Workpiece positioning device positioning workpiece at two reference surfaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9333610-B2
Application number	US-201514606235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2015
Priority date	Jan 29, 2014
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

A workpiece positioning device ( 1 ) includes a first positioning block (Bx) positioning one surface of a workpiece at a first reference surface in a first direction, two second positioning blocks (By 1 , By 2 ) positioning a different surface of the workpiece at a second reference surface in a second direction, seat blocks (Bz 1 , Bz 2 , Bz 3 ) positioning the workpiece in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, a push cylinder ( 30 ) pressing the workpiece in one direction toward an intersection line between the first and the second reference surface, a first unit ( 10 ) contacting with the one surface of the workpiece and correcting a posture of the workpiece before the first positioning block contacts with the workpiece, and a second unit ( 20 ) contacting with the different surface of the workpiece and correcting the posture of the workpiece before the second positioning blocks contact with the workpiece.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A workpiece positioning device comprising:
a first positioning block that forms a first reference surface in a first direction, and positions one surface of a workpiece at the first reference surface;
two second positioning blocks that form a second reference surface in a second direction, and position a different surface of the workpiece at the second reference surface;
at least one seat block that positions the workpiece in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction;
a push cylinder that presses the workpiece in one direction toward an intersection line between the first reference surface and the second reference surface;
a first unit that, before the first positioning block contacts with the workpiece, contacts with the one surface of the workpiece at friction lower than that of the first positioning block, and corrects a posture of the workpiece; and
a second unit that contacts, before the second positioning blocks contact with the workpiece, with the different surface of the workpiece at friction lower than that of the second positioning blocks, and corrects the posture of the workpiece;
wherein the first unit includes a first pressing member, which is pressed in the first direction toward the workpiece by an elastic member, and at least one pair of first rollers, which are attached to a distal end of the first pressing member and contact with the one surface of the workpiece, the first positioning block is arranged between the at least one pair of first rollers, and
wherein the second unit includes a second pressing member, which is pressed in the second direction toward the workpiece by an elastic member, and at least one pair of second rollers, which are attached to a distal end of the second pressing member and contact with the different surface of the workpiece, the at least one pair of second rollers are arranged between the two second positioning blocks.

2. The workpiece positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein a ball is arranged at a distal end of the push cylinder.

3. A workpiece positioning device comprising:
a first positioning block that forms a first reference surface in a first direction, and positions one surface of a workpiece at the first reference surface;
two second positioning blocks that form a second reference surface in a second direction, and position a different surface of the workpiece at the second reference surface;
at least one seat block that positions the workpiece in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction;
a push cylinder that presses the workpiece in one direction toward an intersection line between the first reference surface and the second reference surface;
a first unit that, before the first positioning block contacts with the workpiece, contacts with the one surface of the workpiece at friction lower than that of the first positioning block, and corrects a posture of the workpiece; and
a second unit that contacts, before the second positioning blocks contact with the workpiece, with the different surface of the workpiece at friction lower than that of the second positioning blocks, and corrects the posture of the workpiece;
wherein the first unit includes a first pressing member, which is pressed in the first direction toward the workpiece by an elastic member, and a pair of first contacting members, which are attached to a distal end of the first pressing member and contact with the one surface of the workpiece, the first positioning block is arranged between the pair of first rollers, and
wherein the second unit includes a second pressing member, which is pressed in the second direction toward the workpiece by an elastic member, and second contacting members, which are attached to a distal end of the second pressing member and contact with the different surface of the workpiece, the second contacting members are arranged between the two second positioning blocks.

4. The workpiece positioning device according to claim 3 , wherein a ball is arranged at a distal end of the push cylinder.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Akagawa Naoki

Classifications

• B25B5/04

  with pivoted jaws · CPC title

• B23Q16/004

  positioning by combining gauges of different dimensions from a set of two or more gauges · CPC title

• B23Q3/186 Primary

  Aligning devices · CPC title

• B25B5/003

  Combinations of clamps · CPC title

• B23Q3/062

  adapted for holding workpieces having a special form or being made from a special material · CPC title