US4605115A
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Device designed to move a section being machined past machining means and in the long direction of the section
Assignee: R DUFIEUX
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Filing: 1984-01-30
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Granted: 1986-08-12
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Expires: 2004-01-30
Abstract
Abstract Device designed to move a section (2) being machined past machining means (9, 10) and in the long direction of the section so that it can be positioned with respect to the machining means, comprising at least one clamp (20) designed to grip the said section at at least one position along its length, means (27) for actuating the said clamp (20) so that it grips or releases the said section, and translation means (12, 13, 18) for moving the said clamp (20) in the lengthwise direction of the section in order to move this section past the said machining means (9, 10).
Inventors
- 👤 Michel Genans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:10
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q7/00; B23Q7/04; B23Q7/041; B23Q7/042; B23Q16/00; B23Q16/001; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/52; Y10T408/54; Y10T408/55; Y10T408/563; Y10T408/564; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/202; Y10T83/2092; Y10T83/2183; Y10T83/444; Y10T83/463; Y10T83/4632; Y10T83/748; Y10T83/7487; Y10T83/7573
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
270 words
A device designed to move a section being machined past machining means along a path in a longitudinal direction with respect to the section so that the section can be positioned with respect to the machining means, said section having a front end, said device comprising translation means including a carriage and means for moving said carriage in said longitudinal direction; a clamp mounted on said carriage, said clamp having arms for gripping the section transversely; clamp actuating means connected to said clamp for causing said clamp to grip or release the section; a stop also mounted on said carriage; stop actuating means connected to the stop for moving the stop on the carriage between a first position where the stop is located in the path of the section and a second position where the stop is retracted from the path of the section, said clamp and said stop moving simultaneously with said carriage so that, when said stop is in its first position and located forwardly of the section, the front end of the section is moveable in a forward direction into contact with the stop while the section lies between the arms of said clamp at a position where it is grippable by the clamp, said device being operable when said stop is in its second position so that said clamp can grip the section at any position along the length of the section away from the front end of the section, said carriage moving the section to machining positions located at preset distances from the front end of the section regardless of the length of the section.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
270 words
A device designed to move a section being machined past machining means along a path in a longitudinal direction with respect to the section so that the section can be positioned with respect to the machining means, said section having a front end, said device comprising translation means including a carriage and means for moving said carriage in said longitudinal direction; a clamp mounted on said carriage, said clamp having arms for gripping the section transversely; clamp actuating means connected to said clamp for causing said clamp to grip or release the section; a stop also mounted on said carriage; stop actuating means connected to the stop for moving the stop on the carriage between a first position where the stop is located in the path of the section and a second position where the stop is retracted from the path of the section, said clamp and said stop moving simultaneously with said carriage so that, when said stop is in its first position and located forwardly of the section, the front end of the section is moveable in a forward direction into contact with the stop while the section lies between the arms of said clamp at a position where it is grippable by the clamp, said device being operable when said stop is in its second position so that said clamp can grip the section at any position along the length of the section away from the front end of the section, said carriage moving the section to machining positions located at preset distances from the front end of the section regardless of the length of the section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device according to claim 1 having means for determining the position of the carriage with respect to the machining means so that the section can be indexed at different predetermined positions where machining operations are performed thereon by the machining means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The device according to claim 1 wherein the translation means has guide means running parallel to said longitudinal direction of movement of the section, and means for moving the carriage along the guide means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the movement of the stop between its first and second positions is oriented transversely to said longitudinal direction, said device having a slideway on the carriage for moving the stop between its first and second positions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The device according to claim 4 wherein the translation means has guide means running parallel to said longitudinal direction of movement of the section, and means for moving the carriage along the guide means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device according to claim 5 having means for determining the position of the carriage with respect to the machining means so that the section can be indexed at different predetermined positions where machining operations are performed thereon by the machining means.
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