Clamp
AssigneeArc Machines, Inc.
InventorJohn Falk
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Abstract
The problem of firmly gripping a cylindrical component over a range of permitted diameters is solved by providing a protrusion on the surface of a cantilevered seat, the seat being substantially complementarily curved to accommodate the cylindrical component. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention a clamp for holding a cylindrical component is provided comprising at least one curved seat having at least one protrusion, the curved seat being cantilevered by a first end. The protrusion is configured to contact the cylindrical component under load such that a concentrated load is exerted on the curved seat between a first end and a second end causing the curved seat to be elastically deflected.
Claims5
A clamp for holding a cylindrical component, said clamp comprising:
- a curved seat having an inner diameter curved surface, said inner diameter curved surface complementarily curved for receiving said cylindrical component, said curved seat being cantilevered by a first end and having a free end distally located from said first end;
- a protrusion is formed on said inner diameter curved surface of said curved seat, said protrusion extending from said inner diameter curved surface between said first end and said free end;
- wherein when said cylindrical component is placed within said clamp, said cylindrical component initially contacts said protrusion;
- and wherein as clamping force is applied to said cylindrical component through said clamp, said cylindrical component applies concentrated force on said curved seat solely through said protrusion.
A clamp for holding a cylindrical component, said clamp comprising:
- at least one cantilevered curved seat having a protrusion formed on an inner diameter curved surface of said curved seat, said protrusion extending from said inner diameter curved surface between a cantilevered end and a free end;
- said protrusion configured for imparting a concentrated clamping force on said cylindrical component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.