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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2010
Ichiro Kitaura, Hyogo, JP;
Takayuki Munechika, Hyogo, JP;
Ichiro Kitaura, Hyogo, JP;
Takayuki Munechika, Hyogo, JP;
Pascal Engineering Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
An article positioning mechanism for positioning an article comprising a component or a tool with respect to a mounting portion of a movable member of a mechanical device and also restraining rotation thereof includes a holder member to which the article is fixed and a frame shaped member that is fixed to the mounting portion, the holder member including position regulation surfaces and a tapered male engagement portion that is formed as a regular polygon and also is sloped so as to approach its axis in the direction towards the mounting portion, the frame shaped member including a reference surface that receives the position regulation surfaces and positions them in the axial direction, and a tapered female engagement portion that is formed as a regular polygon and also is sloped in the same direction as the tapered male engagement portion.