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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331585 | Machining adapter having a collet and positive axial stop An adapter for holding a workpiece to be machined in an accurately located axial position can include a main sleeve having an interior wall defining a passage extending therethrough with at least one inner surface angled inwardly toward a centerline of the passage, ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7284760 | Holding device for disk-shaped objects Semiconductor technology requires the use of object holders, which are capable of holding wafers securely, also during rotation. In order to save time and expense, such holders should be suitable for integration directly into a processing facility, wherever possible... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7258515 | Tool holding fixture and insert tool The invention is based on a tool holder for a power tool (i0), in particular for a hand-guided power angle grinder, having a slaving device (12) by way of which an inserted tool (14), which has a disklike hub (64), can be operatively conn... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7204493 | Lathe chuck with stepped jaws A chuck for mounting wheel castings having different diameters upon a wheel lathe for machining the casting to final shape is provided. The chuck includes stepped jaw inserts that cooperate with corresponding stepped part supports to securely mount the wheel casting... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198277 | Wheel chuck with counterweighted jaws A wheel chuck includes a plurality of moveable jaws mounted upon a support structure. A plurality of moveable counterweights are mounted upon the support structure with each counterweight opposite from and connected to a corresponding one of the jaws. Upon rotation ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185573 | Vacuum wheel chuck A wheel chuck assembly includes a support plate having at least one aperture formed therethrough. The support plate is adapted to be mounted upon a lathe spindle. An air conveying device is mounted adjacent to the support plate and is operable to induce an air flow ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168502 | Electric power tool with locking mechanism An electric power tool has a motor-driven circular tool that can be clamped by means of a clamping device. A mechanical braking device (2) serves to brake the tool. A safety element (4) prevents improper handling of the electric power tool. In a safety... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7137632 | Force limiting workpiece holding device A force limiting workpiece holding device for holding a workpiece in a workpiece processing assembly having a spindle and a closer that applies a force, comprises a workpiece holder slidably mounted to the spindle. The workpiece holder includes a plurality of circum... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6974287 | Tool clamping device A tool clamping device for a tool having a shaft which is accurate to size and which can be inserted into the receiving bore of a tool support, is provided with a clamping device which can be screwed on a screw thread of the tool support while the tool has a ring, w... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6953198 | Short pull-back chuck The present invention relates to a chuck for gripping workpieces having an outer chuck body rotatable about a chuck axis and defining a cavity. The chuck includes a collar, coupled to the outer chuck body, having a slot with a slot axis angled relative to said chuck... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953197 | Quick-action locking device for an electric power tool A quick-action locking device for an electric power tool including a locking spindle (4) axially displaceable in the hollow spindle (2) of the electrical power tool between a working tool locking position and a working tool exchange position, and a loc... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948720 | Computer controlled positioning table A computer controlled positioning table for use in automatically rotating a large diameter article into which an evenly spaced circle of bolt holes are to be drilled. The article to be drilled is centered and clamped onto a table top of the table and then the comput... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6918599 | Anti-deflection tooling Anti-deflection tooling is provided for a pull back chuck. Equally spaced gussets are disposed between the riser body and the face plate of the chuck, to minimize or eliminate deflection of the face plate when a workpiece is clamped into the chuck. Adjustment device... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910694 | Electrical tool with a quick-action clamping device A quick-action clamping device for a power tool includes a clamping spindle (4) arranged in the hollow spindle (2) of the power tool, an elastic member (5) for biasing the clamping spindle (4) into its clamping poition, in which the worki... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910693 | Draw down chuck A drawn down chuck for gripping the inner or outer diameter of a workpiece. The chuck includes rotatable jaws disposed in a chuck body. The rotatable jaws helically and then linearly retract into the chuck body to secure workpieces having a shaft and an enlarged off... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6887018 | Chuck for annular core bit A chuck for an annular core bit (1) having an inner thread (2) includes a motor-driven rotatable spindle (4) having a threaded support (5) cooperating with the inner thread (2) for supporting the annular core bit (1), a stop... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6837499 | Ball-bolt chuck A chuck has a chuck body rotatable about a main axis and a plate displaceable axially on the body between an outer position and an inner position. Springs urge the plate into the outer position. A locking element on the body can move between a blocking position prev... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6769846 | Coupling device A coupling device for engaging an exchangeable tool support (7) for corotation with a shaft (2) of a motor (1), with the shaft (2) mounting at is driven end a hollow shaft projection (3) for receiving the tool support (7). A... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6634266 | Wheel hub assembly fixture A part clamping fixture assembly for locating and holding a wheel hub assembly for final finishing a flange face of the wheel hub includes a top portion having a bore formed therethrough. The fixture assembly includes a puller member having an upper end f... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6554291 | Housing and hub for an apparatus for securing a workpiece to a rotatable machine member A housing and hub for an apparatus for securing a workpiece to a rotatable machine member are provided. The machine may include a lathe. The workpiece includes a rotor such a brake rotor. The apparatus includes a hub slidably engageable with a rotatable d... