EP1524081B1 - Dispositif de serrage à leviers articulés - Google Patents

Dispositif de serrage à leviers articulés Download PDF

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EP1524081B1
EP1524081B1 EP04024245.5A EP04024245A EP1524081B1 EP 1524081 B1 EP1524081 B1 EP 1524081B1 EP 04024245 A EP04024245 A EP 04024245A EP 1524081 B1 EP1524081 B1 EP 1524081B1
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Ener Varetto
Lio Piccolo
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B5/00—Clamps
    • B25B5/06—Arrangements for positively actuating jaws
    • B25B5/12—Arrangements for positively actuating jaws using toggle links
    • B25B5/122—Arrangements for positively actuating jaws using toggle links with fluid drive
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B5/00—Clamps
    • B25B5/16—Details, e.g. jaws, jaw attachments

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  • the present invention refers to a locking device of the articulated lever type provided with a clamping arm which can swing in order to allow to clamp workpieces with respect to the body of the device.
  • a control unit for controlling the angular end-of-stroke positions of the clamping arm of such a device is known from EP-803 331 .
  • This document discloses a support member for supporting a pair of sensors, typically micro-switches for example of the inductive or pneumatic type, which are removably associated to the support member in order to allow the adjustment of their mutual distance, which sensors are intended to sense the passing close to them of an appendage extending from a rod which controls the movement of the arm.
  • the angular end-of-stroke positions of the clamping arm can be adjusted by changing the respective position of the sensors on the support member.
  • the support member to which the sensors are associated can be inserted in a long and narrow slot extending longitudinally at the rear zone of the body of the device, in order to close sealingly the slot with the aim to prevent penetration inside the body of extraneous elements coming from the external environment.
  • a locking device of the articulated lever type as per the preamble of claim 1 is known from DE-202 03 790 U1 , in which the control rod has a pair of reference means aligned along the axial direction, that move together with the control rod as a result of its sliding movement.
  • a pair of sensors are fixed to the body of the device along an axial direction for sensing the passage of the reference means close to them, in order to stop the movement of the rod when it reaches respective preset end-of-stroke positions.
  • the subject of the invention is a locking device having the features indicated in the claim 1.
  • the locking device of the invention in addition to have a simple and reliable structure, allows to adjust the end-of-stroke positions of the clamping arm without any need to remove the sensor support member, so that the sensors are not exposed to any risk of damaging and no effect is produced on the sealing exerted by the support member with respect to the edges of the opening of the body in which it is inserted, which makes therefore the adjusting operation of the end-of-stroke of the swing of the arm at the same time much faster and simple.
  • the opening in correspondence of which the support member is arranged does not have an elongated shape such as to affect a large zone of a face of the body of the device, but can have a more compact shape the extension of which is considerably smaller than that of the entire support member, so that the influence of the opening on the design requirements of the body of the device is reduced.
  • a locking device of the articulated lever type which can be used for clamping workpieces, is indicated 1 as a whole.
  • a generally fork shaped clamping arm 12 is associated to the body 2 of device 1 and is fastened to the square sectioned ends of a shaft 16 by means of U-shaped locking members 14.
  • the arm 12 can swing between a preset opening position (one of which is shown by solid lines in figure 1 ) and a closing position (shown by dashed lines in the same figure).
  • the shaft 16 is provided centrally by a radial control appendage 18 ( figure 3 ) having the function of a crank, which is connected by means of an articulation pin to a pair of connecting rods 23 which are in turn connected to the end of a control rod 20 slidably guided inside the body 2, by means of another articulation pin engaging a hole 20a.
  • the sliding of the rod 20 is usually controlled by automatic drive means which, in the most common case, comprise a fluid-driven double acting cylinder 4, typically pneumatic, which is fixed at the bottom of the body 2.
  • automatic drive means which, in the most common case, comprise a fluid-driven double acting cylinder 4, typically pneumatic, which is fixed at the bottom of the body 2.
  • a coaxial sleeve 28 is slidably mounted outside the rod 20.
  • a pin-shaped appendage 32 extends from the sleeve 28 towards a rear wall 3 of the body 2, transversely to the axis of the sleeve 28.
  • the pin 32 is removably mounted on the sleeve 28, for example by means of a threaded connection, allowing therefore to modify the extension of its portion projecting from the sleeve itself.
  • an axial through slit 30 is provided, in which another appendage 34 connected to the rod 20 and also having the shape of a pin, is guided.
