US 12,746,608 B2Granted

Clamp for key cutting machine

AssigneeSilca S.P.A.

InventorsMirco Basei, Giorgio Pigatti, Oreste Da Rodda

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Abstract

A clamp for key cutting machine includes: a lower jaw placeable on a support of a key cutting machine, having a first central hole for crossing a pin fixed to the support and allowing rotation of the lower jaw around the pin, the lower jaw having a first lower external face. An upper jaw is placed above the lower jaw and has a second central hole, aligned with the first central hole, for allowing the rotation of the upper jaw around the pin. The upper jaw having a first upper external face; and a lower insert and an upper insert. The lower jaw having a lower seat on the first lower external face and houses the lower insert, and the upper jaw is equipped with an upper seat on the upper external face and houses the upper insert configured to cooperate with the lower insert to clamp a key.

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Dependent claims

Clamp for key cutting machine, said clamp comprising:

a lower jaw with a polygonal shape, configured to be placed on a support of a key cutting machine and equipped with a first central hole for crossing a pin fixed to said support and allowing rotation of said lower jaw around said pin, said lower jaw comprising at least a first lower external face facing outwards with respect to said first central hole;
an upper jaw with a polygonal shape, placed above said lower jaw and equipped with a second central hole, aligned with said first central hole, for the crossing of said pin and allowing rotation of said upper jaw around said pin, said upper jaw comprising at least a first upper external face facing outwards with respect to said first central hole;
at least a first lower insert and at least a first upper insert, and
removable fixing means for removably fixing said first lower insert in the first lower seat of said lower jaw and said first insert upper in the first upper seat of said upper jaw,
wherein
said lower jaw is equipped with at least a first lower seat which is obtained on the first lower external face and which is configured to house said at least one first lower insert,
said upper jaw is equipped with at least a first upper seat which is obtained on the first upper external face and which is configured to house said at least one first upper insert configured to cooperate with said first lower insert of said lower jaw to clamp an interposed key.

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A clamp for key cutting machine, said clamp comprising:

a lower jaw with a polygonal shape, configured to be placed on a support of a key cutting machine and equipped with a first central hole for crossing a pin fixed to said support and allowing rotation of said lower jaw around said pin, said lower jaw comprising at least a first lower external face facing outwards with respect to said first central hole;
an upper jaw with a polygonal shape, placed above said lower jaw and equipped with a second central hole, aligned with said first central hole, for the crossing of said pin and allowing rotation of said upper jaw around said pin, said upper jaw comprising at least a first upper external face facing outwards with respect to said first central hole;
at least a first lower insert and at least a first upper insert, and
at least a second lower insert and at least a second upper insert wherein:
said lower jaw is equipped with at least a first lower seat which is obtained on the first lower external face and which is configured to house said at least one first lower insert,
said upper jaw is equipped with at least a first upper seat which is obtained on the first upper external face and which is configured to house said at least one first upper insert configured to cooperate with said first lower insert of said lower jaw to clamp an interposed key.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.