Clamping device
AssigneeKUKA Systems GmbH
InventorThomas Sturm
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Abstract
A clamping device or system (1) is provided for body parts (8, 9), which have a component clamping contour (11), especially a component flange. The clamping device or system (1) has one or more clamping devices (2, 3), which have each a frame-like structure (12) with fixed and mobile clamping units (18, 19) arranged therein, which are present in a plurality of pairs. The clamping units (18, 19) have a strip-shaped design and are adapted to the course of the component clamping contour. Furthermore, the clamping device or system (1) has an adjusting device (21), which feeds the mobile clamping units (19) to the component clamping contour and actuates them together or in a controllable sequence.
Claims23
A clamping device for body part components with a component clamping contour including a component flange, the clamping device comprising:
- a clamping device having a frame structure with a plurality of pairs of fixed and mobile, strip-shaped clamping units, each clamping unit being adjacent to another clamping unit, each clamping unit being independently movable, said clamping device being mounted for movement such that said clamping device is movable from an inoperative clamping device position to a working position, wherein at least a portion of said clamping device is located within an opening of one of the body part components when said clamping device is in said working position, each of said clamping units having one or more clamping segments and an adjusting device, each clamping segment engaging the component clamping contour of the body part components when said clamping device is in said working position such that said one or more clamping segments form a clamping segment contour, said clamping segment contour being substantially identical to the component clamping contour of the body part components, said adjusting device feeding and clamping one of said clamping units to said component clamping contour.
A machining station, comprising:
- a body part clamping arrangement for clamping body part components with a component clamping contour including a component flange with one or more frame structure clamping devices, one of said clamping body part components defining a body part opening, said one or more frame structure clamping devices comprising a plurality of pairs of fixed strip-shaped clamping units and mobile strip-shaped clamping units, one clamping unit being adjacent to another clamping unit, said one or more frame structure clamping devices being movable from a non-working position to a working position, wherein at least a portion of said one or more frame structure clamping devices is located within said body part opening when said one or more frame structure clamping devices is in said working position, each clamping unit being independently movable, each clamping unit moving simultaneously with another clamping unit from a non-body component support position to a body component support position when said one or more frame structure clamping devices is in said working position, said clamping units forming a row arrangement of clamping units when said clamping units are in said body component supporting position, each of said clamping units having one or more clamping segments and an adjusting device which feeds and clamps said clamping units to said component clamping contour, each clamping segment clamping said component flange when said clamping units are in said body component support position, said one or more clamping segments forming a clamping segment contour when said clamping units are in said body component support position, said clamping segment contour being substantially identical to said component clamping contour, wherein said machining station comprises a framing or welding station for framing or welding said body part components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.