Patent ID: 9010742
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B23Q,B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A part fixturing system for securing a workpiece, the part fixturing system comprising an expanding clamping device and a work holding device, wherein: the expanding clamping device comprises a clamp base portion, a first and a second traversing wedge blocks, an actuation screw, and a clamp plate portion; the clamp base portion comprises a longitudinal recess; the first and the second traversing wedge blocks are located inside the longitudinal recess, each comprising an inclined contact surface and a threaded aperture; the actuation screw passes through the longitudinal recess of the clamp base portion and the threaded apertures of the traversing wedge blocks; the clamp plate portion comprises a first declined contact surface and a second declined contact surface; the work holding device comprises a first support column and a second support column that define a longitudinal loading envelope; the expanding clamping device is positioned inside the longitudinal loading envelope of the work holding device; and the expanding clamping device couples the workpiece to the first support column and the second support column.