Patent ID: 11897089
Assignee: AMERICAN WOODMARK MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A jig for assembling a furniture unit, the jig comprising:
a base comprising a plurality of interconnected supports, wherein one or more portions of said base are configured to rest atop a surface, the one or more portions defining a plane;
a clamp assembly comprising:
a frame connected to said base via a joint, said frame comprising a plurality of interconnected supports;
at least one front support plate connected to said frame, said at least one front support plate configured to provide a support surface for a first portion of said furniture unit during assembly;
a first jaw comprising a first side support plate configured to provide a support surface for a second portion of said furniture unit during assembly;
a second jaw comprising a second side support plate configured to provide a support surface for a third portion of said furniture unit during assembly;

one or more actuators connected to said base and said clamp assembly, said one or more actuators configured to cause the clamp assembly to move relative to the base about said joint; and
a conveyer system movably mounted relative to said base via one or more rails, said conveyor system configured to be moved along said one or more rails from a retracted position to an extended position, said conveyer system extending beyond an end of said base a greater distance when in said extended position than when in said retracted position;
said jig configured to be transitioned from a first configuration to a second configuration and further configured to be transitioned from said second configuration to a third configuration, wherein:
when said jig is in said first configuration, said at least one front support plate of said clamp assembly is oriented at a first angle relative to said plane and said conveyer system is in said retracted position;
when said jig is in said second configuration, said at least one front support plate of said clamp assembly is oriented at a second angle relative to said plane and said conveyer system is in said retracted position;
said second angle is less than said first angle;
when said jig is in said third configuration, said at least one front support plate of said clamp assembly is oriented substantially perpendicular relative to said plane and said conveyer system is in said extended position;

wherein the at least one front support plate and the first and second side support plates of the clamp assembly move about a joint axis extending through said joint when said jig is transitioned to the second and third configurations.