Machine tool protection
AssigneeKerr Machine Co.
InventorsKelcy Jake Foster, Guy J. Lapointe, Mark S. Nowell
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Abstract
An apparatus and associated method for operating a machine tool having a selectively movable turret and a tool mounted to the turret. A cover is configured to be removably secured to the turret and sized so that the cover encloses the tool when the cover is secured to the turret. Turret control logic includes computer instructions stored in a computer memory and executable by a computer processor to limit movement of the turret when the cover is secured to the turret.
Claims10
An apparatus for individually protecting a probe having a movable stylus that is operably mounted to a turret of a machine tool, the apparatus comprising:
- a cover sized to deflect the stylus when the cover is secured to the turret;
- wherein the cover is configured to be removably secured to the turret and sized so that the cover encloses the probe when the cover is secured to the turret.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.