US 12,434,353 B1
Small part clamping device providing a high degree of parallelism
Kevin William Swallow, Kansas City, MO (US)
Assigned to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/970,540.
Int. Cl. B25B 1/00 (2006.01); B25B 1/02 (2006.01); B25B 1/10 (2006.01); B25B 1/24 (2006.01); B25B 5/00 (2006.01); B25B 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 1/2447 (2013.01) [B25B 1/02 (2013.01); B25B 1/103 (2013.01); Y10S 269/902 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clamp assembly for securing a part, comprising:
a free jaw comprising a free jaw pad at a free jaw proximal end and an extension fixed to the free jaw and immovable relative to the free jaw;
a fixed jaw comprising a fixed jaw pad at a fixed jaw proximal end;
a size pin disposed between the free jaw and the fixed jaw and contacting the free jaw at a free jaw distal end and contacting the fixed jaw at a fixed jaw distal end; and
an actuator spanning a space between the free jaw and the fixed jaw,
wherein the actuator is configured to rotate the free jaw and move the free jaw pad relative to the fixed jaw pad until the free jaw pad and the fixed jaw pad are substantially parallel and secure the part therebetween;
a support plate adjacent the free jaw and configured to press against the free jaw to move the free jaw securing the size pin between the free jaw and the fixed jaw; and
wherein the extension is configured to contact the support plate providing lateral and vertical support to the free jaw.