US 12,403,566 B1
System and method for gripping and centering workpieces for subsequent processing
Volodymyr Berezhanskyi, Palm Harbor, FL (US)
Assigned to Automated Industrial Machinery, Inc., Tampa, FL (US)
Filed by Automated Industrial Machinery, Inc., Tampa, FL (US)
Filed on May 13, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/206,672.
Int. Cl. B25B 5/08 (2006.01); B25B 5/14 (2006.01); F16B 2/18 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 5/08 (2013.01) [B25B 5/14 (2013.01); F16B 2/18 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for gripping and centering a workpiece, comprising:
an internal housing defining a radial cutout configured to receive a workpiece and a slider slot;
an outer collar rotatably mounted around the internal housing, the outer collar including a radial cutout aligned with the radial cutout of the internal housing;
a slider positioned within the slider slot, the slider configured to engage the actuation track, such that rotation of the outer collar relative to the internal housing causes axial translation of the slider;
a clamping jaw movably positioned in a clamping slot in the internal housing, the clamping jaw having a workpiece-engaging surface at a first end and a force-receiving surface at a second end and a return spring disposed between a spring seat and a fixed support to bias the clamping jaw towards the slider; and
wherein the slider is in operable communication with the clamping jaw, such that axial translation of the slider in a first direction radially displaces the clamping jaw towards the workpiece when the workpiece resides within the radial cutout in the internal housing.