Claims
- 1. A workholding assembly for a band saw machine capable of securing and rotating a work piece comprising:
- a collet mounted to the band saw machine and clamped around the work piece,
- a collet housing positioned around the collet,
- a worm gear housing positioned rearward of the collet housing,
- a worm gear positioned within the worm gear housing,
- a servo motor mounted to the worm gear housing,
- a shaft assembly connected to the servo motor and having a worm formed thereon capable of intermeshing with the worm gear,
- an air cylinder mounted to the worm gear housing in position below the shaft assembly and having a piston rod extending therefrom,
- a connecting arm connected at one end to the shaft assembly and at the other end to the air cylinder so that when the air cylinder is engaged, the connecting arm will pull the shat assembly downwardly to counter the upward forces acting on the shaft assembly, to produce proper intermeshing by the worm and worm gear, and
- a programmed computer control means for engaging the servo motor so as to rotate the collet assembly to position the work piece in the desired location.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional application of co-pending application Ser. No. 904,157 filed Sept. 5, 1986, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (2)
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Date |
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2704672 |
Wiltsie et al. |
Mar 1955 |
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4574670 |
Johnson |
Mar 1986 |
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Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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WO84915 |
Mar 1984 |
WOX |
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
904157 |
Sep 1986 |
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