Patent ID: 7258512
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: B23B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A drill clamp comprising: a clamp mechanism having a first clamp portion and a second clamp portion, the second clamp portion including a drill-receiving opening sized for receiving a drill bit; a hole-locating pin operatively connected to the first clamp portion; the clamp mechanism being adapted and configured for movement of the first and second clamp portions relative to each other between clamped and unclamped positions, the hole-locating pin being farther from the drill-receiving opening when the clamp mechanism is in the unclamped position than when the clamp mechanism is in the clamped position, the hole-locating pin and the drill-receiving opening being aligned with one another when the clamp mechanism is in the clamped position; the first and second portions of the clamp mechanism including a slider mechanism with one of the first and second portions having a channel and the other having a mating, channel-receiving tongue, the tongue engaging with the channel to enable linear sliding movement of the first and second portions relative to each other; and a powered movement mechanism operably associated with the first and second portions that includes a member that moves linearly in a first direction to urge the first and second portions into engagement with one another when clamping a work piece therebetween, and moves linearly in a second direction, opposite to said first direction, to move the first and second portions away from one another after a drill operation is completed.