Abstract: This invention relates to a maintaining device for mechanical pieces, comprising a slider-holder formed by a body and a head with a central bore in which a part of the piece to be maintained is placed, the piece to be maintained exceeding the head, the head comprising a conical area, the maintaining device having at least two sliders and an actuation element for the sliders, wherein the head comprises at least two lateral bores, one leading into the conical area and the other to the central bore, the sliders are placed in the lateral bores, the sliders being adjustable in the lateral bores, the sliders exceeding the conical area of the head, the actuation element of the sliders being arranged to move the sliders in the corresponding lateral bores along an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the central bore.

Abstract: Provided is a clamping device having improved safety and an improved clamping force for clamping a work to an attaching table, said work having the inner circumferential surface thereof to be processed. The clamping device clamps a work (101) disposed on the reference surface (32) of an attaching table (30). The clamping device is provided with: a board-like fixing member (10), which has formed therein a hole (11a) that is larger than the inner diameter (D1) of the work (101) but smaller than the outer diameter (D2) of the work, and which is in surface-contact with the end surface (101a) of the work (101) disposed on the reference surface (32) of the attaching table (30); and a pressing force applicator (20), which has a cylindrical shape that surrounds the attaching table (30), and which applies a pressing force toward the end surface (101a) of the work (101) with respect to the fixing member (10).

Abstract: A manually actuated robotic tool changer includes a rapid coupling mechanism. The tool changer includes a master unit having a piston moveable along its axis between an unlocked position and a fully locked position, and a tool unit that is coupled to the master unit when the units are adjacent and the piston is moved to the fully locked position. A piston movement control mechanism selectively allows free axial motion of the piston between the unlocked position and a nearly locked position, when the control mechanism is actuated. The piston may be biased toward the locked position, allowing the master and tool units to be rapidly coupled by positioning the units adjacently, actuating the control mechanism to allow the piston to rapidly advance to a nearly locked position, releasing the control mechanism to restrict free axial motion of the piston, and manually advancing the piston to a fully locked position.

Abstract: A coupling device for coupling together a tool holder (3) with a rotatable spindle (2) of a machining machine. The coupling de-vice comprises: - a female-shaped coupling part (10) with an internally cone-shaped section (11) and a male-shaped coupling part (20) with an externally cone-shaped section (21); - an annular groove (25) arranged in the externally cone-shaped section; - locking balls (15), which are radially displaceable in radial holes (16) in the internally cone-shaped section; and - a locking sleeve (30), which is arranged on the outside of the female-shaped coupling part and which is rotatable between a releasing position, in which the locking balls can be displaced radially to a retracted position while allowing a mutual axial displacement between the coupling parts, and a locking position, in which the locking balls are kept in engagement in said groove while preventing a mutual axial displacement between the coupling parts.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chuck with a chuck body (2) having a centering hole (3) that is tapered frustoconically and in which is provided a clamping member (4) having a clamping thread (5), with an angle drive (8) having a threaded ring (6) engaged with the clamping thread (5), axially fixed to the chuck body (2), coaxial to the clamping member (4), and rotatable by a drive member (9) that can be rotated about a drive axis that is not parallel to the chuck axis. The drive member (9) can be inserted from the end opposite to the centering hole (3) into a body cavity (10) that can be closed by a plate (11) that is supported on the chuck body (2) and/or the threaded ring (6). The drive member (9) is accessible for a drive tool through an aperture (12) in the cavity wall (13).

Abstract: A bit holder for a rotary tool is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the bit holder comprises a drive shaft with an elongated bit channel configured to receive a tool bit for the rotary tool. A cavity is provided in a peripheral wall of the drive shaft. The cavity extends in a radial direction from the bit channel to an outer portion of the drive shaft. A moveable lock member is positioned in the cavity of the drive shaft. A collet is positioned in the bit channel apart from the cavity. The collet includes a collapsible end portion configured to clamp down on the tool bit. A collet nut rotatably engages the drive shaft and is moveable between a release position and a lock position. In the lock position the collet nut clamps the collapsible end portion of the collet while also forcing the lock member into the bit cavity.

