Split At One End Only Patents (Class 279/43.2)
  • Patent number: 9010767
    Abstract: A chuck has a chuck body at least generally centered on a body axis and a collet in the hole and having an external screwthread. A ring axially nondisplaceable in the body has an internal screwthread engaging the screwthread of the collet and external gear teeth. The body is formed with a radially outwardly open cavity seat in which some of the teeth of the ring are exposed. A gear fitted in the seat meshes with the ring teeth and can rotate about a drive axis not parallel to the body axis to rotate the ring about the body axis. According to the invention a sleeve on the chuck extends axially across and covers the seat to retain the gear therein and is formed with a through going aperture through which a tool can fit to engage and rotate the gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Roehm GmbH
    Inventor: Hans Baumann
  • Patent number: 8651498
    Abstract: A clamping chuck (1) for radially clamping workpieces with a cylindrical outer clamping surface includes an annular base member (2) which has a hole (5), a shoulder (11), which projects inwards radially and forms a contact surface for the workpiece, an axially-extending hole face (10) and tabs (12) which project inwards radially. Arranged on the base member (2) is a clamping member which is divided into a plurality of substantially L-shaped clamping elements (21), which each include a clamping head (24) arranged in the hole and an actuating lever (27) which extends outwards radially from the clamping head (24). Each clamping head (24) includes, on the outer side thereof, at least one cam (25), which projects outwards radially, engages in a gap between the shoulder (11) and the tabs (12) and is supported radially by the hole face (10) and axially by at least one tab (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Schenck RoTec GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Timtner, Dieter Thelen
  • Patent number: 8434768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a holding device for studs having a radially projecting flange section. The holding device comprises a collet component having a clamping section and a hollow insertion section. The clamping section is formed by clamping surfaces which are provided at the free ends of a plurality of clamping arms designed to exert a radially inwardly directed clamping force for clamping the stud in place. A securing device is arranged on the insertion section and is designed in such a way that a flange section of a stud directed past the securing device is mounted in a securing position between the securing device and the clamping section. The clamping arms are of the same length and at least two of the clamping arms each have, as a securing device, a radially inwardly directed securing lug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Schug, Rolf-Dieter Graf
  • Patent number: 8317203
    Abstract: A coupling device for securing medical instruments to a holding device allows for simple and rapid handling and exact positioning of the medical instrument. A coupler socket is configured on one component and a coupler plug is configured on the other component, wherein the coupler socket and coupler plug can be fixed in mutually connected position with respect to one another by means of at least one locking element. The coupler socket is configured as a sleeve-shaped collet chuck including several mutually distanced spring arms. The coupler plug includes a coupling pin equipped with at least one radially outward-pointing catch cam. When coupled, at least one catch cam of the coupling pin catches on a corresponding back-cut on the collet chuck. The locking element can be screwed onto the collet chuck so that the spring arms of the collet chuck in the coupled position are affixed facing radially outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Hermle, Andreas Efinger
  • Patent number: 8215648
    Abstract: A collet mounting assembly for a die bonder comprises a collet mount having a first end attached to the die bonder and a second end opposite the first end with a cavity defined in the second end for receiving a shaft of the collet. The collet mounting assembly further comprises a fastener for securing the collet inside the cavity of the collet mount. A compression force is generated around the shaft of the collet received in the collet mount by the flexing of the fastener when it is attached to the collet mount, for securing the collet within the cavity of the collet mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: ASM Assembly Automation Ltd
    Inventors: Xiangsheng Pan, Gary Peter Widdowson
  • Publication number: 20110057398
    Abstract: A collet for a fastener installation tool having a pull section with a fastener engagement end and a plurality of teeth. The teeth include a first tooth with a first inner diameter, and each of the remainder of teeth includes a second inner diameter, the first inner diameter being greater than the second inner diameter. The pull section includes a protrusion extending from the fastener engagement end, thereby extending the length of the pull section. The pull section includes a cross-sectional thickness, wherein the collet is adapted to engage a pin member having a locking portion with a first diameter and a pull portion with a smaller second diameter. An increase in the difference between the first diameter of the locking portion and the second diameter of the pull portion of the pin member allows for a corresponding increase in the cross-sectional thickness of the collet, thereby extending the fatigue life of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: LARRY D. MERCER, Robert J. Corbett
  • Patent number: 7478983
    Abstract: A tool assembly in which a tool is releasably mounted on a tool holder. The tool is supported by the tool holder at two spaced apart regions which are formed independently therefore alignment between the axes of the tool and tool holder does not rely on tight manufacturing tolerances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: E.T.M. Precision Tools Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventor: Hanoch Guy
  • Publication number: 20020093150
    Abstract: A pliers for tapping spindles comprises a coaxial body (5) composed of an upper hollow half-pin (6) and a lower hollow half-pin (9) which engage mutually and coaxially through a conic semielastic coupling (10) associated with a sequential threaded coupling (11). One (6) of the hollow half-pins comprises a continuous conic part (19) capable of sliding in the axial direction, under the action produced by the threaded coupling (11) of the discontinuous conic part (17) of the other hollow half-pin (9). Said discontinuous conic part deforms elastically, squeezing on a stem (13) of the tool to be tapped, tying the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventor: Domenico Tralli