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US 5,692,437 AGranted
Portable bearing press
OwnerGeoffrey Tabaininventor
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Abstract
A portable bearing press for locating a component, such as a bearing, onto a shaft, or for separating the bearing from a shaft comprising an L-shaped support frame which can be mounted and held between the jaws of a vice, an object supporting component mounted on the support frame and a device for applying pressure to a portion of the component.
Claims6
A portable press for press fitting a component onto a shaft or removing a component comprising:
- an upright support frame having a base section to be received and retained in a vice, said base section being T-shaped and including a body section in the form of a downwardly extending plate member for clamping between opposed jaws of a vice, said body section including a shoulder section extending transversely to the plate member for resting against upper edges of the vice jaws;
- a support means for supporting the component, the support means including a pair of support arms which are shaped to wrap at least partially around the shaft and which are pivotally mounted to the support frame for sideways movement in opposite directions between an open position for allowing the component to be placed on the press through a front opening created by said support arms and a closed position at which the support arms are wrapped at least partially around the shaft, the component being positioned so as to rest on the support arms, the shaft extending downward between the support arms, and means extending from the support frame for applying downward pressure to the shaft.
A portable press for press fitting a component onto a shaft or for removing the component from the shaft, comprising:
- a substantially L-shaped support frame having an upper end with a threaded mounting, a base portion with an end including a shoulder portion extending from opposing sides, the base portion being T-shaped in cross-section and to form a downward extending plate for being clamped between opposing jaws of a vice, the shoulder portion extending transversely to the plate member for resting against upper edges of the vice jaws;
- a support means for supporting the component, the support means consisting of a pair of support arms which are shaped to wrap partially around the shaft, said support arms being pivotally mounted to the support frame for sideways movement in opposite directions between an open position for allowing the component to be placed on the press through a front opening created by the support arms and a closed position at which the support arms are wrapped partially around the shaft, the component being positioned so as to rest on the support arms, the shaft extending between the support arms in a downward direction;
- and means for extending from the support frame for applying pressure to the shaft in the downward direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.