Workpiece holder for a machining apparatus and a corresponding cross-cut machine
AssigneeSchumag AG
InventorsErich Walczak, Dirk Hessberger, Karlheinz Grouls
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Abstract
For retrofitting conventional machining apparatuses, in particular cross-cut machines, with a workpiece holder, the invention proposes a workpiece holder with at least one continuous clamping chain that is provided on one side with a plurality of clamping jaws.
Claims19
Workpiece holder for presenting a succession of workpieces to a machining unit and holding the workpieces during a machining operation performed by the machining unit, the workpiece holder comprising
- two continuous clamping chains, each of said clamping chains comprising a plurality of clamping jaws having clamping pockets, wherein the clamping pockets on a first clamping chain are arranged on the clamping chain so as to complement the clamping pockets on the other clamping chain and wherein the workpiece holder further includes a pressing means disposed alone a machining path and pressing said first clamping chain in a direction towards said other clamping chain, whereby each pair of the complementing clamping pockets is configured to clamp a separate workpiece from the succession of workpieces.
A machining apparatus, in particular a cross-cut machine, having a workpiece holder adapted to present a succession of workpieces to at least one machining unit and holding the workpieces during a machining operation performed by the at least one machining unit, the workpiece holder comprising
- a plurality of clamping jaws arranged on the clamping chain.
- two continuous clamping chains, each of said clamping chains comprising a plurality of clamping jaws having clamping pockets, wherein the clamping pockets on a first clamping chain are arranged on the clamping chain so as to complement the clamping pockets on the other clamping chain and wherein the workpiece holder further includes a pressing means disposed along a machining oath and pressing said first clamping chain in a direction towards said other clamping chain, whereby each pair of the complementing clamping pockets is configured to clamp a separate workpiece from the succession of workpieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.