Work Holding Devices
OwnerRichard Koczerainventor
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Abstract
A work holding device that secures a workpiece includes a first support column, a second support column, and a plurality of part fixturing anchors. The first support column and the second support column are coupled to one another forming a longitudinal loading envelope having a width-wise dimension, a height-wise dimension, and a length-wise dimension. At least one of the support columns includes a plurality of part fixturing recesses passing through the support column in the width-wise dimension and arranged within the height-wise dimension and the length-wise dimension of the longitudinal loading envelope. The part fixturing anchors extend through the support column at the part fixturing recesses into the longitudinal loading envelope and couple the workpiece to the first and second support columns.
Claims24
A work holding device that secures a workpiece, the work holding device comprising a first support column, a second support column, and a plurality of part fixturing anchors, wherein:
- the first support column and the second support column are coupled to one another forming a longitudinal loading envelope comprising a width-wise dimension, a height-wise dimension, and a length-wise dimension;
- at least one of the support columns comprise a plurality of part fixturing recesses passing through the support column in the width-wise dimension and arranged within the height-wise dimension and the length-wise dimension of the longitudinal loading envelope;
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- the part fixturing anchors extend through the support column at the part fixturing recesses into the longitudinal loading envelope and couple the workpiece to the first and second support columns.
A work holding device that secures a workpiece, the work holding device comprising:
- a longitudinal loading envelope comprising a width-wise dimension, a height-wise dimension, and a length-wise dimension;
- a first support column portion at least partially defining the longitudinal loading envelope;
- a second support column portion at least partially defining the longitudinal loading envelope;
- a plurality of part fixturing recesses passing through the first support column portion and arranged within the height-wise dimension and the length-wise dimension of the longitudinal loading envelope;
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- a plurality of part fixturing anchors extending through the first support column portion at the part fixturing recesses into the longitudinal loading envelope,
- wherein the plurality of part fixturing anchors couple the workpiece to the first support column portion.
A method of manufacturing a component from a workpiece using a work holding device, comprising:
- securing the work holding device to a pallet of a multi-axis machining center, the work holding device having a first and a second support column;
- inserting the workpiece into a longitudinal loading envelope formed by the first and second support columns of the work holding device, where a machining portion of the workpiece extends in a length-wise dimension from the longitudinal loading envelope;
- securing a holding portion of the workpiece within a length-wise, width-wise, and height-wise dimension of the longitudinal loading envelope;
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- machining the machining portion of the workpiece using the multi-axis machining center.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.