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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kinichi Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Kawada, Kamakura, JP;
Yoshitada Sekine, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Ryosuke Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Fumiki Yokota, Yamato, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
269 34 ; 269 45 ; 269 71 ; 269238 ;
Abstract
For holding a plurality of different, in shape, workpieces, a holding unit comprises a laminated body with a number of thin identical shaped elongate plates which have one ends forming a workpiece supporting surface, a vibrator unit for moving the elongate plates so as to vary the shape of the workpiece supporting surface to create a new one, and a bias mechanism for clamping the laminated body, so the newly created shape of the workpiece supporting surface is maintained.