Claims
- 1. A positioning fixture for use in holding a part to be machined by a machine tool on a machining center, said center of a type having a movable pallet in association therewith; upon said pallet, said fixture is placed, for bringing said part held by said fixture into a predetermined position with respect to said machine tool, said fixture comprising: a base providing a mounting means for said fixture at least three side wall means extending outwardly from said base and having inner and outer surfaces and joined in a manner forming a casing; at least one of said side wall means having a movable set of jaws, jaw guiding means substantially within at least one of said wall means and between said inner and outer surfaces, said jaws having a portion thereof guided in said jaw guiding means, said jaw set being movable radially about a center line such that said jaws in said set remain concentrically located about said center line as said jaws grip a part to be machined; and means for actuating said jaws to grip said part to be machined, said means for actuating substantially contained within said casing and said outer surfaces.
- 2. A positioning fixture for holding at least one part to be machined at a station, said fixture comprising: a base providing a mounting means for said fixture at said station, a plurality of side wall means extending outwardly from said base and forming a casing with a plurality of outer surfaces, jaw guiding means formed within at least one of said outer surfaces, at least one set of movable jaws, said jaws having a portion thereof guided in said jaw guiding means, said jaw set having a center line, said jaws movable about said center line to grip said part to be machined; and means substantially contained within said casing and said outer surfaces for actuating said jaws.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/487,589 filed Mar. 2, 1990 entitled Positioning Fixture U.S. Pat. No. 5,158,487.
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