Clamping mechanism
AssigneesFu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorJing-Ming Li
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Abstract
A mechanism for clamping workpieces includes a base body, a first clamping unit, a second clamping unit, and an inserting member. The base body includes at least two elastic members. Both the first clamping unit and the second clamping unit include a splint assembly movably sleeved on the base body and a moving member. The inserting member is coupled to the base body. When the inserting member is withdrawn from or inserted into a space between the two moving members, the two splint assemblies can be moved away from each other to release a workpiece, or brought together to clamp a workpiece.
Claims13
A clamping mechanism comprising:
- a base body comprising:
- a seat;
- at least two guide rods installed at opposite sides of the seat;
- at least two elastic members each sleeved on one of the at least two guide rods respectively;
- a first clamping unit comprising:
- a first splint assembly sleeved on one of the at least two guide rods and adjacent to the corresponding one of the at least two elastic members;
- a first moving member coupled to the first splint assembly;
- a second clamping unit comprising:
- a second splint assembly sleeved on another one of the at least two guide rods, wherein the second splint assembly is parallel to the first splint assembly and adjacent to another one of the at least two elastic members;
- a second moving member coupled to the second splint assembly and spaced from the first moving member;
- and
- an inserting member coupled to the base body and located at a side of the first and second moving member away from the seat, wherein the inserting member is inserted into a space between the first moving member and the second moving member upon pressure, and thereby driving the first splint assembly and the second splint assembly to move away from each other to press the corresponding elastic member, so that the first splint assembly and the second splint assembly release the workpiece;
- wherein the inserting member is configured to break away from the space between the first moving member and the second moving member, whereby in response the first splint assembly and the second splint assembly are configured to move towards each other to hold workpiece together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.