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Clamping apparatus and clamping system

US7377505B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 10, 2004
Grant dateMay 27, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 26, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23Q3/18
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A housing (15) fixed to a reference block (1) is provided with a guide hole (20) into which a plug portion (3) of a movable member (2) is allowed to be inserted. Inside this guide hole (20) is arranged an outer sleeve (21) vertically movably, and this outer sleeve (21) is advanced upward by a predetermined advancing stroke by a coned disc spring (25). An inner sleeve (31) which is allowed to fit outside the plug portion (3) is wedge-engaged with the outer sleeve (21) from above, and this inner sleeve (31) is adapted to be diametrically expandable and diametrically contractible. The inner sleeve (31) is moved vertically by an output member (36).

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