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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2014
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Akihiko Nagao, Yamanashi, JP;
FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
A machine tool includes a saddle supported by a guide member installed on a bed and configured to move relative to the bed in a first direction and a table supported by a guide member installed on the saddle and configured to move relative to the saddle in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The machine tool further includes a protective cover installed on a side face of the table or the saddle which is parallel to a travel direction of the table or the saddle and adapted to protect the guide member from chips and a scraper installed on the protective cover and adapted to scrape out chips built up in a neighborhood of the guide member.