Workpiece receiving and positioning device for machining operations
US4861011A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S269/902
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A workpiece receiving and positioning device is disclosed which, in combination with a clamp member, holds a workpiece in a selected orientation relative to a slotted machine tool table surface or the like for milling or machining the workpiece. The device includes a main body portion, a block portion with opposed side faces extending from the body portion, thereby forming a recess therebetween for receiving the workpiece, and a base portion depending from the body portion and engagable with the slots in the table surface. Fasteners are provided to secure the base portion within the slots, and the clamp member includes a fasteners disposed in opposing relationship with the opposed side faces for holding the workpiece against the opposed side faces.
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