Apparatus and method for converting a single-station vise to a double-station vise
AssigneeS&R CNC Machining, Inc.
InventorSalvador Ramirez
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Abstract
An apparatus for converting a single-station vise to a double-station vise includes a pair of end converter jaws, a central converter jaw, and two pairs of shafts configured to extend along opposite sides of the single-station vise. Each of the shafts in the first pair is mounted for sliding movement relative to the first end converter jaw and fixed with respect to the second end converter jaw; each of the shafts in the second pair is fixed relative to the first end converter jaw and mounted for sliding movement relative to the second converter jaw; and all of the shafts are mounted for sliding movement relative to the central converter jaw.
Claims8
A method for converting a single-station vise having a stationary jaw and a movable jaw to a double-station vise, the method comprising:
- a) placing a conversion apparatus between the stationary and movable jaws of the single-station vise, the conversion apparatus including
- a first end converter jaw;
- a second end converter jaw;
- a central converter jaw located between the first and second end converter jaws;
- and
- a shaft assembly including
- a first pair of shafts configured to extend along opposite sides of the single-station vise, and
- a second pair of shafts configured to extend along opposite sides of the single-station vise, wherein
- each of the shafts in the first pair is mounted for sliding movement relative to the first end converter jaw and fixed with respect to the second end converter jaw,
- each of the shafts in the second pair is fixed relative to the first end converter jaw and mounted for sliding movement relative to the second converter jaw, and
- all of the shafts are mounted for sliding movement relative to the central converter jaw;
- b) securing the first converter jaw to the stationary jaw of the single-station vise;
- and
- c) securing the second converter jaw to the movable jaw of the single station vise.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.