Jig for use in machining stylus blanks
AssigneeRCA Corporation
InventorsYashaya Yarnitsky, Avinoam Livny
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Abstract
A jig comprises a housing which has a front end and a storage channel. A split collet and an elongated slotted bar attached thereto are slideably moveable into and out of the housing. The jig further has an elongated bolt for transporting individual blanks from the storage channel to the front end of the housing. Respective first and second pistons located inside the housing are provided for operating the split collet and the elongated bolt. The split collet is movably received within the housing and is not formed by a section thereof.
Claims15
In a jig for use in machining blanks including
- a housing having a front end and a storage channel,
- a releasable gripping means supported by said housing for gripping and releasing blanks transported to the front end of the housing from said storage channel, and
- means disposed within said housing for transporting individual blanks from said storage channel to said front end, the improvement comprising:
- said transporting means being disposed within said releasable gripping means, both means being connected to control means for operating said releasable gripping means and said transporting means, said control means being located inside the housing and adapted to operate said releasable gripping means and said transporting means independently of each other.
In a jig for use in machining blanks which includes
- a housing having a front end and a storage channel, and
- means for transporting individual blanks from the storage channel to the front end of the housing, the improvement comprising:
- a releasable gripping means movably received within the housing for gripping and releasing blanks transported to said front end, said releasable gripping means including a split collet and an elongated slotted bar attached thereto, the split collet being forwardly and rearwardly movable out of and into the front end of said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.