Patent ID: 9022338
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pressure pin assembly for a template bracket for holding a template for a part holding fixture in a manufacturing operation, wherein the template bracket comprises a support plate defining a receptacle hole that receives the pressure pin assembly, a back-up plate disposed in a parallel orientation spaced from the support plate, and a spacer disposed between the support plate and the back-up plate, wherein the support plate, spacer and back-up plate are secured together in a fixed relationship, the pressure pin assembly including: a plunger; a housing defining a bore that receives a first portion the plunger in one end of the housing with a second portion of the plunger extending from the housing, the housing being assembled to the support plate with the second portion of the plunger protruding from the support plate toward the back-up plate; and a biasing element engaging the plunger that biases the plunger toward the back-up plate, wherein the template is insertable between the support plate and the back-up plate, the template defining a recess that at least partially receives the second portion of the plunger to temporarily retain the template in a fixed position, and wherein the template may be removed from the template bracket by rotating the template about an axis radially spaced from the plunger to disengage the second portion of the plunger from the recess against the biasing force of the biasing element.