  • the pin 34 which is parallel to the pin 32, is preferably mounted radially and removably on the rod 20, for example by means of a threaded connection, in order to allow to change its extension with respect to the rod 20.
  • the sleeve 28 is provided with fastening means adapted to fasten it selectively in a plurality of positions axially spaced along the rod 20.
  • These fastening means preferably comprise a pair of threaded through holes 36, transverse to the axis of the sleeve 28 and formed at diametrically opposite zones with respect to the rod 20.
  • a locking dowel screw 38 having an end provided with a hexagonal hollow seat 38a, can be engaged in each one of the holes 36.
  • the seat 38a is intended to be engaged by a corresponding control wrench (not shown in the figures) which can be inserted through an opening 52 of each half-shell forming the body 2, in order to selectively fasten the sleeve 28 in one of a plurality of axial positions along the rod 20, for the purposes which will be explained in greater detail in the following.
  • the openings 52 are closed by means of easy removable plugs (not shown), for example of plastic material, which can be inserted by pressure.
  • Respective axial rows of seats are formed on diametrically opposite sides of the rod 20, each seat being constituted by a blind hole 40 which can be engaged by the end of the dowel screw 38 opposite to its hexagonal seat 38a, the holes 40 on a side of the rod 20 being axially offset with respect to the holes 40 of the opposite side.
  • the consecutive holes 40 formed both on a side and on the opposite side of the rod 20 are axially spaced of a constant pitch, for example corresponding to a rotation of 10° of the clamping arm 12.
  • a support member is associated to the body 2 of the device 1.
  • the support member supports a pair of fixed sensors 48, 50, typically consisting of microswitches for example of the inductive, magnetic or pneumatic type, which are adapted to sense the passage in their proximity of the pins 32 and 34 as a result of the sliding of the rod 20 and the sleeve 28, in order to control the stopping of the axial sliding of the rod 20 when it reaches the end-of-stroke positions corresponding to the preset angular end-of-stroke positions of the arm 12.
  • the member 5 can be fixed to the body 2 at a rectangular opening 5a formed in a rear wall 3 of the body 2 of the device 1.
  • the sensors 48 and 50 are rigidly connected to a substantially L-shaped support post 46.
  • the end of the less extended branch of the post 46 is fixed to a cover plate 42 having a shape corresponding to that of the opening 5a and intended to close sealingly such an opening in the assembled condition of the member 5.
  • the plate 42 supports a case 42a containing the electronic control elements of the sensors 48 and 50 and, usually, a series of external LEDs for the visual signaling of their operative condition.
  • An electrical connector extends from the case 42a, provided with wirings 7 to transmit pulses for controlling the operation of the cylinder 4 as a result of the operative condition of the sensors 48, 50.
  • the plate is usually provided with holes 44 adapted to be engaged by locking screws (not shown) in order to allow the fixing of the plate 42 to the body 2.
  • the sensors 48 and 50 are arranged on the post 46 according to positions outset sideways to each other, so that they face the directions of the axial movement of the free ends of the respective pins 32 and 36 following to the sliding of the rod 20 inside the body 2.
  • the extension of the cover plate 42 in the axial direction of the rod 20 is considerably smaller of the extension of the entire support member 5, and therefore the opening 5a of the body 2 can be kept small and not much extended axially so as to affect only a small portion of the rear wall 3 of the body 2.
  • the end of the post 46 opposite to the plate 42 is initially introduced in the opening 5a and, by applying a small rotation to the member 5, the post 46 is brought into a position adjacent to the wall 3 which separates it from the external environment, and the plate 42 is simultaneously arranged at the edge of the opening 5a so as to close it sealingly.

