Patent ID: 7857295

Claim:
A clamping mechanism for a workpiece, the clamping mechanism comprising: a fixing table, a bracket installed on the fixing table; a first clamping apparatus comprising a sliding member slidably installed on an upper portion of the bracket, a movable member coupled to the sliding member, and a first elastic member connected between the movable member and the sliding member for restoring the movable member, the sliding member forming a protrusion thereon, and a first clamping device installed on the movable member for cooperating with the protrusion of the sliding member to sandwich an upper portion of the workpiece therebetween; and a second clamping apparatus comprising a sliding block slidably installed on a lower portion of the bracket, a positioning post slidably installed on the fixing table, and a second elastic member for restoring the positioning post, the sliding block forming a protrusion thereon, and a second clamping device installed on the positioning post for cooperating with the protrusion of the sliding block to sandwich a lower portion of the workpiece therebetween.