Wedge clamp for adjustably affixing a support bracket to a weaving machine
AssigneePicanol N.V.
InventorsBart Lefever, Roland Dewachter
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Abstract
An apparatus for adjustably affixing a support bracket to a part of a machine frame includes an adjustment screw to adjust the height of the support bracket on the frame and a pair of oppositely movable clamp elements having oblique surfaces for wedging the support bracket in place following adjustment. Wedging is accomplished by turning a setting screw to move the clamp elements in mutually opposite directions. The setting screw is parallel to the adjustment screw, allowing equal access to both the adjustment and setting screws.
Claims9
In an apparatus for adjustably affixing a support bracket to a machine frame, comprising means including an adjustment screw for adjusting a position of the support bracket, and means for fixing the support bracket in the adjusted position to the machine frame, the improvement comprising:
- a guide having an undercut groove and a guide fitting provided between the support bracket and the machine frame part, wherein said fixing means includes at least one clamp element and means including a setting component mounted between the support bracket and the machine frame for driving the clamp element in order to press the guide fitting against a surface of the groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.