Modular tooling apparatus having serrated teeth for orbital and linear adjustment
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F16C-011/10
F16M-011/12
B25J-015/00
B23Q-001/26
F16M-011/04
F16M-011/10
출원번호
US-0796008
(2013-03-12)
등록번호
US-9095946
(2015-08-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Kotula, Ronald Andrew
Van Zile, III, Donald
Jacobi, Brandon Scott
Filipiak, Michael A.
Kalb, James R.
Price, Keith M.
출원인 / 주소
Norgren Automation Solutions, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane P.C.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
2인용 특허 :
9
초록▼
A modular tooling apparatus includes a first coupler portion, a second coupler portion, a locking member, and a friction member. The first coupler portion and the second coupler portion are rotationally adjustable with respect to one another. The locking member is moveable to a locked position where
A modular tooling apparatus includes a first coupler portion, a second coupler portion, a locking member, and a friction member. The first coupler portion and the second coupler portion are rotationally adjustable with respect to one another. The locking member is moveable to a locked position wherein the locking member engages the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion to restrain the first coupler portion from rotating with respect to the second coupler portion. The friction member engages the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion to resist rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion when the locking member is not in the locked position.
대표청구항▼
1. A modular tooling apparatus, comprising: a first coupler portion;a second coupler portion, wherein the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion are rotationally adjustable with respect to one another;a locking member that is moveable to a locked position, in which the locking member e
1. A modular tooling apparatus, comprising: a first coupler portion;a second coupler portion, wherein the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion are rotationally adjustable with respect to one another;a locking member that is moveable to a locked position, in which the locking member engages the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion to restrain the first coupler portion from rotating with respect to the second coupler portion, and an unlocked position in which the locking member is disengaged from and spaced apart from the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion; anda friction member that engages the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion to resist rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position, and to permit rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion in response to application of force to at least one of the first coupler portion or the second coupler portion that is sufficient to overcome a friction force applied by the frictional engagement of the friction member with respect to the at least one of the first coupler portion or the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position,wherein the friction member includes a plurality of radially extending portions, the first coupler portion includes a plurality of slots, the radially extending portions of the friction member extend through the slots of the first coupler portion past an outer periphery of the first coupler portion, the radially extending portions of the friction member engage the slots of the first coupler portion such that the friction member rotates substantially in unison with the first coupler portion, and the radially extending portions are in direct frictional engagement with a surface formed on the second coupler portion to resist rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position. 2. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion are concentrically arranged around a longitudinal axis. 3. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second coupler portion defines a bore, and the first coupler portion is disposed at least partially within the bore of the second coupler portion. 4. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the friction member is in direct frictional engagement with a surface formed on at least one of the first coupler portion or the second coupler portion to resist rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position. 5. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the friction member is connected to the second coupler portion such that the friction member rotates substantially in unison with the first coupler portion and the friction member frictionally engages the second coupler portion to resist rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position. 6. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a first biasing element that is positioned between the locking member and the friction member for biasing the friction member into frictional engagement with at least one of the first coupler portion or the second coupler portion; anda second biasing element for biasing the locking member into engagement with the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion. 7. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a rod that extends along a longitudinal axis through the first coupler portion, the second coupler portion, and the locking member. 8. A modular tooling apparatus, comprising: a first coupler portion having a first contoured surface;a second coupler portion having a second contoured surface, wherein the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion are rotationally adjustable with respect to one another;a locking member having a third contoured surface and a fourth contoured surface, wherein the locking member is moveable to a locked position with respect to the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion in which the third contoured surface of the locking member engages the first contoured surface of the first coupler portion and the fourth contoured surface of the locking member engages the second contoured surface of the second coupler portion to restrain the first coupler portion from rotating with respect to the second coupler portion, and an unlocked position in which the locking member is disengaged from and spaced apart from the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion; anda friction member that engages the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion to resist rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position, and to permit rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion in response to application of force to at least one of the first coupler portion or the second coupler portion that is sufficient to overcome a friction force applied by the frictional engagement of the friction member with respect to the at least one of the first coupler portion or the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position. 9. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first contoured surface and the second contoured surface are concentrically arranged around a longitudinal axis. 10. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first contoured surface and the second contoured surface face a first direction that is parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the third contoured surface and the fourth contoured surface face a second direction that is parallel to the longitudinal axis and is opposite the first direction. 11. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second coupler portion defines a bore, and the first coupler portion is disposed at least partially within the bore of the second coupler portion. 12. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 8, wherein the friction member is in direct frictional engagement with a surface formed on at least one of the first coupler portion or the second coupler portion to resist rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position. 13. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 8, wherein the friction member is connected to the second coupler portion such that the friction member rotates substantially in unison with the first coupler portion and the friction member frictionally engages the second coupler portion to resist rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position. 14. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 8, wherein the friction member includes a plurality of radially extending portions, the first coupler portion includes a plurality of slots, the radially extending portions of the friction member extend through the slots of the first coupler portion past an outer periphery of the first coupler portion, the radially extending portions of the friction member engage the slots of the first coupler portion such that the friction member rotates substantially in unison with the first coupler portion, and the radially extending portions are in direct frictional engagement with a surface formed on the second coupler portion to resist rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position. 15. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 8, further comprising: a first biasing element that is positioned between the locking member and the friction member for biasing the friction member into frictional engagement with at least one of the first coupler portion or the second coupler portion; anda second biasing element for biasing the locking member into engagement with the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion. 16. The modular tooling apparatus of claim 8, further comprising: a rod that extends along a longitudinal axis through the first coupler portion, the second coupler portion, and the locking member. 17. A modular tooling apparatus, comprising: a rod that extends along a longitudinal axis;a first coupler portion that is substantially cylindrical and has a first contoured surface at an axial end thereof;a second coupler portion that is substantially cylindrical, defines a bore having a shoulder formed therein, and has a second contoured surface at an axial end thereof, wherein the first coupler portion is at least partially disposed within the bore of the second coupler portion, the rod extends through the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion, and the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion are rotationally adjustable with respect to one another around the longitudinal axis;a locking member having a third contoured surface and a fourth contoured surface, wherein the rod extends through the locking member, and the locking member is moveable to a locked position with respect to the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion in which the third contoured surface of the locking member engages the first contoured surface of the first coupler portion, and the fourth contoured surface of the locking member engages the second contoured surface of the second coupler portion to restrain the first coupler portion from rotating with respect to the second coupler portion, and an unlocked position in which the locking member is disengaged from and spaced apart from the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion; anda friction member that is connected to the second coupler portion such that the friction member rotates substantially in unison with the first coupler portion, and the friction member frictionally engages the shoulder in the bore in the second coupler portion to resist rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position, and to permit rotation of the first coupler portion with respect to the second coupler portion in response to application of force to at least one of the first coupler portion or the second coupler portion that is sufficient to overcome a friction force applied by the frictional engagement of the friction member with respect to the at least one of the first coupler portion or the second coupler portion when the locking member is in the unlocked position.
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