Assembly for manually grinding a face of a vehicle body part

Abstract

An assembly for manually grinding a face of a motor vehicle body part, including a grinding mechanism, a moving carriage supporting the grinding mechanism, a mechanism to guide the carriage moving along the face to be ground, and a support guide held in position with respect to the body part to be ground. The support guide includes at least one guide face configured to bear at least a first part of the mechanism to guide the moving carriage.

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       10 . An assembly for manually grinding a face of a motor vehicle body part, comprising:
 grinding means rotationally driven by a shaft;   a moving carriage supporting the grinding means;   guide means for guiding the moving carriage along a face that is to be ground; and   a support guide held in position relative to a body part that is to be ground by positioning means and position-maintaining means, and wherein the support guide comprises at least one guide face against that at least a first portion of the guide means that guides the moving carriage is able to bear.   
   
   
       11 . The assembly for manual grinding as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein a second portion of the guide means that guides the moving carriage is able to bear against the face that is to be ground. 
   
   
       12 . The assembly for manual grinding as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the grinding means is positioned between the first portion of the guide means bearing against the support guide and the second portion of the guide means able to bear against the face that is to be ground. 
   
   
       13 . The assembly for manual grinding as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the guide face of the support guide extends in a direction substantially parallel to the plane of the face that is to be ground. 
   
   
       14 . The assembly for manual grinding as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the grinding means is positioned at equal distances from the guide means, in the direction of travel of the moving carriage. 
   
   
       15 . The assembly for manual grinding as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the moving carriage comprises an element that is axially adjustable in a direction perpendicular to the guide face of the support guide. 
   
   
       16 . The assembly for manual grinding as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the axially adjustable element of the moving carriage is secured to the first portion of the guide means bearing against the support guide. 
   
   
       17 . The assembly for manual grinding as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the guide means that guides the moving carriage comprises guide elements capable of sliding and/or of rolling. 
   
   
       18 . The assembly for manual grinding as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the guide means that guides the moving carriage comprises a front set of guide elements and a rear set of guide elements that are capable of rolling and that have parallel axes.