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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2002
Shinsuke Kishi, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiro Miura, Shizuoka, JP;
Osamu Matsuura, Shizuoka, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A clamping apparatus includes a fixed die plate () fixed to a frame (), four tie rods (), () extending in the horizontal direction and respectively fixed to the fixed die plate () in parallel to each other, a moving die plate () supported to the four tie rods (), () so that the moving die plate () can slide freely and a clamping mechanism for moving the moving die plate () forward and backward along the four tie rods (), (). This clamping apparatus comprises a guide mechanism () for downwardly or upwardly supporting the moving die plate () and which allows the moving die plate () to move in the opposite direction of gravitation.