Electrical clamping apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10544813-B2
Application number	US-201715719088-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2017
Priority date	Jul 28, 2016
Publication date	Jan 28, 2020
Grant date	Jan 28, 2020

Abstract

An electrical clamping apparatus is provided that can reduce an entire size using a motor as a driving source and largely improve a grip torque by applying a sliding crank portion and a changed toggle link portion with a driving force transfer mechanism. The electrical clamping apparatus for clamping and fixing one side of a panel includes a main body; a driving motor installed within the main body and that generates a driving force; a clamp portion that clamps or unclamps the panel; a toggle link portion connected to the clamp portion and that transfers rotatory power to the clamp portion to rotate the clamp portion; a driving force transfer portion connected to the driving motor to transfer a driving force of the driving motor to the toggle link portion; and a sliding crank portion connected to one side of the toggle link portion to convert a rotational motion of the driving force transfer portion to a linear reciprocating motion and to operate the toggle link portion in a state in which one side thereof is connected to the driving force transfer portion and in which the other side thereof is vertically bent toward the toggle link portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical clamping apparatus for clamping and fixing one side of a panel, the electrical clamping apparatus comprising:
a main body;
a driving motor installed within the main body and that generates a driving force;
a clamp portion that clamps or unclamps the panel;
a toggle link portion connected to the clamp portion and that transfers rotatory power to the clamp portion to rotate the clamp portion;
a driving force transfer portion connected to the driving motor to transfer a driving force of the driving motor to the toggle link portion; and
a sliding crank portion connected to one side of the toggle link portion to convert a rotational motion of the driving force transfer portion to a linear reciprocating motion and to operate the toggle link portion in a state in which one side thereof is connected to the driving force transfer portion and in which the other side thereof is vertically bent toward the toggle link portion, wherein the sliding crank portion comprises:
a pair of crank arms coupled to the driving force transfer portion at a first end of the crank arms;
a pair of crank sliders installed at a second end of the crank arms to be supported by and slide within the main body;
a pair of first links integrally extending from the second end of the pair of crank arms and bent toward the toggle link portion to be vertically connected to the toggle link portion; and
a pair of guide grooves formed at opposed side surfaces of the main body to guide movement of the crank sliders, wherein the guide grooves have one side inclined in a downward direction toward the ground to guide a slant movement of the pair of crank sliders.

2. The electrical clamping apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a locator portion in which a locator body protruded in a horizontal direction of the main body is provided at an upper end portion of the main body and that receives an end portion of the panel, wherein the locator portion further comprises a locator tip protruded to an end portion of the locator body to support the panel.

3. The electrical clamping apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the clamp portion comprises:
a clamp body installed in an upper portion of the main body;
a pair of clamp fingers bent in a downward direction from an upper portion of both corners of one side of the clamp body to be rotatably installed in the main body in order to grip the panel;
a clamp tip protruded in a direction of the locator portion at the other side of the clamp body to grip the panel received in the locator portion; and
a clamp hinge that rotatably connects the pair of clamp fingers to the main body.

4. The electrical clamping apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the driving force transfer portion comprises:
a worm gear connected to a shaft of the driving motor to rotate by driving of the driving motor;
a worm wheel supported by a shaft within the main body and installed to engage with the worm gear to rotate by interlocking with the worm gear; and
a pivot bearing installed in an end portion of a shaft of the driving motor to prevent the worm gear from separating.

5. The electrical clamping apparatus of claim 4 , wherein:
the pair of crank arms are coupled to the worm wheel by a connection shaft in a state in which the first end of the crank arms is separated by a predetermined gap in an outer circumferential direction from the center of the worm wheel.

6. The electrical clamping apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the pair of crank arms have the first end connected to the worm wheel to perform a rotational reciprocating motion and the second end connected to the crank slider to perform a rotational reciprocating motion.

7. The electrical clamping apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the pair of crank arms further comprise a bending portion in which the first end of a crank arm is bent upward in order to avoid interference with a shaft of the worm wheel when the pair of crank arms rotate.

8. The electrical clamping apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the toggle link portion comprises:
a pair of second links connected to end portions of the pair of first links, respectively, to rotate about a connection portion when the pair of first links operate; and
a third link connected between the pair of second links to rotate the clamp hinge according to an operation of the second link.

9. The electrical clamping apparatus of claim 8 , wherein in an unclamping state of the clamp portion, the pair of second links are overlapped between the pair of first links, and a portion of the third link is overlapped between a pair of second links overlapped between the pair of first links, and in a clamping state of the clamp portion, a pair of second links rotate to be a horizontal state to the pair of first links, and a third link rotates to be a vertical state to the pair of second links.

Assignees

• Energium Co Ltd
• Seoul Nat Univ R&Db Foundation

Inventors

• Kim Jongwon
• Park Sumin
• Bae Jangho
• Bak Jeongae
• Chu Kyungsung
• Kang Junghun
• Erkhes Bilegt

Classifications

• B25B5/12

  using toggle links · CPC title

• B25B11/00

  Work holders not covered by any preceding group in the subclass, e.g. magnetic work holders, vacuum work holders (for holding or positioning work for welding, soldering, or cutting by applying heat locally B23K37/04; specially adapted to machine tools B23Q3/00) · CPC title

• F16H1/16

  comprising worm and worm-wheel · CPC title

• B25B5/122

  with fluid drive · CPC title

• F16H37/12

  Gearings comprising primarily toothed or friction gearing, links or levers, and cams, or members of at least two of these types (gearings with cranks, eccentrics, or like members fixed to one rotary member and guided along tracks on the other F16H21/14; crank or eccentric gearings with cams or additional guides, or with members having rolling contact F16H21/28, F16H21/30) · CPC title