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Method of attaching guideways to a machine tool bed
Assignee: Giddings and Lewis LLC
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Filing: 1985-06-24
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Granted: 1986-12-02
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Expires: 2005-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A fixture (50) is used to precisely locate the horizontal (20, 30) and vertical (10) guideways on the bed (40) of a grinding machine. After locating the guideways (10, 20, 30), a bonding material (70) is placed in the spaces (1, 2, 3) between the guideways (10, 20, 30) and grinding machine bed (40). After the fixture (50) is removed, bolts (80) are tightened to apply a compressive force on the bonding material (70) located between the vertical guideway (10) and the machine tool bed (40).
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin L. Knight
- 👤 William S. Shea
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 09:45
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C29/00; F16C29/005; B; B23; B23Q; B23Q1/00; B23Q1/25; B23Q1/26; B24; B24B; B24B41/00; B24B41/02; F16C29/004; F16C2322/00; F16C2322/39; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49888; Y10T29/49947; Y10T29/49948; Y10T29/49963; Y10T29/49966; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53978; Y10T82/00; Y10T82/25; Y10T82/2566
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of attaching guideways (10, 20, 30) to a machine tool bed (40), comprising the steps of: attaching a plurality of guideways (10, 20, 30) to a fixture (50) to hold said guideways in a predetermined spaced relationship; locating the fixture (50) in a predetermined relationship to said bed (40) so that there is a respective space (1, 2, 3) between each of said guideways (10, 20, 30) and said bed (40); filling the space (1, 2, 3) between said guideways (10, 20, 30) and said bed with a bonding material (70); allowing the bonding material (70) to harden to bond each of said guideways (10, 20, 30) to said bed (40) and; removing the fixture (50) from the guideways (10, 20, 30).
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of attaching guideways (10, 20, 30) to a machine tool bed (40), comprising the steps of: attaching a plurality of guideways (10, 20, 30) to a fixture (50) to hold said guideways in a predetermined spaced relationship; locating the fixture (50) in a predetermined relationship to said bed (40) so that there is a respective space (1, 2, 3) between each of said guideways (10, 20, 30) and said bed (40); filling the space (1, 2, 3) between said guideways (10, 20, 30) and said bed with a bonding material (70); allowing the bonding material (70) to harden to bond each of said guideways (10, 20, 30) to said bed (40) and; removing the fixture (50) from the guideways (10, 20, 30).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method as described in claim 1 including: attaching a plurality of bolts (80) to one of the bed (40) and at least one vertical guideway (10), said bolts (80) adapted to extend into respective threaded passages in the other of said bed and said guideway when said fixture (50) is located in a predetermined relationship to said bed (40).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method as described in claim 2 including: locating said bolts (80) and said passages along a horizontal axis; and, after the bonding material (70) has hardened, tightening said bolts (80) into said passages to apply a compressive force to the hardened bonding material (70) between said one guideway (10) and said bed (40).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
89 words
The method as described in claim 1 wherein the bed includes two surfaces (41, 42) in planes generally perpendicular to each other and wherein one guideway (10) attached to the fixture (50) is in a plane perpendicular to another guideway (20) attached to the fixture (50) so that when the fixture (50) is located in said predetermined spaced relationship to said base (40), each of said guideways (10, 20) in perpendicular planes is located in a predetermined spaced relationship to a respective surface (41, 42) of said bed (40).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
The method as described in claim 2 wherein the bed includes two surfaces (41, 42) in planes generally perpendicular to each other and wherein one guideway (10) attached to the fixture (50) is in a plane perpendicular to another guideway (20) attached to the fixture (50) so that when the fixture (50) is located in said predetermined spaced relationship to said base (40), each of said guideways (10, 20) in perpendicular planes is located in a predetermined spaced relationship to a respective surface (41, 42) of said bed (40).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
89 words
The method as described in claim 3 wherein the bed includes two surfaces (41, 42) in planes generally perpendicular to each other and wherein one guideway (10) attached to the fixture (50) is in a plane perpendicular to another guideway (20) attached to the fixture (50) so that when the fixture (50) is located in said predetermined spaced relationship to said base (40), each of said guideways (10, 20) in perpendicular planes is located in a predetermined spaced relationship to a respective surface (41, 42) of said bed (40).
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