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  1. Dispositif de verrouillage du type à levier articulé, comprenant une unité de commande pour commander les positions angulaires de fin de course d'un bras de serrage, ledit bras (12) étant fixé sur un arbre (16) monté en rotation autour d'un axe de rotation et étant commandé en rotation par un ensemble articulé à genouillère (22) par l'effet d'un coulissement axial de la tige de commande (20) par rapport au corps (2) du dispositif (1), l'unité de commande comprenant un organe (5) destiné à supporter une paire de capteurs (48, 50) adaptés pour détecter le passage près d'eux de moyens de référence (32, 34) reliés à la tige de commande (20), dans le but de commander l'arrêt du coulissement axial de la tige (20) dans ses directions de coulissement lorsqu'elle atteint des positions angulaires prédéterminées de fin de course du bras (12), l'organe de support (5) étant adapté à être fixé au corps (2) du dispositif au niveau d'une ouverture (5a) aménagée dans la zone arrière (3) du dispositif (1), lesdits capteurs (48, 50) étant reliés rigidement à l'organe de support (5) et les moyens de référence comprenant une paire d'appendices (32, 34) qui sont séparés axialement et reliés à la tige (20), au moins l'un (34) des appendices (32, 34) étant associés à des moyens de fixation réglables (28, 36, 38, 40) afin de permettre de le fixer dans une parmi une pluralité de positions le long de la tige de commande (20),
    caractérisé en ce que lesdits capteurs (48, 50) sont agencés selon des positions décalées latéralement les unes les autres, et en ce que chacun desdits appendices (32, 34) est agencé d'une manière telle qu'il se déplace le long d'une direction de déplacement faisant face au capteur respectif (48, 50), sous l'effet du coulissement de la tige (20).
  2. Dispositif de verrouillage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits appendices sont des broches amovibles (32, 34) associées à la tige (20), dont chacune présente une extrémité libre dirigée dans la direction de son capteur respectif (48, 50).
  3. Dispositif de verrouillage selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ladite paire d'appendices comprend un premier appendice (32) s'étendant depuis la tige (20) et un deuxième appendice (34) s'étendant depuis un manchon (28), lequel manchon (28) est agencé coaxialement à l'extérieur de la tige (20) et est coulissant par rapport à celle-ci, présente une fente axiale (30) apte à être traversée par le premier appendice (32) et comprend des moyens de fixation (36, 38) pour sa fixation sélective dans une position axiale par rapport à la tige (20), faisant partie d'une pluralité de telles positions.
  4. Dispositif de verrouillage selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation pour la fixation du manchon comprennent un organe formant compteur (38) qui peut être déplacé transversalement à la tige (20) et qui présente une extrémité destinée à venir en engagement de manière sélective avec un siège (40) aménagé dans la tige (20), faisant partie d'une pluralité de tels sièges (40).
  5. Dispositif de verrouillage selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation pour fixer le manchon (28) comprennent un organe formant compteur (38) qui peut être agencé sur des côtés opposés du manchon (28) par rapport à la tige (20), et en ce que la tige (20) présente des séries respectives de sièges (40) en des positions correspondant à celles dans lesquelles l'organe formant compteur (38) peut être agencé sur le manchon (28), chaque siège (40) étant apte à être sélectivement mis en prise par une extrémité de l'organe formant compteur (38), les sièges (40) de chacune desdites séries de sièges (40) étant décalés axialement le long de la tige (20) par rapport aux sièges (40) de l'autre série de sièges (40).
  6. Dispositif de verrouillage selon la revendication 4 ou la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que l'organe formant compteur (38) est apte à être commandé depuis l'extérieur du corps (2) du dispositif (1) à travers une ouverture latérale (52) respective du corps (2).
  7. Dispositif de verrouillage selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'organe formant compteur est une vis à cheville de verrouillage (38) adaptée pour s'engager avec un trou traversant fileté correspondant (36) formé transversalement dans le manchon (28) et ayant un siège hexagonal creux (38a) à son extrémité opposée à la tige (20), pour la mise en prise par une clé de commande correspondant, qui peut être insérée à travers une fente respective (52) du corps (2).
  8. Dispositif de verrouillage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de support (5) pour supporter les détecteurs (48, 50) comprend une plaque de recouvrement (42) destiné à fermer de manière étanche ladite ouverture (5a) formée à l'arrière zone (3) du corps (2) du dispositif (1), et en ce qu'un pilier (46) de support des capteurs (48, 50) s'étend à partir de la plaque de recouvrement (42).
  9. Dispositif de verrouillage selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le montant de support (46) est sensiblement en forme de L.
  10. Dispositif de verrouillage selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisé en ce que l'extension de la plaque de recouvrement (42) dans la direction axiale de la tige (20) est considérablement plus petite que l'extension de l'organe de support (5), et en ce que la connexion de l'organe de support (5) avec le corps (2) du dispositif (1) comprend une première étape dans laquelle le pilier (46) est inséré dans l'ouverture (5a) de la zone arrière (3) du corps (2) du dispositif (1), et une seconde étape dans laquelle l'organe de support (5) est soumis à une rotation jusqu'à ce que la plaque de recouvrement (42) atteigne une position dans laquelle il ferme de manière étanche l'ouverture (5a).
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