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US 5,685,060 AGranted
Workpiece holding assembly method
AssigneeGaiser Tool Co.
InventorMichael D. Tibbet
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AssigneeGaiser Tool Co.
InventorMichael D. Tibbet
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A workpiece holding assembly for a machine apparatus is provided having an adjustable rail clamp attached to a rail which is secured to a work table of the apparatus. The rail is provided with front and back side referencing surfaces and the rail clamp includes an inner channel having an inside wall which comprises a reference surface for engagement with either the front or back side surfaces of the rail. The rail clamp includes a rail fastener means which functions to create a downward and inward force component which securely draws the inside wall against the rail reference surfaces to ensure a solid rigid connection. The rail clamp further is provided with a leveler connector means providing a quick release with a leveler head. The leveler head is provided with a connector portion that forms a corresponding connection with the leveler connector means. The leveler connector means includes a manually operated lever that draws the leveler head and rail clamp together so that reference surfaces become rigidly engaged in a manner to orient the leveler head in a predetermined relationship relative to the rail. The leveler head includes a cant adjustment means. The leveler head further includes a horizontal adjustment means comprising a cam. The leveler head also includes a vertical adjustment screw.
A method of positioning a workpiece at a predetermined position relative to the machine tool of a machining apparatus having a working surface adjacent said tool wherein said method utilizes a base module secured to said working surface and a release module engaged to said base module, said release module including a leveler head having a pivot contact and a first contact defining an imaginary first line extending across said leveler head and, a second contact located on said leveler head offset from said first line forming a triangular pattern with an imaginary second line of said pattern intersecting said pivot contact and said second contact, comprising the steps of:
A method of positioning a workpiece at a predetermined position relative to the machine tool of a machining apparatus having a working surface adjacent said tool wherein said method utilizes a leveler head adjustably interconnected to said working surface and a workpiece clamping means, said leveler head including a pivot contact and a first contact defining an imaginary first line extending across said leveler head and, a second contact located on said leveler head offset from said first line forming a triangular pattern with an imaginary second line of said pattern intersecting said pivot contact and said second contact, comprising the steps of:
A method of orienting a workpiece clamping means relative to a leveler head which are initially slightly engaged together, said leveler head having a pivot contact and vertically adjustable first and second contacts arranged in a triangular pattern wherein one leg of said pattern is an imaginary first line intersecting said pivot contact and said first contact and another leg of said pattern is an imaginary second line intersecting said pivot contact and said second contact, said contacts extending from said leveler head into engagement with said workpiece clamping means, comprising the steps of:
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