Abstract:
A chuck (A) grips the housing (2) of a hub assembly (B) to hold it fast and further engages a hub spindle (20) that is within the housing and rotates the spindle on a bearing (6) that is between it and the housing so that a flange (10) on the hub (4) may be machined with precision. The chuck includes a fixed base (76) that carries jaws (114) which clamp down on the housing to firmly hold the housing. It also includes a rotatable base (124) and an arbor (164) carried by the rotatable base and engaged with the spindle of the hub to impart the rotation of the hub. The arbor can shift radially with respect to the rotating base to accommodate misalignment between the axes of rotation for the hub and the rotating base. A bearing (188) lies between the arbor and rotating base to resist an axially directed force applied to the arbor to expand it in the hub spindle.
Abstract:
An arbor or chuck assembly for holding a workpiece or tool includes an arbor or chuck body (1, 41) having a linear body portion (1a, 41a) and an expansion or contraction portion (1b, 41b) with inclined faces, a collet (2, 31) positioned radially between the arbor or chuck body (1, 41) and the workpiece or tool for reciprocal movement along a machine axis and having a linear body portion (2a, 31a) and an expansion/contraction portion (2b, 31b) with inclined faces in sliding contact with those of the arbor or chuck body, and a ball bushing (3, 33) provided between the linear surfaces of the collet (2, 31) and arbor or chuck body (1, 41) with a slight interference fit, in order to provide zero clearance and substantially frictionless movement therebetween. Expansion or contraction and release of the arbor or chuck is controlled by a compression spring (4, 34) biasing the moving member in one direction, and a drawbar (12, 42) for pushing the moving member against the spring force in a release direction. The collet may have rubber seals (5, 35) for sealing its slots and apertures from contaminants. A cap (40) mounted on the end of the arbor or chuck body may have a tapered wall which slidingly engages an edge of the moving member as it reaches the end of its travel in the release direction to avoid deformation.
Abstract:
A precision center (10) for mounting a workpiece (wp) for precision machining thereof includes a modified head center (20), an actuating assembly (40), a drive assembly (50), and a double-arcuate floating collet (60). The actuating assembly (40) is mounted within the modified head center (20) and operative to generate an actuating force. The drive assembly (50) is mounted within the modified head center (20), is mechanically coupled in combination with the actuating assembly (40), and is operative in response to the actuating force to generate a drive force. The double-arcuate floating collet (60) is integrated in combination with the modified head center (20), is mechanically coupled in combination with the drive assembly (50), and is operative in response to the drive force to be alternatively reconfigured to an expanded condition wherein the double-arcuate floating collet (60) is expanded to simultaneously frictionally engage the modified head center (20) and the workpiece (wp) for precision machining thereof and to a contracted condition wherein the workpiece (wp) may be disengaged from the modified head center (20).
Abstract:
An improved workholding device utilizes a tapered carbide rod (10) for expanding a relatively thin work supporting sleeve (12) into tight engagement with a workpiece (14).
Abstract:
An expanding, inner diameter gripping collet assembly (10) for a pick-off spindle. An arbor base (18) is connected to the pick-off spindle (12) and is moveably connected to a moveable arbor (16). The moveable arbor (16) engages and is driven by the pick-off spindle nose (14). The moveable arbor (16) has motion-translating cam surfaces (65) on one end that engage corresponding surfaces on one end of an expanding collet (26). A drawplug (20) having motion-translating cam surfaces (70) that engage corresponding ones (68) on the other end of an expanding collet (26) is inserted through the moveable arbor (16) and secured into the arbor base (18). The collet assembly (10) also includes an ejector housing (22), in which an ejector (24) is positioned for sliding movement. A compression spring (60) biases the ejector (24) forwardly.
Abstract:
A fixturing device (10), usable with various fixturing components as a universal modular fixturing system, has a slot (26) and a shaft (30) that intersect and have a common plane of symmetry, the fixturing device (10) having a plurality of transverse bores (38) intersecting the slot (26) and the shaft (30). The fixturing device (10) is used according to one or more of three clamping techniques: back-clamping, relocatable clamping, and lever-arm clamping. Also described is a universal sleeve-clamp (310) for using interchangeable jaw pieces (316) to clamp a workpiece. The sleeve-clamp (310) has a sleeve (312) with a plurality of radially moveable elements (314). Features are provided for locating and attaching the jaw pieces (316) to the radially moveable elements (314) so that, when a clamping taper (318) is made to bear against the radially moveable elements (314), the elements (314) and the interchangeable jaw pieces (316) are moved radially to clamp the workpiece.
Abstract:
The proposed collet chuck comprises a main body (1) with a collet (3) mounted therein, a conical outer sleeve (18) attached to the collet (3), a connection rod (7) with a securing element (10) mounted in it. The unit is distinguished by the fact that the collet (3) is rigidly attached to the main body (1) by means of a joint. Also provided is a sleeve (12) which can execute reciprocal motion and is mounted on the main body (1), while the outer sleeve (18) is immovably mounted inside the sleeve (12) through which the collet (3) is admitted. The sleeve (12) is immovably connected to the connection rod (7) by means of the securing elements (10) which pass freely through the grooves (2) in the main body (1), and between the main body (1) and sleeve (12) are mounted spring-loaded push-rods (15), while the joint is designed as a lock nut (22) on the main body (1). The collet (3) has an outer ring collar (6) to support the nut lifter which is also mounted on the main body (1), and to force the lock nut (22) against the outer ring collar (6) of the collet (3) against the nut lifter (20). Through apertures (11) are provided in the sleeve (12), in which the securing elements (10) in the form of stud bolts are immovably fixed. The connection rod (7) has a ring collar (9) to support the stud bolts (10) pressed against it and rigidly secured by the nut (8). The sleeve also has a protective ring (13) which is immovably mounted on the sleeve (12) to cover the through apertures (11) in the sleeve (12), into which are inserted the securing elements (10). On the inner surface of the collet (3) there is a thrust collar (6). A thread is cut inside the connection rod (7), and support and locking screws (25, 26), which co-operate with the conical screw (29) via an intermediate screw (27), are provided.
Abstract:
Workholding equipment for a machine tool, in particular an arbor chuck (2), having a plurality of internal elements comprising a wobble washer (26) and at least one of a floating nut (24) and flat washer (28) which counteract workpiece misalignment. In arbor chucks, the wobble washer and floating nut counteract misaligned pulling forces due at least in part to the lead angle of threads (15) on an expander (14) of the arbor chuck.
Abstract:
An assembly positionable on the spindle (2) of a machine tool for securing a workholding apparatus (30) in position on the machine tool. The assembly comprises first (52) and second end portions (62) and an inner piston (74) axially movable within an inner chamber formed by the first and second end portions when assembled together.