MACHINE FOR THE SEPARATIVE MACHINING OF PLATE-SHAPED WORKPIECES AND THE USAGE THEREOF

• Main Authors: SCHMAUDER, FRANK, EPPERLEIN, PETER, OCKENFUSS, SIMON, DEISS, MAGNUS, WOLF, DENNIS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 26.10.2016
• Subjects: CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; WELDING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM

The invention relates to machines and methods for separative machining of plate-shaped workpieces by a processing beam. The machines include a first movement unit configured to move the workpiece in a first direction and a second movement unit including a machining head configured to emit the processing beam. The second movement unit is configured to move the machining head in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to direct the processing beam onto the workpiece. The machines include a first workpiece support unit including a first workpiece-bearing face and a second workpiece support unit including a second workpiece-bearing face spaced apart by a gap from the first workpiece support unit and the first workpiece-bearing face. The gap extends along the second direction. The machines include at least one support slide arranged to move in the second direction within the gap and including a support slide bearing face.