Tool-less vise jaw system
OwnerChristopher Williamsinventor
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Abstract
The tool-less vise jaw system comprises a stop block and two jaw plates. The jaw plates couple to the jaws of a vise that is used in conjunction with an industrial machine or tool. One jaw plate comprises a plurality of holes into which pins projecting from the stop block may be inserted. One pin extends through the jaw plate into the space between the vise jaws. The pin is used as a reference point during edge finding. Later, when switching from one job to another, the stop block may be moved to a different position in the plurality of holes and a digital readout may be programmed to change an X-axis offset by an amount corresponding to the distance that the pin was moved, thus eliminating the need to edge find again.
Claims17
A vise jaw system comprising:
- a stop block, a stationary jaw plate, and a movable jaw plate;
- wherein the vise jaw system attaches to a vise on a milling machine and is adapted to allow an operator of the milling machine to transition between jobs without having to edge find;
- wherein the stop block comprises a handle and a pair of pins;
- wherein the handle is used to grasp the stop block when the stop block is being moved;
- wherein a height of the handle matches a height of the overhangs so that the stop block does not extend above the stationary jaw plate;
- wherein the pair of pins comprises a long pin and a short pin;
- wherein the long pin and the short pin are parallel to each other and the pair of pins extend horizontally from the same end of the handle;
- wherein the spacing between the long pin and the short pin matches the spacing of a plurality of stop holes;
- wherein a length of the short pin is less than or equal to a thickness of the stationary jaw plate overhang so that the short pin does not extend out of a stationary jaw plate overhang;
- wherein a length of the long pin is greater than the thickness of the stationary jaw plate overhang so that the long pin extends out of the stationary jaw plate overhang.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.