Guiding Assembly for a Workpiece Cutting Apparatus, Workpiece Cutting Apparatus Including the Same, and Method for Displacing a Cutting Assembly Along a Workpiece Cutting Table

摘要

A workpiece cutting apparatus includes a cutting table with a workpiece receiving surface, at least two longitudinally-extending rails extending longitudinally on opposed sides of the cutting table and substantially parallel to one another, a bridge with an elongated cutting assembly support and engagement arms at opposed ends thereof, and at least two driving assemblies. Each one of the engagement arms includes a bridge engagement member engageable with a corresponding one of the at least two longitudinally-extending rails, from below. Each one of the driving assemblies operatively connects each one of the engagement arms to the corresponding one of the at least two longitudinally-extending rails. The at least two driving assemblies are actuable to translate the engagement arms along the at least two longitudinally-extending rails. A method of cutting a workpiece using the workpiece cutting apparatus and a method for assembling a workpiece cutting apparatus are also provided.

主权项

1. A workpiece cutting apparatus comprising:
a cutting table with a workpiece receiving surface; at least two longitudinally-extending rails extending longitudinally on opposed sides of the cutting table and extending substantially parallel to one another, each one of the longitudinally-extending rails having a rail engagement surface oriented substantially downwardly; a bridge comprising an elongated cutting assembly support and engagement arms extending at opposed ends of the elongated cutting assembly support, each one of the engagement arms comprising a bridge engagement member being engageable with a corresponding one of the at least two longitudinally-extending rails, from below, to perform longitudinal displacement of the bridge along the longitudinally-extending rails; and at least two driving assemblies, each one of the driving assemblies operatively connecting each one of the engagement arms to the corresponding one of the at least two longitudinally-extending rails, the at least two driving assemblies being actuable to translate the engagement arms along the at least two longitudinally-extending rails.