Telescopic covering

• US 5,156,195 A
• Filed: 08/15/1990
• Issued: 10/20/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabelschlepp Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
• Original Assignee: Kabelschlepp Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
• Inventors: Wisser, Georg, Wehler, Herbert
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAN, KO HUNG
• Application Number:
  US07/568,261
• Time in Patent Office: 797 Days
• Field of Search: 160/202, 160/197, 160/211, 160/214, 160/222, 160/223, 160/40, 160/43, 384/15, 74/608, 72/379.2, 224/320, 52/67
• US Class Current: 160/202
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 11/0825 Relatively slidable coverings, e.g. telescopic
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 11/0875 Wipers for clearing foreign matter from slideways or slidable coverings
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/34305 telescopic
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 2322/39 General buildup of machine tools, e.g. spindles, slides, actuators
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 29/08 Arrangements for covering or protecting the ways protective coverings for parts of machine tools B23Q11/08
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/219 Guards

Abstract

A telescopic covering is provided that includes a number of cover bodies that fit into one another in a telescopic manner and each comprise a cover wall, two side walls, and a rear wall. To improve the support and guidance of the cover bodies upon and against one another, a respective profiled corner element, which extends in the direction of movement of the cover bodies, is disposed between the cover wall and each side wall of each cover body, with the profiled corner elements serving to support and guide the cover bodies upon one another.

Claims

1. In a telescopic covering for a guideway of a shop machine, including a number of cover bodies that fit into one another in a telescopic manner and each comprise a cover wall, two side walls, and a rear wall, the improvement wherein:

a respective profiled corner element, which extends in the direction of telescopic movement of said cover bodies, is disposed between said cover wall and each side wall of each of said cover bodies, with said profiled corner elements serving to support and guide said cover bodies upon one another; and

a wiper is disposed on a front end of said cover wall and side walls with said wiper comprising a retaining strip that has a downwardly open receiving means in which is inserted a U-shaped sliding strip having legs that project beyond said receiving means, with a soft wiper lip being held between said legs of said sliding strip.

2. A telescopic covering according to claim 1, in which said profiled corner elements of a respective inner one of said cover bodies are disposed on inwardly directed sides of a respective adjacent outer one of said cover bodies.

3. A telescopic covering according to claim 1, in which said cover walls and said side walls are separate structural components that are interconnected via said profiled corner elements along the entire length of a cover body.

4. A telescopic covering according to claim 3, in which said cover wall and/or said side walls comprise a lightweight composite panel that includes a plastic core and thin cover sheets.

5. A telescopic covering according to claim 4, in which said core is made of polyethylene, and said cover sheets are made of 0.5 mm thick aluminum.

6. A telescopic covering according to claim 1, in which said profiled corner elements of adjacent cover bodies are provided on their outer and inner sides with profiled sections, with said profiled sections of said inner sides of said profiled corner elements of an outer one of said adjacent cover bodies respectively intermeshing with said profiled sections of said outer sides of said profiled corner elements of an adjacent inner cover body.

7. A telescopic covering according to claim 1, in which plastic profiled sliding elements are fixed to the underside of said profiled corner elements.

8. A telescopic covering according to claim 7, in which said sliding elements are made of a high density polyethylene.

9. A telescopic covering according to claim 1, in which said profiled corner elements are made of extruded aluminum.

10. A telescopic covering according to claim 1, in which said retaining strip is made of aluminum, said sliding strip is made of polytetrafluoroethylene, and said wiper lip is made of a thermoplastic elastomer.

11. A telescopic covering according to claim 1, in which said wiper lip is made of a soft felt.

12. A telescopic covering according to claim 1, in which said wiper lip is in the form of a brush.

13. In a telescopic covering for a guideway of a shop machine, including a number of cover bodies that fit into one another in a telescopic manner and each comprise a cover wall, two side walls, and a rear wall, the improvement wherein:

a respective profiled corner element, which extends in the direction of telescopic movement of said cover bodies, is disposed between said cover wall and each side wall of each of said cover bodies, with said profiled corner elements serving to support and guide said cover bodies upon one another; and

in the region of said rear wall, a profiled damping element is provided that projects beyond the plane of said cover wall; and

in which on said rear wall is placed a U-shaped profiled connecting element having two clamping legs, a support leg for said cover wall, and an attachment ridge that extends at right angles to said support leg and upon which said damping element is placed.

14. A telescopic covering according to claim 13, in which said damping element has a channel-like configuration and includes two wiper lips that between them form a channel.