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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
May. 13, 2025
Automated Industrial Machinery, Inc., Tampa, FL (US);
Volodymyr Berezhanskyi, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Automated Industrial Machinery, Inc., Tampa, FL (US);
Abstract
A clamping device for gripping and centering a workpiece includes an internal housing with a radial cutout and a pair of slider slots. An outer collar is rotatably mounted around the internal housing and includes a radial cutout and an internal actuation track. Sliders are positioned in the slider slots and engage the actuation track, such that rotation of the collar causes axial translation of the sliders. Each slider is operably coupled to a clamping jaw and axial movement of the sliders causes radial displacement of the jaws, enabling gripping of the workpiece within the radial cutout. In some embodiments, the engagement between the sliders and collar is self-locking. The device may also include adjusting screws for fine positioning of the jaws. The structure allows for compact, high-force gripping, precise centering, and lateral workpiece insertion in bending or forming applications involving rods, wires, or tubes.