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US 6,200,059 B1Granted
Tool adjustment system
AssigneeBTM Corporation
InventorsEdwin G. Sawdon, Dean J. Kruger
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Abstract
A tool adjustment system includes a first body, a second body and an adjusting member. The adjusting member is rotatably affixed to the first body and allowed to rotate in the second body during angular adjustment of the first body relative to the second body. In yet another aspect of the present invention, an adjustment tool and a locking tool are provided.
Claims19
An adjustment system comprising:
- a tool having a hole;
- a body having a through-bore;
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- an adjustable locating member comprising an adjusting portion disposed in said hole and a body portion, said adjusting portion revolving eccentrically relative to a center axis of said body portion, and an actuating portion disposed on said body portion;
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- a pivot dowel engaging said tool and said body, rotation of said adjustable member operably causing said tool to pivot about said pivot dowel;
- whereby actuation of said actuating portion causes said body portion to rotate relative to said adjusting portion thereby moving said tool with respect to said body.
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An adjustment system comprising:
- a first body having a hole;
- a second body having a through-bore;
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- an adjustable locating member including an adjusting portion located in said hole and a body portion, said adjusting portion revolving eccentrically relative to a center axis of said body portion, and an actuating portion located on said body portion;
- wherein said body portion of said adjustable member is transversely expandable to deter rotation of said first body relative to said second body, whereby actuation of said actuating portion causes said body portion to rotate relative to said adjusting portion thereby moving said first and second bodies with respect to one another.
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An adjustment system comprising:
- a first body having a hole;
- a second body having a through-bore;
- an adjustable locating member including an adjusting portion located in said hole and a body portion, said adjusting portion revolving eccentrically relative to a center axis of said body portion, and an actuating portion located on said body portion;
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- a structure having a flat surface abutting against said adjusting portion and a centerline of said adjusting portion being transversely offset from a centerline of said body portion;
- whereby actuation of said actuating portion causes said body portion to rotate relative to said adjusting portion thereby moving said first and second bodies with respect to one another.
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An adjustment system comprising:
- a first body having a hole;
- a second body having a through-bore;
- an adjustable locating member including an adjusting portion located in said hole and a body portion, said adjusting portion revolving eccentrically relative to a center axis of said body portion, and an actuating portion located on said body portion, actuation of said actuating portion operably causing said body portion to rotate relative to said adjusting portion thereby moving said first and second bodies with respect to one another;
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- at least a pair of threaded fasteners securing said first body to said second body after adjustment of said bodies relative to each other, sections of said threaded fasteners located in second and third through-bores of said second body having diameters smaller than said second and third through-bores thereby providing clearance for allowing rotational adjustment of said first body relative to said second body.
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A tool adjustment system comprising:
- a fluid powered gripper having first and second holes;
- a mounting member having first and second bores;
- a first dowel disposed in said first hole and said first bore;
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- a second dowel disposed in said second hole and said second bore, a distal end of said second dowel being rotatably affixed to said gripper, a proximal end of said second dowel being allowed to rotate relative to said mounting member during gripper adjustment;
- whereby rotation of at least said second dowel causes said gripper to rotate relative to said mounting member.
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An adjustable dowel assembly comprising:
- an insert having an exterior surface with an antirotating feature, a structure projecting from a body of said insert;
- a dowel having a substantially smooth, circular-cylindrical segment and a pin being transversely offset from a longitudinal centerline of said segment;
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- a plug located in said dowel for causing portions of said segment to transversely expand;
- wherein said pin abuts against said structure of said insert, whereby rotation of said dowel serves to concurrently move said insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.