Patent ID: 8960657
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B23D,B28D,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for connecting an ingot to a rail of a wire saw machine, the system comprising: an ingot holder connected to the rail of the wire saw machine and connected to the bond beam; a bond beam having a first surface and an opposing second surface, the first surface connected to the ingot holder and having a slot formed therein, a pair of protrusions positioned adjacent the slot, the slot having an upward-facing recessed surface, the second surface connected to the ingot; and a bar disposed between the bond beam and the ingot holder, the bar having a mating surface engaging the recessed surface of the slot, wherein the mating surface is angled between about 5 degrees and about 10 degrees relative to the recessed surface when the bar is positioned within the slot, wherein the engagement of the recessed surface by the angled mating surface prevents deflection of the protrusions and the second surface.