Patent ID: 6736385
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B23Q,B25B

Abstract:
Centering and gripping tool (1) for a part (10) to be secured, comprising a through passage (10a) sized for said tool (1), said tool comprising a guide member (3) sized to pass through the passage of the part to be secured, at least one gripping means (4) mounted on the guide member (3) and a body (2) enclosing driving and guiding means for said tool (1), said gripping means (4) being movable, under the action of drive means, between a centering position in which it is retracted within the guide member (3) and a gripping position in which it projects to the outside of the guide member (3) such that the part (10) to be secured is gripped between the gripping means (4) and a support surface (9), said tool also comprising a securement support comprising a support part (6) provided with a passage (7) in which is mounted the guide member (3) of said tool (1), said guide member (3) projecting at the free end of said guide part (6), said free end constituting the reference surface or support surface (9) of the part (10) to be secured whilst the body (2) of the tool (1) is gripped against a surface of the support opposite said support part (6),characterized in that a removable interchangeable shim (11) is interposed between the body (2) of the tool and the surface of the support opposite the support part (6) against which the body (2) is gripped, the thickness of the shim (11) interposed between the body (2) of the centering and gripping tool (1) and the support surface against which said body (2) is gripped, contributing to define the size of the interval (t) between the support surface (9) and the part (10) to be secured and the gripping means (4).