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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7243584 | Mask for a wheel lathe chuck that prevents whip chip A protective cover that is shaped as a mirror image of a portion of a wheel surface is attached to a support plate of a wheel lathe chuck assembly to protect the portion of the vehicle wheel surface during machining. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7143801 | Spindle for fastening rims of vehicle wheels on repair shop machines A spindle for fastening rims of vehicle wheels on repair shop machines, which comprises a frame that can be associated rotationally about a working axis with a repair shop machine, six or more movable arms that are associated with the frame, are distributed around t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6494822 | Tool retention mechanism A cutting tool retention mechanism, for example, typically used to retain a tool holder in a tool pocket of a tool changer magazine. A horizontal machine tool apparatus typically contains a plurality of tool pockets attached to a movable tool changer maga... | 12/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5722806 | System for coupling a toolholder utilizing a free floating wedging ball A coupling system is provided that includes a male coupling having a cylindrical distal end including a recess that includes follower surfaces, a female coupling having a cylindrical interior for receiving the distal end of the male coupling, and a pair o... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5628475 | Clamping arrangement for hollow objects with an end face The present invention relates to a clamping arrangement for hollow objects, whereby the clamping arrangement is equipped with one or more clamping bodies distributed circumferentially to facilitate the transfer of a lateral force and/or torque applied to ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5490640 | Torque-actuated expansible shaft assembly for roll core An expansible shaft assembly has core-engagement shoes pivotally mounted to a shaft for pivoting outwardly into tight engagement with the interior of a roll core automatically in response to the application of torque to the shaft. The core-engagement shoe... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5326113 | Single acting core chuck The pneumatically actuated core chuck described and shown has a compression ram movable with respect to a sleeve to force jaws to expand outwardly for engagement of the interior of a core of web material. The jaws are pivotally mounted by means of links e... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5137287 | Pivoted chucking jaws with low friction rollers A chuck jaw is provided having a pivotally mounted gripper mounted to the base jaw. Each end of the gripper serves as a chuck point, so that a three-jaw chuck can be used to provide six chuck points. Preferably, rollers are provided at each chuck point of... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4754543 | Method of making expandable and collapsible mandrel An expandible and collapsible mandrel and method of making same are provided wherein such mandrel has a central support and a plurality of longitudinal segments supported for pivoting movements toward and away from the support and the longitudinal segment... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4674262 | Device for releasably holding a container on a feed connection piece A device for temporarily holding containers on a feed connection piece includes a plurality of expanding segments surrounding the connecting piece and being held in position thereon by a resilient sleeve. Lower parts of respective segments extend over a l... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4624043 | Quick release tool holder for robots A releasable tool holder (75) for quickly interchanging tools usable by a conventional robot (50) having one or more articulatable arms (60, 65, 70). The tool holder (75) is mounted to an arm (70) of the robot (50) and is provided with a plurality of vari... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4564151 | Core latch chuck assembly A core latch chuck assembly for securing a roll of wound material having an annular core for rotational movement is disclosed. The assembly includes a casing sized to fit within the annular core and a plurality of latches having a first position secured w... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4511153 | Chucking accessory A chuck accessory for grasping a tubular workpiece at the interior wall by action originating in the jaws of a conventional three-jaw chuck makes use of an internal split jaw mandrel, the jaw elements of which are forced into outwardly directed engagement... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4509298 | Pneumatic clamp mounting for a disc Pneumatically operated clamping apparatus provides free floating mounting of a disc upon a shaft during grinding and polishing of the disc.... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4358122 | Apparatus for power clamping work pieces According to the present apparatus work pieces such as railroad wheels are power clamped on a cone shaped inwardly facing side. In a first clamping step clamping areas are impressed into the side or surface of the work piece said clamping areas having a s... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4355816 | Double acting internal diameter gripping chucks A chuck is disclosed for gripping an annular workpiece by jaws clamping against the inside wall of the workpiece. The jaws extend axially of the chuck and are rocked between clamping and release positions by levers which contact the radially outer face of... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4318293 | Method for power clamping work pieces According to the present method and apparatus work pieces such as railroad wheels are power clamped on a cone shaped inwardly facing side. In a first clamping step clamping areas are impressed into the side or surface of the work piece said clamping areas... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4057454 | Mandrel for fabricating an air spring Two embodiments of a mandrel for fabricating an air spring are disclosed. Each has a fixed diameter cylindrical portion and a portion variable in diameter to provide an extension of the cylindrical surface expandable to conic form. An array of fingers are... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4045038 | Hollow core chucking device The chucking device of the present invention comprises a tapered chuck plug with an elongated slot formed in the tapered end thereof into which a pair of core engaging chuck dogs are mounted. The chuck dogs are normally spring biased into a retracted posi... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3951101 | Apparatus for coating bottles with resin Apparatus for coating bottles with resin in order to prevent the explosion thereof characterized in that the bottle is held by a holder at the mouth portion and at its inner wall, so that the bottle may be invisibly coated with resin except for the mouth ... | 04/20/1976 |
