Adjustable link clamp
AssigneeVektek, Inc.
InventorsAaron Vernon Luthi, Michael Dean Swan
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Abstract
A link clamp for holding a part on a fixture has a housing with a bore with a longitudinal axis; a piston received in the bore and shiftable between retracted and extended positions; a clamping lever pivotally connected to one end of the piston; and a link assembly coupled for shifting the clamping lever between clamped and released positions. The clamping lever is configured to rotate relative to the housing in a single plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bore so that the clamping lever may be positioned on any side of the housing without altering the distance between the contact point of the clamping lever and the mounting flange of the housing.
Claims20
A link clamp for holding a part on a fixture, the link clamp comprising:
- a housing with a bore having a longitudinal axis;
- a piston received in the bore and shiftable between retracted and extended positions;
- a clamping lever pivotally connected to one end of the piston, the clamping lever configured to rotate relative to the housing in a single plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bore;
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- a link coupled with the clamping lever for shifting the clamping lever to a clamped position when the piston is shifted to the extended position and for shifting the clamping lever to a released position when the piston is shifted to the retracted position.
A link clamp for holding a part on a fixture, the link clamp comprising:
- a housing having a circular recess;
- a piston received in the housing and shiftable between retracted and extended positions;
- a clamping lever pivotally connected to a distal end of the piston;
- a link coupled with the clamping lever for shifting the clamping lever to a clamped position when the piston is shifted to the extended position and for shifting the clamping lever to a released position when the piston is shifted to the retracted position;
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- a circular lug rotatably positioned in the circular recess for supporting the link and permitting the clamping lever to be rotated relative to the housing.
A link clamp for holding a part on a fixture, the link clamp comprising:
- a housing having a circular recess with a floor and a raised circular rail extending from the floor;
- a piston received in the housing and shiftable between retracted and extended positions;
- a clamping lever pivotally connected to a distal end of the piston;
- a link coupled with the clamping lever for shifting the clamping lever to a clamped position when the piston is shifted to the extended position and for shifting the clamping lever to a released position when the piston is shifted to the retracted position;
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- a circular lug rotatably positioned in the circular recess for supporting the link and permitting the clamping lever to be rotated relative to the housing, the circular lug having a lower surface with a circular recess for positioning over the raised circular rail in the circular recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.