Abstract: A chuck for holding a small bit and used with a table drill is provided for drilling a millipore. The chuck includes a holding jaw having four holders; a jaw-positioning guiding body with a square hole at the front portion for positioning the holding jaw; a crossing linkage for connecting the body to the jaw and having a crossing head and a projection portion between which a groove is formed; a guiding jacket matched with the crossing linkage and the body; a positioning screw nut matched with the jaw-position guiding body; a screw collar matched with the crossing linkage; and a bevel gear housing housed around the screw collar for adjusting the position of the holding jaw.

Abstract: A chuck for holding a small bit and used with a table drill is provided for drilling a millipore. The chuck includes a holding jaw having four holders; a jaw-positioning guiding body with a square hole at the front portion for positioning the holding jaw; a crossing linkage for connecting the body to the jaw and having a crossing head and a project between which a groove is formed; a guiding jacket matched with the crossing linkage and the body; a positioning screw nut matched with the jaw-position guiding body; a screw collar matched with the crossing linkage; and a bevel gear housing housed around the screw collar for fixing it.

Abstract: A chuck is provided for use with a manual or powered driver, such as a drill. The chuck has a body member with angularly disposed passageways formed therethrough. A plurality of jaws are slidably positioned within the angularly disposed passageways. The jaws grip upon a tool shank inserted into the body member. A nut is rotatably mounted on the body member and has nut threads defined on an inner circumference thereof in engagement with the jaw threads. A sleeve member is in driving rotational engagement with the nut whereby when the sleeve is rotated with respect to the body member, the jaws are also moved within the passageways. A rotational stop is defined between the nut and jaws wherein upon the jaws reaching a predetermined position within the passageways, further rotation of the nut in an opening direction is prevented. The stop comprises a radially extending surface defining an end of the nut threads. The radially extending surface contacts a side surface of at least one of the jaws.

Abstract: A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a drive shaft is provided. A generally cylindrical body has a forward section and a rearward section, the rearward section adapted to mate with the drive shaft of the driver. A gripping mechanism is actuatable to a closed position in which the gripping mechanism axially and rotationally retains a tool with respect to the body and to an open position in which the gripping mechanism does not so retain a tool. An annular nut is disposed about the body and has a threaded portion in threaded engagement with the gripping mechanism so that rotation of the nut about the body in a closing direction actuates the gripping mechanism to the closed position and rotation of the nut in an opening direction, opposite the closing direction, actuates the gripping mechanism to an open position.

Abstract: An adjustable socket wrench with bolt head locking arm for engaging, removing and replacing different size bolts in a work piece. The socket wrench is designed to engage a bolt head at right angles and when locked on the bolt head holding the head with zero tolerance for ease in loosening and tightening the bolt. The wrench includes a wrench body with an upper end portion, a middle portion and a lower end portion. A channel is cut across the width of the upper end portion of the wrench body for receiving a first sliding jaw and a second sliding jaw. The bolt head is received between the first and second jaws. A first jaw guide arm is pivotally mounted on the wrench body with one end of the first jaw guide arm engaging the first jaw. A second jaw guide arm is pivotally mounted on the wrench body with one end of the second jaw guide arm engaging the second jaw. The first jaw guide arm is pivotally mounted to the bolt head locking arm. The bolt head locking arm in turn is pivotally mounted to a first pivot arm.

Abstract: A plumbing cleanout tool which has a flexible snake which includes a novel chuck that has a conical opening for driving and locking the chuck to the snake and which has a novel casting for attaching the storage drum to a hollow shaft through which the snake extends.

Abstract: An improved adjustable socket wrench comprising a bifurcated base member having a threaded external surface, a plurality of elongated gripping arms having upper and lower apertures formed in said arms, a parallellogram linkage system connecting said gripping arms to said base member and serving to maintain said gripping arms in parallel relationship during movement, resilient means normally urging said linkage system and said gripping arms to a raised open position, and nut means mating with the threaded surface of said base member and serving to drive said linkage system and said gripping arms against the action of said resilient means to a clamping position.

Abstract: An adjustable socket wrench having a socket head at one end with a recess adapted to receive a socket handle at the other end. The socket head is formed with a plurality of arcuately spaced openings which extend entirely through said socket head, and a plurality of gripping jaws fit relatively closely within and extend through the openings. Means are provided to operatively connect the wrench housing and the jaws for moving the jaws either toward or away from each other thereby to accommodate and tightly engage varying size objects to be rotated by the wrench.