Workpiece fastening device for pressing plurality of locations of workpiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9751172-B2
Application number	US-201514952084-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2015
Priority date	Nov 28, 2014
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

The workpiece fastening device of the present invention comprises a table on which a workpiece is placed, an arm which can move so as to press a workpiece on the table against the table, and a drive part which drives the arm. The arm of the workpiece fastening device comprises a connection member which is connected to the drive part, and a rotary member which is attached to the connection member to be able to rotate about a rotation axis which extends in a direction intersecting with a movement direction of the arm. The rotary member of the arm has first and second pressing parts which are arranged at the opposite sides of the rotation axis and presses a workpiece on the table against the table by the first and second pressing parts.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A workpiece fastening device comprising
a table on which a workpiece is placed, said workpiece having notched parts which extend along a portion in a height direction thereof,
an arm which can move so as to press said workpiece which is placed on said table against said table, and
a drive part which drives said arm, wherein
said arm comprises a connection member which is connected to said drive part, and a rotary member which is attached to said connection member to be able to rotate about a rotation axis which extends in a direction intersecting with a movement direction of said arm, and
said rotary member comprises a first pressing part and second pressing part which are arranged at the opposite sides of said rotation axis, each of said first pressing part and second pressing part sticks out in a direction of said rotation axis and has a dimension and shape corresponding to each of said notched parts, and
said first pressing part and second pressing part presse said notched parts of said workpiece which is placed on said table against said table by each of said first pressing part and second pressing part.

2. The workpiece fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein
said first pressing part can rotate about a second rotation axis which is parallel to said rotation axis, and presses a workpiece which is placed on said table against said table by each of a first abutting part and second abutting part which are arranged at the opposite sides of said second rotation axis.

3. The workpiece fastening device according to claim 2 , wherein
said second pressing part can rotate about a third rotation axis which is parallel to said rotation axis, and presses a workpiece which is placed on said table against said table by a third abutting part and fourth abutting part which are arranged at the opposite sides of said third rotation axis.

4. The workpiece fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein said drive part is any one of an air cylinder, hydraulic cylinder, and electric motor.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Dohi Yoshiaki
• Akagawa Naoki

Classifications

• B23Q1/525

  which is parallel to the working surface · CPC title

• B23Q3/06 Primary

  Work-clamping means · CPC title

• B23Q3/069

  for pressing workpieces against a work-table · CPC title

• B23Q3/082 Primary

  hydraulically actuated · CPC title

• B23Q2703/04

  using fluid means or a vacuum · CPC title