Patent ID: 9168621
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: B23Q,B25B

Abstract:
1. A pin clamp for clamping a workpiece, said pin clamp comprising: a housing; a locating pin extending through said housing and having a longitudinal axis, said locating pin being sized to be positioned within an opening of the workpiece; a finger positioned adjacent to said locating pin and movable in a transverse direction relative to said longitudinal axis to retain the workpiece on the locating pin; a linear actuator coaxial with said longitudinal axis and configured to move said locating pin in opposite directions along said longitudinal axis; a locking arrangement attached to said housing; and a sequence cam connected with said linear actuator in a manner allowing axial movement of said linear actuator to be converted into transverse movement of said sequence cam perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said sequence cam including an engagement surface which engages said locking arrangement to lock said locating pin and said finger against the workpiece upon retraction of said linear actuator, wherein: