Jaw Carrier Clamping Surfaces for Extended Vise Clamping Range
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clamping drives face challenges in extending their clamping range without compromising stability and requiring complex modifications to accommodate workpieces of varying dimensions and geometries.
Innovation Solution
A clamping drive design featuring clamping surfaces on a lower part and a clamping nut with a through-hole for a spindle, allowing indirect clamping force application via fastening elements, ensuring stability and flexibility through positive locking and angled clamping surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If the drive spindle is extended to expand the clamping range, then the clamping range is improved, but the device complexity and conversion measures become more complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The jaw carrier is divided into a first jaw carrier fixed to the lower part and a second jaw carrier that can be moved. The clamping range is extended by allowing the second jaw carrier to be positioned at different locations on the lower part, rather than extending the entire drive spindle. This segmentation enables flexible adaptation to different workpiece dimensions without complex conversion measures.
Solution Approach 2:
The second jaw carrier is designed to be movable relative to the lower part through a guide structure, allowing dynamic adjustment of the clamping range. This dynamic configuration enables the clamping drive to adapt to various workpiece sizes by simply repositioning the second jaw carrier, avoiding the need for complex conversion measures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex conversion measures are taken to adapt the clamping drive to existing conditions, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lower part is designed with a guide structure that universally accommodates different jaw carrier configurations. The guide structure allows the second jaw carrier to be positioned at multiple locations, enabling the same clamping drive to handle various workpiece dimensions without requiring complex conversion measures or specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable second jaw carrier guided by the guide structure provides dynamic adaptability to different workpiece dimensions. This dynamic positioning capability allows the clamping drive to be universally applied to various clamping tasks without complex conversion measures, simply by adjusting the position of the second jaw carrier.
3Force
If the clamping force is increased to handle larger workpieces, then the load capacity is improved, but the stability of connections may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping force is distributed across multiple connection points through the segmented jaw carrier design. The first jaw carrier is fixed to the lower part at multiple locations, and the second jaw carrier is guided by the guide structure at different positions. This segmentation distributes the clamping force evenly across the connection points, maintaining stability even at high clamping forces.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide structure is pre-configured on the lower part to guide the second jaw carrier into the correct position before clamping operation. This preliminary positioning ensures that the connections are properly aligned and distributed, preventing instability during high-force clamping operations by ensuring optimal force distribution from the outset.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables extended clamping range with high load-bearing capacity and simplified adaptation to different workpiece dimensions, minimizing the risk of damage from excessive clamping forces.
Implementation Method 1
a clamping force between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface can be realized via the clamping nut
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AI summary
The invention relates to a clamping drive (1) with a first clamping part (2) and a second clamping part (3), wherein the first clamping part (1) is connectable to a first jaw carrier (8) and wherein the second clamping part (3) is connectable to a second jaw carrier (10), wherein the first clamping part (2) and the second clamping part (3) are translationally movable relative to each other by means of a drive spindle (5), wherein the first jaw carrier (8) or the second jaw carrier (10) is attachable to a lower part (9), and wherein the first jaw carrier (8) or the second jaw carrier (10) is slid onto the lower part (9) in the direction of the translational movement of the first clamping part (2) and the second clamping part (3). In a clamping drive (1) that makes it possible to extend the clamping range of a clamping drive, in particular a clamping drive for a vise,To achieve the simplest possible conversion measures while maintaining high load-bearing capacity of the clamping drive, it is provided that at least one first clamping surface (12) is formed on the lower part (9) for fastening the first jaw carrier (8) or the second jaw carrier (10) to the lower part (9), that at least one second clamping surface (13) corresponding to the first clamping surface (12) of the lower part (9) is formed on at least one clamping nut (14) arranged on the jaw carrier (8, 10), that the first clamping surface (12) and the second clamping surface (13) are in contact when the jaw carrier (8, 10) is pushed onto the lower part (9), and that a clamping force between the first clamping surface (12) and the second clamping surface (13) can be achieved via the first clamping nut (14).