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US 6,212,981 B1Granted
Knuckle hub fixture assembly and method of using
AssigneeSimpson Industries, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Brinker, Brian Elzerman, Ben Merrill, Robert Veldman
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AssigneeSimpson Industries, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Brinker, Brian Elzerman, Ben Merrill, Robert Veldman
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A part clamping fixture assembly for locating and holding a knuckle/hub assembly, including a knuckle, a wheel hub and a bearing, for final finishing of a flange face of the wheel hub includes a top portion, a first housing portion, and a second housing portion. The first housing portion is intended to engage a first appendage of the knuckle and the second housing portion is intended to engage a second appendage portion of the knuckle. The fixture assembly also includes a puller member having an upper end for communicating with a drive mechanism in order to rotate the knuckle/hub assembly and a lower end opposite the upper end. An encasing is disposed around the puller member and has a lower portion for contacting the bearing. The fixture assembly also includes a lift mechanism for lifting the knuckle/hub assembly generally upward such that a surface of the bearing engages the lower portion of the encasing and such that the first housing portion and the second housing portion engage the first and second appendages respectively.
A part clamping fixture assembly for locating and holding a knuckle-hub assembly, including a knuckle, a wheel hub, and a bearing, for final finishing of a flange face of the wheel hub comprising:
A fixture assembly for locating and holding a knuckle/hub assembly having a knuckle-hub, and a bearing, comprising:
A method for final finishing a flange face of a knuckle-hub assembly having a knuckle, a hub, and a bearing, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.