US3207012A
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Recycling mechanism for machine tools
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-07-13
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1981-07-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Sylvester R Cudnohufsky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:23
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q35/00; B23Q35/04; B23Q35/08; B23Q35/18; B23Q2735/00; B23Q2735/02; B23Q2735/025; B23Q2735/08; B23Q2735/082; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T82/00; Y10T82/14; Y10T82/141
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
365 words
IN A MACHINE TOOL OF THE TYPE HAVING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A WORK PIECE TO BE MACHINED, A CUTTING TOOL, A STYLUS, A FIXED TEMPLATE AND HYDRAULIC MOTOR MEANS FOR MOVING THE STYLUS AND CUTTING TOOL AS A UNIT ALONG PARALLEL PATHS AS CONTROLLED BY THE CONFIGURATION OF THE TEMPLATE TO CUT A CONTOUR ON THE WORK PIECE WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE TEMPLATE, SAID HYDRAULIC MOTOR MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO MOVE THE STYLUS AND CUTTING TOOL AS A UNIT TOWARD THE TEMPLATE AND THEREBY BRING THE STYLUS INTO CONTACT WITH THE TEMPLATE AND AWAY FROM THE TEMPLATE TO RETRACT THE CUTTING TOOL FROM THE WORKPIECE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION A SUPPORT FOR THE CUTTING TOOL, A SUPPORT FOR THE STYLUS, ONE OF SAID SUPPORTS BEING MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT ON THE OTHER TO VARY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CUTTING TOOL AND THE STYLUS AND THEREBY CONTROL THE DEPTH OF CUT ON THE WORK PIECE, A PISTON-CYLINDER ASSEMBLY INDEPENDENT OF SAID HYDRAULIC MOTOR MEANS AND OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTING SAID SUPPORTS, A SOURCE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID UNDER PRESSURE CONNECTED TO ONE END OF SAID CYLINDER, A SECOND PISTON-CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER END OF THE FIRST CYLINDER WITH ONE END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER, VALVE MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE OTHER END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER TO A SOURCE OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE AND TO EXHAUST, VALVE MEANS FOR PREVENTING FLOW OF FLUID FROM THE SECOND CYLINDER TO THE FIRST, VALVE MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID ONE END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER TO EXHAUST AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO RETRACTION OF SAID SUPPORT FOR THE CUTTING TOOL TO A PREDETERMINED POSITION RELATIVE TO THE TEMPLATE FOR ACTUATING THE FIRST VALVE MEANS TO FIRST CONNECT SAID OTHER END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER TO SAID SOURCE OF PRESSURE TO THEREBY EXHAUST A PREDETERMINED VOUME OF FLUID FROM THE FIRST END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER AND THEN CONNECT SAID OTHER END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER WITH EXHAUST TO PERMIT SAID ONE END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER TO BE REPLENISHED WITH FLUID FROM SAID OTHER END OF THE FIRST CYLINDER BY REASON OF THE PRESSURE OF SAID SOURCE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID APPLIED TO SAID ONE END OF THE FIRST CYLINDER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
365 words
IN A MACHINE TOOL OF THE TYPE HAVING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A WORK PIECE TO BE MACHINED, A CUTTING TOOL, A STYLUS, A FIXED TEMPLATE AND HYDRAULIC MOTOR MEANS FOR MOVING THE STYLUS AND CUTTING TOOL AS A UNIT ALONG PARALLEL PATHS AS CONTROLLED BY THE CONFIGURATION OF THE TEMPLATE TO CUT A CONTOUR ON THE WORK PIECE WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE TEMPLATE, SAID HYDRAULIC MOTOR MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO MOVE THE STYLUS AND CUTTING TOOL AS A UNIT TOWARD THE TEMPLATE AND THEREBY BRING THE STYLUS INTO CONTACT WITH THE TEMPLATE AND AWAY FROM THE TEMPLATE TO RETRACT THE CUTTING TOOL FROM THE WORKPIECE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION A SUPPORT FOR THE CUTTING TOOL, A SUPPORT FOR THE STYLUS, ONE OF SAID SUPPORTS BEING MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT ON THE OTHER TO VARY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CUTTING TOOL AND THE STYLUS AND THEREBY CONTROL THE DEPTH OF CUT ON THE WORK PIECE, A PISTON-CYLINDER ASSEMBLY INDEPENDENT OF SAID HYDRAULIC MOTOR MEANS AND OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTING SAID SUPPORTS, A SOURCE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID UNDER PRESSURE CONNECTED TO ONE END OF SAID CYLINDER, A SECOND PISTON-CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER END OF THE FIRST CYLINDER WITH ONE END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER, VALVE MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE OTHER END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER TO A SOURCE OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE AND TO EXHAUST, VALVE MEANS FOR PREVENTING FLOW OF FLUID FROM THE SECOND CYLINDER TO THE FIRST, VALVE MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID ONE END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER TO EXHAUST AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO RETRACTION OF SAID SUPPORT FOR THE CUTTING TOOL TO A PREDETERMINED POSITION RELATIVE TO THE TEMPLATE FOR ACTUATING THE FIRST VALVE MEANS TO FIRST CONNECT SAID OTHER END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER TO SAID SOURCE OF PRESSURE TO THEREBY EXHAUST A PREDETERMINED VOUME OF FLUID FROM THE FIRST END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER AND THEN CONNECT SAID OTHER END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER WITH EXHAUST TO PERMIT SAID ONE END OF THE SECOND CYLINDER TO BE REPLENISHED WITH FLUID FROM SAID OTHER END OF THE FIRST CYLINDER BY REASON OF THE PRESSURE OF SAID SOURCE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID APPLIED TO SAID ONE END OF THE FIRST CYLINDER.
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