US3264903A
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Indexing mechanism for machine tools
Assignee: LaPointe Hudson Broach
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Filing: 1961-03-15
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1981-03-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Oliver W Bonnafe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:08
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q16/00; B23Q2716/00; B23Q2716/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/14; Y10T74/1418; Y10T74/1424; Y10T74/1453; Y10T74/1471; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18992
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A MACHINE TOOL, MEANS SUPPORTING A WORK-SUPPORTING TABLE AND A TOOL FOR RELATIVE MOVEMENT TO PERFORM AN OPERATION ON A WORK PIECE SUPPORTED BY THE TABLE; INDEXING MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY EFFECTING RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID WORK-SUPPOTING TABLE AND SAID TOOL IN EQUAL INCREMENTS BETWEN SUCCESSIVE OPERATIONS, MEANS OPERATING, FOLLOWING A PREDETERMINED ONE OF A NUMBER OF INDEXING OPERATIONS, TO INDEX THE TABLE A FURTHER AMOUNT, MEANS OPERATING, AT A PREDETERMINED TIME, FOLLOWING THE FURTHER MOVEMENT OF THE TABLE TO RESTORE IT TO THE POSITION IT OCCUPIED PRIOR TO SAID ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT, AND MEANS OPERATING, BY RESTORATION OF THE TABLE TO SAID ORIGINAL POSITION, TO REINSTATE OPERATION OF THE INDEXING MEANS FOR EFFECTING MOVEMENT OF THE TABLE EQUAL INCREMENTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A MACHINE TOOL, MEANS SUPPORTING A WORK-SUPPORTING TABLE AND A TOOL FOR RELATIVE MOVEMENT TO PERFORM AN OPERATION ON A WORK PIECE SUPPORTED BY THE TABLE; INDEXING MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY EFFECTING RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID WORK-SUPPOTING TABLE AND SAID TOOL IN EQUAL INCREMENTS BETWEN SUCCESSIVE OPERATIONS, MEANS OPERATING, FOLLOWING A PREDETERMINED ONE OF A NUMBER OF INDEXING OPERATIONS, TO INDEX THE TABLE A FURTHER AMOUNT, MEANS OPERATING, AT A PREDETERMINED TIME, FOLLOWING THE FURTHER MOVEMENT OF THE TABLE TO RESTORE IT TO THE POSITION IT OCCUPIED PRIOR TO SAID ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT, AND MEANS OPERATING, BY RESTORATION OF THE TABLE TO SAID ORIGINAL POSITION, TO REINSTATE OPERATION OF THE INDEXING MEANS FOR EFFECTING MOVEMENT OF THE TABLE EQUAL INCREMENTS.
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