Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS4958487
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A transfer table is provided for transferring an automatically controlled cutting tool carriage and the cutting tool from one cutting table to another so that the same tool can be utilized on a plurality of cutting tables. The transfer table engages a cutting table so that the tool carriage can be driven or rolled off of one cutting table onto the transfer table and transported to another cutting table on which the cutting tool is to be operated. The transfer table is provided with a latch mechanism for securing the tool carriage on the transfer table during the transferring operation and may also include a mechanical catch which assists in holding mechanical and electrical limit stops on the cutting tables inoperative whenever the tool carriage is driven on or off of the transfer table. A lock mechanism may be used to hold the cutting and transfer tables together when the tool carriage is not latched in the travelling position. For cutting systems in which the tool carriage and cutting tool are operated from a central computer by means of overhead cabling, a cable support boom may be connected to the transfer table to carry a segment of the cabling during the transfer operation.
Application Number:
JP8641973A
Publication Date:
June 06, 1974
Filing Date:
August 02, 1973
Export Citation:
International Classes:
B26D7/20; A41H43/02; B26D3/00; B26F1/38; (IPC1-7): B26D1/10