US 12,070,825 B2
Machine tool
Masahiro Kawasumi, Shizuoka (JP)
Assigned to STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD., Shizuoka (JP)
Filed by STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD., Shizuoka (JP)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/552,120.
Application 17/552,120 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2019/049507, filed on Dec. 18, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-115578 (JP), filed on Jun. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0105599 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B23Q 11/08 (2006.01); B23B 3/06 (2006.01); B23B 25/04 (2006.01); B23Q 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B23Q 11/0891 (2013.01) [B23B 3/065 (2013.01); B23Q 11/0078 (2013.01); B23Q 11/0825 (2013.01); Y10T 29/5109 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A machine tool comprising:
a machine body having a splash guard surrounding a machining area, the machine body also having a door capable of closing an opening of the splash guard; and
a footstool kept mounted on the machine body changeably in place with respect to the machine body such that a location of the footstool is able to be changed relative to the machine body while the footstool is mounted on the machine body;
wherein the footstool kept mounted on the machine body is capable of being in a place on an outside of the machine body and splash guard when the door has been closed and wherein the footstool is capable, while remaining mounted on the machine body, of being brought to a setup place inside the machining area from the outside of the machine body through the opening when the door has been opened; and
wherein the footstool comprises a footboard movably attached to the machine body so as to be movable from the place outside of the machine body to the setup place, and
wherein the footstool further comprises a leg that is pivotably mounted to the footboard for pivoting relative to the footboard, wherein the leg is configured to support the footboard when the footboard is in the setup place.