Patent ID: 11964364
Assignee: nan
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. In combination, a machine vise and a vise jaw insert spring-loaded waste shield and cleaning aid, said machine vise having:
a pair of opposed jaws; and
an actuator moving at least a first one of said pair of opposed jaws relative to a second one of said pair of opposed jaws;, said vise jaw insert spring-loaded waste shield and cleaning aid having:
a fixed block defining a fixed block first surface facing said first one of said pair of opposed jaws, and a fixed block second surface extending from said fixed block first surface, said fixed block second surface defining a covering over said machine vise actuator and configured to shield said machine vise actuator from machining waste;
a moving block defining a moving block first surface facing said second one of said pair of opposed jaws, and a moving block second surface extending from said moving block first surface, said moving block second surface defining a covering over said machine vise actuator and configured to shield said machine vise actuator from machining waste;
a linear bearing coupling said moving block to said fixed block and defining a first axis of reciprocation of said moving block relative to said fixed block;
a variable-width gap extending between said fixed block and said moving block along said first axis of reciprocation;
a spring applying a force along said first axis of reciprocation that secures said fixed block first surface to said first one of said pair of opposed jaws, secures said moving block first surface to said second one of said pair of opposed jaws, and tends to separate said fixed block from said moving block; and
a blocking flange covering said variable-width gap between said fixed block and said moving block and thereby configured to shield said machine vise actuator from machining waste.