Kabushiki Kaisha Imao Corporation

Kazuhide Iwata

Toshiya Sato

A fixturefor fixing an article to be fixed, such as a workpiece, to a fixture basecomprises a fixture bodydetachably mountable on a mounting object, such as the fixture base. A linking memberis detachably mountable on the workpiece. The fixture bodycomprises a body sectioncomprising an insertion holeinto which the linking memberis to be inserted, a rotary sectionwhich is rotatably fitted onto the body sectionso as to cover an outer peripheral portionthereof, and a ballprotruding into the insertion holevia a through holeformed in the body sectionfor engagement with the linking member. Furthermore, a pushing portionwhich causes the ballto protrude into the insertion holewhen the rotary sectionis moved in one of axial directions thereof is provided at the inner surfaceof the rotary section

Fixture

A mounting support device allows workpieces to be attached at points intermediate between discrete positions of fixture bases of machine tools. The mounting support device has three support members. A lower support member is slidably attached to an intermediate member allowing the intermediate member to move along an x-axis. An upper support member is slidably attached to the intermediate member allowing the upper member to move along a z-axis. A jig for holding a workpiece is connected to the upper member. The lower support member is attached to the fixture base in a discrete location in the usual way. Thus, the jig holding the workpiece can be positioned intermediately between discrete mounting positions of the fixture base. The sliding attachments maintain precise alignment between the support members and can be secured after adjustment.

Mounting support device

A machining device has a base and a fixture. The base is fixedly attached to a pallet or a machining table. The fixture is mounted on the base, contacting the base only at projecting contact surfaces which project above the mounting surface of the base. Cleaning of the base before a fixture is attached is done efficiently because only the minimized projecting contact surfaces area between the base and the fixture needs to be cleaned to permit stable contact between the base and fixture. The base and fixture also include projections and holes for precisely aligning the base and fixture with respect to each other.

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Kazuhide Iwata