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6506143 | Apparatus for finishing inside diameter of work In a finishing apparatus, a plurality of works are retained at distances from each other in a direction of an X-axis. A single spindle is disposed on a table movable in the direction of the X-axis, the spindle has an axis parallel to an axis of each of bo... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6497419 | Expanding pullback clamping module A clamping module has a retractable drawbar and pivoting expansion members. The expansion members are pivotable from a first position having an effective diameter which is less than the minimum diameter of the workpiece hole through which the drawbar and ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6460863 | Welding fixture A fixture for receiving and retaining a fitting having a through bore and an end wall. The fixture comprises a body for receiving the fitting, and an actuator for engaging the fitting at the intersection of the through bore and the end wall such that the ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6394467 | Retract type chuck A retractable chuck has a housing adapted to be fastened to a spindle of a lathe, a plurality of shafts mounted in the housing and having proximate ends near the lathe adapted to be coupled to a drawbar of the lathe, and jaws each fastened to one of the s... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6367816 | Clamping device for objects, for example for workpieces to be treated A clamping device for objects such as workpieces to be treated and the like has a base body having at least one abutment surface for at least one object to be clamped, at least one clamping finger located on a movable carrier and having at least one clamp... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6279919 | Apparatus for securing a workpiece to a rotatable machine member An apparatus for securing a workpiece to a rotatable machine member. The machine may include a lathe. The workpiece includes a rotor such a brake rotor. The apparatus for securing a workpiece to a machine member includes a hub slidably engageable with a r... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6199873 | Device for centering and gripping, particularly of automobile bodywork parts A device for centering and gripping, particularly for automotive bodywork parts, comprises a body (1) with an actuating means (2) and has centering means (13) and gripping means (11, 12). The centering means (13) and the gripping means (12) comprise in co... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6186517 | Pilot tool for centering and clamping A tool for centering and clamping of at least a part (P) to be fixed in position and comprising a through passage and adjusted for the tool, comprises a pilot device borne at the end of a case having an upper face forming a support for the part and clampi... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6126174 | Apparatus for machining vehicle wheel bead seats A wheel component has an annular extension formed upon an end. The extension is clamped to a wheel lathe and allows turning a tire bead seat upon the wheel component adjacent to the extension.... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5895059 | High speed lathe chuck A lathe chuck assembly is configured for high-speed turning operations. The assembly includes a riser adapter and a yolk plate movably connected with respect to the riser adapter. First, second and third cam arms are connected to the yolk plate for graspi... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5848795 | Front part replacement type finger chuck Even though the shape and size of an aluminum wheel to be chucked for machining is changed, it is possible to easily deal with this situation and to simply chuck the same. In a finger chuck which finger levers 5 are swingably mounted in the radius directi... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5820137 | Chuck apparatus for centering and locking aluminum wheels A chuck apparatus is operative to center and lock an aluminum wheel in a lathe having a machining centerline. The chuck includes a face plate adapted for rotation about the centerline, and first, second and third radial slide blocks slidably movable perpe... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5797605 | Workholding apparatus Workholding apparatus for mounting a workpiece (6) on a machine tool, the apparatus comprising a diaphragm chuck portion (2) and a tailstock portion (4). The chuck (2) includes a backing ring (70) with face portion (74) attached to the diaphragm (44) with... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5562007 | Wheel mounting fixture for double bead seat machining A fixture for mounting a vehicle wheel upon a lathe. The fixture includes a support structure which carries a plurality of movable arms. The arms extend axially within the wheel rim and through the wheel pilot hole. The arms have jaws formed on their ends... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5542685 | Memory disk clamp and method A clamp for a memory disk having a disk aperture bounded by a cylindrical peripheral edge and chamfered peripheral edges includes facing clamp members having chamfered peripheral edges which are parallel to the chamfered edges of the disk aperture. The cl... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5464233 | Finger chuck for use with machine tool A finger chuck for use with a machine tool comprises a chuck main body having a front wall and a rear wall, the front wall and the rear wall defining a space therebetween. A centering device is supported by the front wall for centering the workpiece on th... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5378002 | Self-tightening drill chuck A drill chuck has an axially centered chuck body, an adjustment body rotatable but axially fixed on the chuck body, and jaws radially displaceable on the chuck body. The adjustment body is formed with a screwthread meshing with teeth of the jaws so that r... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5253880 | Clamping device for holding a workpiece in a lathe A clamping device for clamping a workpiece having a center hole, comprises a base member against which the workpiece can be seated, such that the center hole of the workpiece is aligned with a center aperture in the base member. The base member carries ou... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4918986 | Quick-clamping fixture with centering feature for clamping vehicle wheels on the spindle of a balancing machine A quick-clamping fixture for centering and clamping vehicle wheels on the spindle of a balancing machine, having a flange affixed to the spindle against which the cylindrical opening in the center section of a vehicle wheel is seated. A spring loaded coni... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4875693 | Arbor assembly Arbor assembly includes a fixed arbor section and a removable arbor section each including a pair of longitudinally spaced apart cylindrical pilot surfaces of different diameters spaced the same distance apart. Between the pilot surfaces on each arbor sec... | 10/24/1989 |
