;
- moving said first end of said workpiece into said machine tool and machining said first end of said workpiece;
- moving said workpiece away from said first machine tool;
- moving said workpiece along said support in a direction perpendicular to said long axis;
- aligning said long axis of said workpiece with said second machine tool;
- moving said second end of said workpiece into said second machine tool and machining said second end of said workpiece;
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- moving said workpiece away from said second machining tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.