Patent ID: 11945696
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 6:
7. An automatic locking mechanism for a clamping device, comprising
a first assembly,
wherein the first assembly comprises one or more first teeth forming a close loop surrounding an axis of rotation,
wherein each tooth of the one or more first teeth comprises a first surface rising from a first valley area to a first peak area,
wherein the first assembly comprises one or more second teeth forming a close loop surrounding the axis of rotation,
wherein each tooth of the one or more second teeth comprises a second surface rising from a second valley area to a second peak area,
wherein the one or more first teeth are spaced from the one or more second teeth;

a second assembly comprising one or more protruded elements,
wherein the one or more protruded elements are configured to contact the first and second surfaces,
wherein the first surfaces and the one or more protruded elements are configured so that a first interaction between the first surfaces and the one or more protruded elements converts a linear movement in a first direction of either the first or second assembly to a rotational movement in a second direction of the either the first or second assembly,
wherein the second surfaces and the one or more protruded elements are configured so that a second interaction between the second surfaces and the one or more protruded elements converts a linear movement in a direction opposite the first direction of the either the first or second assembly to a rotational movement in a same direction as the second direction of the either the first or second assembly,
wherein the rotation of the either the first or second assembly is configured to toggle the either the first or second assembly between a coupled configuration and a separatable configuration with a third assembly,
wherein, in the coupled configuration, the first or the second assembly is coupled to the third assembly,
wherein, in the separatable configuration, the first or the second assembly is separatable from the third assembly.