Front door assembly for machine tool

摘要

Providing a front door assembly for machine tool which is easy to use, facilitating the opening or closing of even a heavy door and permitting the door to be partially opened. The door assembly includes a door body 2 laterally movable and a handle 10 disposed at a front face of the door body 2. The handle 10 is movable from a neutral position in a direction of an external force applied thereto. The door assembly further includes detection means 15 for detecting a direction of the handle moved from the neutral position, drive means 30 for assisting in the lateral movement of the door body 2, and control means 60 which receives a detection signal from the detection means 15 to control operations of the drive means 30 for assisting the door body 2 moving in the direction of the handle 10 moved. The drive means 30 assisting in the movement of the door body 2 permits an operator to use a very little force for laterally moving the door body 2 to an open or close position.