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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
May. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen A. Johnson, South Bend, IN (US);
David J. Konieczny, Union Mills, IN (US);
Assignee:
SSD Control Technology, Inc.,, South Bend, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/08 ;
Abstract
A mechanism for clamping and holding an elongated workpiece in a machine includes a fixed support, and a longitudinally extending conveyor for supporting the workpiece relative to support. A pair of longitudinally extending clamping members are slidably mounted on the support and are retrained for transverse movement relative to the conveyor. A camming mechanism is actuated by power cylinders to move the clamping members into clamping engagement with opposite sides of the workpiece.