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US 2023/0398649 A1Published application
Tool holder assembly, and seating/securing components and activation systems therefor
AssigneeWilson Tool International Inc.
InventorsAnthony D. Schwartz, Kevin A. Johnston, Brian J. Lee
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Abstract
A tool holder assembly and insert body and activation system used with the assembly. The insert body of the tool holder assembly can be configured to shift as needed to engage tooling when the assembly is activated. In some cases, the insert body can be configured to shift further to better engage the tooling. The activation system can be electrical.
Claims35
A tool holder assembly comprising:
- a stationary portion having a vertical side wall that partially defines a tool channel;
- a movable portion situated opposite the vertical side wall of the stationary portion;
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- an electrical activation system to which the movable portion is operatively linked;
- wherein the electrical activation system includes an output shaft that is movable upon activation of the system and when moved results in corresponding movement of the movable portion, the electrical activation system comprising a motor and gearbox from which the output shaft extends.
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A tool holder assembly comprising:
- a stationary portion having a vertical side wall that partially defines a tool channel;
- a movable portion situated opposite the vertical side wall of the stationary portion;
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- an activation system to which the movable portion is operatively linked;
- wherein the activation system includes an output shaft that is movable upon activation of the system and when moved results in movement of the movable portion in a first direction toward the tool channel to secure tooling when loaded within the tool channel;
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- wherein upon contact between the movable portion and the tooling when loaded in the tool channel, the movable portion is configured to shift in a second direction to a new orientation relative to the tooling in the event a better engagement between the moveable portion and the tooling can be achieved, wherein movement of the movable portion in the second direction stops at the new orientation when the movable portion becomes engagingly locked with the tooling.
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A tool holder assembly comprising:
- a stationary portion having a vertical side wall that bounds a tool channel;
- a movable portion situated opposite the vertical side wall of the stationary portion, the moveable portion comprising a body that includes a base portion and two offset fingers, the two offset fingers projecting outwardly from the base portion toward the tool channel, the base portion of the body having formed therein an interiorly-threaded opening;
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- an activation system operatively linked to the movable portion by an exteriorly-threaded output shaft in threaded engagement with the interiorly-threaded opening in the base portion of the body, such that the exteriorly-threaded output shaft is configured to rotate in a first direction upon activation of the activation system and thereby move the movable portion toward the tool channel such that the two offset fingers engage tooling when loaded in the tool channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.