Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reusable and adjustable universal fixturing system for assembly and check fixtures
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Application No.: US17551226Application Date: 2021-12-15
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Publication No.: US11679459B2Publication Date: 2023-06-20
- Inventor: Erik Riha , Michael Dean Blodgett , Dennis Cedar
- Applicant: Ford Motor Company
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Motor Company
- Current Assignee: Ford Motor Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Burris Law, PLLC
- Main IPC: B23Q1/03
- IPC: B23Q1/03 ; B23Q3/18 ; B23Q17/22

Abstract:
A locating fixture that includes a base, an adjustable locating member, a plurality of indicia, a restraining member and a lower substructure. The base includes a raised platform having a mounting aperture. The adjustable locating member is disposed within the mounting aperture and includes a part locating feature and a position indicator fixedly attached to the adjustable locating member. The plurality of indicia is located on the raised platform adjacent to the adjustable locating member. The position indicator cooperates with the plurality of indicia to determine a vertical position of the adjustable locating member. The restraining member is cooperatively engaged with the adjustable locating member. The lower substructure is configured to allow for longitudinal and lateral translation of the base. The base is translatably mounted to the lower substructure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230073392A1 REUSABLE AND ADJUSTABLE UNIVERSAL FIXTURING SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLY AND CHECK FIXTURES Public/Granted day:2023-03-09
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