Clamping mechanism
AssigneeHi-Speed Checkweigher Co., Inc.
InventorEugene Helmetsie
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Abstract
A clamp assembly for mounting an art device having a depending support bar on a rail extending horizontally lengthwise of a conveyor, which permits adjustment of the position of the clamp assembly lengthwise of the rail without effecting the vertical position of the art device and permits adjustment of the vertical position of the art device relative to the rail without affecting the adjusted position of the clamp assembly lengthwise relative to the rail.
Claims21
A clamping mechanism for adjustably supporting an art device relative to a conveyor, said mechanism comprising in combination:
- a rail arranged to extend lengthwise of said conveyor, said rail having opposite lengthwise extending first and second edge portions;
- a support bar arranged to depend from said art device;
- a clamp body defining first and second recesses for slidably receiving said first and second edge portions, respectively, whereby to support said clamp body for sliding movement lengthwise of said rail, said recesses being tiltable relative to one another to effect releasable clamping of said body against said rail to constrain said clamp body against movement lengthwise of said rail, said body also defining a mounting opening including proximately aligned first and second mounting opening portions for slidably receiving said support bar;
- first adjustment means operable for relatively tilting said first and second recesses for releasably clamping said body against said rail;
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- second adjustment means operable for releasably clamping said support bar within one of said first and second mounting opening portions, the other of said first and second mounting opening portions being sized to permit free tilting movement thereof relative to said support bar incident to said tilting of said first and second recesses.
A clamp for attachment to a rail adapted to extend generally horizontally lengthwise of a conveyor for supporting an art device for adjustment both lengthwise and vertically relative to said conveyor, said rail having opposite lengthwise extending edge portions, said art device having a dependent support bar, and said clamp comprising:
- a first part having a first bearing surface, a first recess for slidably receiving one of said edge portions and a first mounting opening portion;
- a second part having a second bearing surface, a second recess for slidably receiving an other of said edge portions and a second mounting opening portion, said second bearing surface being arranged for engagement with said first bearing surface for positioning said second mounting opening portion in proximate alignment with said first mounting opening portion and for effecting tilting of said second recess relative to said first recess to clamp said first and second parts against said edge portions upon movement of said second part towards said first part, said support bar being insertable within said mounting opening portions when in proximate alignment;
- first adjustment means for effecting movement of said second part towards said first part for releasably clamping said first and second parts against said edge portions;
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- second adjustment means for releasably clamping said support bar against movement lengthwise of said first and second mounting opening portions.
A clamp for attachment to a rail adapted to extend generally horizontally lengthwise of a conveyor for supporting an art device for adjustment both lengthwise and vertically relative to said conveyor, said rail having opposite lengthwise extending first and second edge portions, said art device having a dependent support bar, and said clamp assembly comprises:
- a clamp body having first, second and third parts, said first and second parts defining facing first and second recesses for slidably receiving said first and second edge portions, respectively, and first and second mounting surfaces facing in a direction away from said rail when said edge portions thereof are slidably received by said recesses, said third part having a third mounting surface arranged in facing relationship with both said first and second mounting surfaces, said mounting surfaces being formed with recesses cooperating to define a mounting opening for slidably receiving said support bar and including a first mounting opening portion extending essentially coextensive with said first mounting surface and a second mounting opening portion extending essentially coextensive with said second mounting surface;
- pivot means extending between said second and third mounting surfaces adjacent edges thereof disposed remotely of said first mounting surface;
- first adjustment means for tilting said second part relative to said first part about said pivot means for releasably clamping said first and second parts against said edge portions of said rail;
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- second adjustment means for clamping said support bar within said first mounting opening portion, said second mounting opening portion being sized to permit free relative movement of said support bar within said second mounting opening portion when said second part is tilted relative to said first part, said first adjustment means being operable for allowing sliding adjustment of said body relative to said rail, while said second adjustment means is operable to clamp said first and third parts against said support bar, and said second adjustment means being operable for allowing sliding adjustment of said body relative to said support bar, while said first adjustment means is operable to clamp said first and second parts relative to said rail.
A clamping mechanism for adjustably supporting an art device relative to a conveyor, said mechanism comprising in combination:
- a rail arranged to extend lengthwise of said conveyor and having opposite lengthwise extending first and second edge portions;
- a support bar arranged to depend from said art device;
- a clamp body defining first and second recesses for slidably receiving said first and second edge portions, respectively, and a mounting opening for slidably receiving said support bar;
- first means for relatively tilting said recesses for releasably clamping said clamp body against said rail;
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- second means for releasably clamping said support bar within said mounting opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.