Die clamping system and method of clamping die
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
InventorsTomoaki Ikeda, Koichi Kawaura
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Abstract
A die-clamping system has a die and a clamping means. The die includes a first engaging portion in a first predetermined shape. The die is transferred in a first direction from a first position toward a second position. The clamping means has a second engaging portion in a second predetermined shape that is complementary to the first predetermined shape. The second engaging portion of the clamping means at the second position completes engagement with the first engaging portion by the time when the die arrives at the second position in the first direction.
Claims21
A die-clamping system comprising:
- a die including a first engaging portion in a first predetermined shape, the die being transferred in a first direction from a first position toward a second position;
- and
- clamping means having a second engaging portion in a second predetermined shape that is complementary to the first predetermined shape, wherein the second engaging portion of the clamping means at the second position completes engagement with the first engaging portion by the time when the die arrives at the second position in the first direction.
A die-clamping system comprising:
- a die including a first engaging portion having a first predetermined shape, the die being transferred in a first direction from a first position toward a second position;
- and
- clamping means having a second engaging portion in a second predetermined shape that is complementary to the first predetermined shape, wherein the second engaging portion of the clamping means at the second position engages the first engaging portion as the die arrives at the second position in the first direction.
A method of efficiently clamping a die, comprising the steps of:
- providing a die having a first engaging portion in a first predetermined shape;
- providing a clamping means having a second engaging portion in a second predetermined shape that is complementary to the first predetermined shape;
- transferring the die in a first direction from a first position toward a second position;
- initiating insertion of the first engaging portion into the second engaging portion;
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- completing engagement of the first engaging portion with the second engaging portion by the time when the die arrives at the second position.
A method of efficiently clamping a die, comprising the steps of:
- providing a die having a first engaging portion in a first predetermined shape;
- providing a clamping means having a second engaging portion in a second predetermined shape;
- transferring the die in a first direction from a first position toward a second position;
- initiating insertion of the first engaging portion into the second engaging portion;
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- completing engagement of the first engaging portion with the second engaging portion in a complementary manner by the time when the die arrives at the second position.
A die used in a die-casting system including a clamping means having a first engaging portion in a first predetermined shape, the die being transferred in a first direction from a first position toward a second position, the die comprising:
- a second engaging portion, in a second predetermined shape that is complementary to the first predetermined shape, wherein the second engaging portion completes engagement with the first engaging portion by the time when the die arrives at the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.