Article positioning device
OwnerMartin A. Hermaninventor
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Abstract
An article positioning fixture to position a plurality of articles in accurate assocation including an elongate metal base on which a plurality of locator inserts are positioned to receive individual matrix boxes thereon, each box carrying a test article therein and accurately located in relation thereto with common areas of the test articles exposed in accurately positioned relationship to each other, and the fixture also has tapped bushings in the locator inserts for securing the matrix blocks to the locator inserts but which bushings can be replaced readily if worn.
Claims10
An article positioner fixture for positioning a plurality of articles in accurate association and comprising
- an elongate base block having a locator recess extending the length thereof in its top surface and one or more weight reducing openings in a lower portion thereof;
- a plurality of locator inserts on the top surface of said base block and secured thereto;
- a matrix box secured to each said locator insert on an upper surface thereof;
- said locator inserts operatively engaging said locator recess to be accurately positioned on said base block;
- said locater inserts having holes therein for means for securing said matrix boxes thereto, said matrix boxes being aligned and having article blanks positioned therein with portions of such article blanks exposed,
- flat surfaced rest pads secured to spaced parts of the lower surface of said base block to support the same,
- screw means individually securing a said matrix to a said locator insert, and
- a tapped bushing non-rotatably engaging a said hole in said locator insert for receiving said screw means to enable said bushings to be replaced readily as wear occurs by matrix boxes being secured to and removed from engagement with said locator inserts.
An article positioner fixture for positioning a plurality of articles for a common machine function thereon and comprising
- a base means;
- a plurality of aligned locator inserts on a surface of said base, and protruding therefrom, said locator inserts being secured to said base means and having tapped holes therein;
- a matrix block secured to each of said locator inserts on the upper surfaces thereof, said locator inserts each having a pair of opposed upwardly extending parallel edge flanges thereon between which a said matrix block is accurately and snuggly received to be positioned thereby against movement in a direction perpendicular to said edge flanges;
- articles being individually positioned in said matrix boxes for common machine actions thereon,
- screw means removably securing a said matrix block to a said locator insert, and
- a tapped bushing having external threads thereon engaging a said tapped hole in said locator insert for receiving said screw means to enable said bushings to be replaced readily, as wear occurs.
An article positioner fixture for positioning a plurality of articles in accurate association and comprising
- an elongate base block having a locator recess extending the length thereof in its top surface,
- a plurality of locator inserts on the top surface of said base block and secured thereto;
- a matrix box on each said locator insert on an upper surface thereof;
- said locator inserts operatively engaging said locator recess to be accurately positioned on said base block;
- screw means for securing a said matrix box to a said locator insert, and
- a tapped bushing non-rotatably engaged in a said hole in said locator insert for receiving said screw means but removable from said hole to enable said bushings to be replaced readily as wear occurs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.