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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Tamai, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Assignee:
SMC Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/03 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/03 ;
Abstract
A clamp apparatus comprises a toggle link mechanism including a link plate connected to a rod member and a support lever linked to the link plate, for converting rectilinear motion of the rod member into rotary motion, a long hole formed for the link plate, for being engaged with a knuckle pin provided on a first end side of the rod member, and a lever stopper formed with a fastening surface for regulating a rotary action of the support lever.