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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Dominion Technologies Group, Inc., Roseville, MI (US);
Daniel Mark Mietling, Sr., Madison Heights, MI (US);
Dominion Technologies Group, Inc., Roseville, MI (US);
Abstract
A pneumatic crankshaft clamp assembly for retaining a crankshaft during processing having a housing for supporting the crankshaft and a clamp arm pivotally coupled to the housing for movement between a clamp position and an unclamp position. The clamp arm engaging the crankshaft to retain the crankshaft in contact with the housing in the clamp position and be spaced apart from the crankshaft in the unclamp position. The proximal end of the clamp arm having a cam follower. The assembly further having a pneumatic piston disposed within a piston cylinder of the housing. The pneumatic piston is moveable in response to pneumatic pressure. The piston having a cam formed thereon engaging the cam follower of the lifting arm such that the lifting arm moves in response to pneumatic pressure.