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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
May. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl Lechleiter, Oy-Mittelberg, DE;
Alfred Geissler, Pfronten, DE;
Assignee:
Deckel Maho GmbH, Pfronten, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
409146 ; 74409 ; 408 89 ; 408236 ; 409168 ; 409201 ; 409221 ; 409235 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a drive assembly for relative movement of two components of a machine tool with a drive motor and a gear arrangement with two gear trains that can be put under tension relative to each other and have output gears that mesh with opposing teeth, where each gear train has a compact gear with a high transmission ratio with at least one control element for applying tension to the two gear trains. A high positioning accuracy and torsional rigidity combined with a small size when installed are made possible according to this invention by the fact that the compact gear.