US Patent: 5,028,180 - Six-Axis Machine Tool


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US Patent: 5,028,180

Six-Axis Machine Tool

Patentees:

Paul C. Sheldon (exact or similar names) - Mequon, Ozaukee County, WI

Edward E. Kirkham (exact or similar names) - Brookfield, Waukesha County, WI

USPTO Classifications:

248/631, 248/654, 408/234, 409/145, 409/201, 409/216, 409/235, 901/22, 901/23

Tool Categories:

metalworking machines : milling machines : numerically controlled milling machines

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Sep. 01, 1989
Granted:	Jul. 02, 1991

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Description:

Abstract:

This invention relates to a six-axis machine for locating an operator with respect to an object, and more particularly to a versatile machine tool in which the tool can be moved in three lineal directions and three rotational directions in relation to the surface of a workpiece.