US 8,851,483 B2 · Adjustable cartridge assembly for a workpiece-holding master jaw device

Abstract

An adjustable workpiece-holding chuck including a chuck body with at least one jaw recess formed therein, which receive an operating jaw. A master jaw may be connected to the operating jaw via an adjustable cartridge assembly that includes a cartridge insert mounted to a recess formed in the master jaw. The cartridge insert includes a cartridge opening formed therein for receiving an adjustable screw. The adjustable screw is mounted to a yoke formed in the operating jaw, thereby releasably connecting the master jaw to the master jaw. The cartridge opening and the adjustable screw preferably have corresponding threads that form a full-diameter circumferential connection with each other. More preferably, the cartridge opening and the adjustable screw have complementary Acme threads.

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Dependent claims

An adjustable workpiece holding chuck, the chuck comprising:

a cylindrical chuck body having a jaw recess in a frontward facing surface;
an operating jaw mounted into the jaw recess;
and
an master jaw mounted into the jaw recess substantially adjacent to the operating jaw;
wherein one of the operating jaw or the master jaw includes a bearing brace;
wherein an adjustable cartridge assembly is fixedly attached to the other of operating jaw or the master jaw;
and
wherein said adjustable cartridge assembly comprises:
an adjustable screw that is releasably, rotatably mounted to the bearing brace;
and
a cartridge insert having a cartridge opening that threadedly receives the adjustable screw, said cartridge insert being the portion of the adjustable cartridge assembly that is fixedly attached to the other of the operating jaw or the master jaw, and said cartridge insert being detachable from the operating jaw and from the master jaw without removing said adjustable screw from said cartridge insert.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Adjustable cartridge assembly for a workpiece-holding master jaw device

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Adjustable cartridge assembly for a workpiece-holding master jaw device

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