Quick-change top tooling
AssigneePositrol, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Pocock, William Voet
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Abstract
A quick-change top tooling system is provided to accommodate various sized and configurations of workpieces to be chucked. The quick-change top tooling system includes a chuck body, at least one jaw assembly, and at least one workstop assembly. The jaw assembly comprises a master post fixed to a surface of the chuck body and a jaw releasably coupled to the master post. The workstop assembly comprises a workstop base mounted to the surface of the chuck body and a workstop releasably coupled to the workstop base. The at least one jaw and workstop may engage and clamp a workpiece to be chucked to maintain the concentricity and parallelism of the workpiece.
Claims20
A top tooling apparatus comprising:
- (a) a body comprising an exterior surface;
- (b) a jaw assembly comprising:
- (i) a master post coupled with the body such that the master post extends outwardly from the exterior surface of the body, and
- (ii) a jaw releasably coupled with the master post;
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- (c) a workstop assembly comprising:
- (i) a base coupled with the body such that the base extends outwardly from the exterior surface of the body, and
- (ii) a workstop releasably coupled with the base.
A top tooling apparatus comprising:
- (a) a body comprising an exterior surface;
- (b) a master post extending outwardly from the exterior surface of the body;
- (c) a jaw releasably coupled with an end of the master post, wherein the jaw is configured to engage a workpiece;
- (d) a base extending outwardly from the exterior surface of the body;
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- (e) a workstop releasably coupled with the base, wherein the workstop is configured to engage the workpiece.
A top tooling apparatus comprising:
- (a) a body comprising an exterior surface;
- (b) a master post extending outwardly from the exterior surface of the body;
- (c) a first jaw releasably coupled with the master post;
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- (d) a resilient member configured to bias the first jaw against the master post to maintain the position of the first jaw relative to the master post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.