Multi-station vise adapter
OwnerGeordan Robertsinventor
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Abstract
An improved vise adapter for use with existing industrial single stage vises. A rear fixed jaw adapter block is mounted on the rear fixed jaw of the vise, a front floating jaw adapter block is mounted on the front floating jaw of the vise, and a middle floating jaw is slidingly mounted therebetween on two pairs of guide shafts extending out from the rear fixed jaw adapter block. The front floating jaw adapter block also is slidingly mounted on the guide shafts. As a linear clamping force is applied in the direction of the fixed jaw of the vise, the adapter holds two workpieces instead of a single workpiece.
Claims15
An adapter for a single station vise, comprising:
- a rear fixed jaw adapter block, configured to be mounted on a rear fixed jaw of a single station vise;
- a pair of parallel circular guide shafts extending from the rear fixed jaw adapter block, each with a first end and a second end and a length therebetween, wherein the circular guide shafts are fixedly attached at or proximate to their respective first ends to the rear fixed jaw adapter block;
- a pair of parallel D-profile guide shafts extending from the rear fixed jaw adapter block, each with a first end and a second end and a length therebetween, wherein the D-profile guide shafts are fixedly attached at or proximate to their respective first ends to the rear fixed jaw adapter block;
- a front floating jaw adapter block, slidingly mounted on the pair of parallel circular guide shafts and the pair of parallel D-profile guide shafts, and configured to be mounted on a front floating jaw of the single station vise;
- a middle floating jaw slidingly mounted on the pair of parallel circular guide shafts and the pair of parallel D-profile guide shafts, between the rear fixed jaw adapter block and the front floating jaw adapter block, said middle floating jaw comprising four holes, each hole configured to slidingly receive a corresponding circular guide shaft or a corresponding D-profile guide shaft, and further comprising two shaft collars and two springs, each shaft collar and spring slidingly mounted adjacent to each other on the corresponding D-profile guide shaft in a corresponding pocket in the middle floating jaw, each shaft collar being accessible from outside the middle floating jaw;
- wherein the middle floating jaw is configured to be temporarily locked in a set position on the pair of parallel D-profile guide shafts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.