Device for fast assembly of tools on a support
AssigneeSidel Participations
InventorsPhilippe Tuauden, Dominique Germain, Eric Devaux
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Abstract
The device for fast assembly of a tool on its support comprises a bolt attached to said support and disposed within a bore with a through hole and a mandrel, which is attached to the tool as such and disposed within said through hole and interacting with said bolt. At the junction between the tool and its support, the device comprises centering and locking means which consist of a set of the tenon and mortise type, which set extends perpendicularly to the mandrel and thus forms a T-shaped structure of the assembly, which confers high rigidity to the tool. Said assembly device is in particular suitable for tools such as actuators or pliers, i.e. tools which are utilized in machines for packaging flasks, bottles or the like.
Claims14
A tool assembly device for fast installation and removal of a tool, on and from a support, the assembly device comprising, for each tool:
- (a) at the support, a bolt placed in a bore with a vertical central hole, wherein the axis of the bore intersects the axis of the vertical central hole, and, wherein at the tool, a mandrel which is housed in the vertical central hole interacting with the bolt;
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- (b) at the junction between the tool and the support, a centering and immobilization mechanism comprising an arrangement of the mortice and tenon type with the tenon extending over the bottom face of the vertical central hole at the support and, the mortice, located at the tool, and having a matching shape to that of the tenon so that the mortice and tenon fit together, the arrangement extending perpendicularly to the mandrel, forming with the mandrel a T-shaped assembly structure.
A tool assembly device for fast installation and removal of a tool on and from a support, comprising:
- a fixed part comprising a first hole and a second hole passing through and transverse to the first hole;
- a bolt configured to be placed in the first hole;
- a moveable part comprising a mandrel configured to be placed in the second hole and cooperating with the bolt to secure the mandrel;
- a mortice and tenon joint formed by the fixed part and the moveable part, the mortice and tenon joint centers and immobilizes the moveable part relative to the fixed part, the mortice and tenon joint extending transverse to the mandrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.