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US 8,220,805 · App. 11/989,969 · Granted Jul 17, 2012

Gripping method for turbocharger housing and work gripping device

Assignee: Kitagawa Iron Works Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,220,805
App. No.
11/989,969
Granted
Jul 17, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

[Problems] A gripping method for a turbocharger housing and a work gripping device that can accurately grip an inner diameter using a reference for shape during casting when processing. [Means for Solving Problems] In a gripping method of a turbocharger housing W, an end surface Y of a large diameter hole 22 facing a small diameter hole 25 is used for positioning in an axial direction. The inner diameter of the large diameter hole 22 is then gripped. A work gripping device 1 includes a cylindrical body 2 , a plunger 3 that moves back and forth along an axial direction of the body 2 , a jaw 4 that moves in a radial direction of the body 2 in tandem with the plunger 3 , and a pusher 6 that presses the work W in a direction away from the body 2 in accompaniment with movement of the plunger 3 . The jaw 4 includes a gripping surface 24 that grips the work W and a contact surface 5 that projects in an outward radial direction from an end edge of the gripping surface 24 away from the body 2 . The pusher 6 presses the work W to the contact surface 5 and the work W is gripped.

Claims (26)

1. A work gripping device comprising:

a body that is cylindrical and of which one end side is a work attaching side;

a plunger that is provided in an inner hole of the body such as to be allowed to move back and forth along an axial direction of the body;

a jaw that includes a gripping surface that grips a work and is provided on an end surface of the body on the work attaching side such as to move back and forth along a radial direction of the body in tandem with movement of the plunger; and

a pusher that presses the work in a direction away from the body in accompaniment with a movement of the plunger to the work attaching side, wherein,

the jaw includes a contact surface that projects in an outward radial direction of the body from an end edge of the gripping surface away from the body,

the pusher presses the work to the contact surface in accompaniment with the movement of the plunger to the work attaching side,

the gripping surface grips an inner diameter of the work, and

the pusher is provided in the plunger such as to be allowed to move along a movement direction of the plunger and is always biased to towards the work attaching side by a biasing force from a spring.

2. The work gripping device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the jaw is divided into a jaw main body and a top jaw fixed onto the jaw main body such as to be freely attached and detached, and the top jaw includes the contact surface and the gripping surface.

3. A work gripping device comprising:

a body that is cylindrical and of which one end side is a work attaching side;

a plunger that is provided in an inner hole of the body such as to be allowed to move back and forth along an axial direction of the body;

a jaw that includes a gripping surface that grips a work and is provided on an end surface of the body on the work attaching side such as to move back and forth along a radial direction of the body in tandem with movement of the plunger; and

a pusher that presses the work in a direction away from the body in accompaniment with a movement of the plunger to the work attaching side, wherein,

the jaw includes a contact surface that projects in an outward radial direction of the body from an end edge of the gripping surface away from the body,

the pusher presses the work to the contact surface in accompaniment with the movement of the plunger to the work attaching side,

the gripping surface grips an inner diameter of the work, and

the pusher is provided in the plunger such as to be allowed to move along a movement direction of the plunger and is provided such as to be allowed to move along the movement direction of the plunger by fluid pressure, in addition to the movement of the plunger.

4. The work gripping device according to claim 3 , wherein:

a switch for supplying fluid to make the pusher move in tandem with the movement of the plunger is provided on a supply flow path of a fluid that moves the pusher.

5. The work gripping device according to claim 3 , wherein:

the jaw is divided into a jaw main body and a top jaw fixed onto the jaw main body such as to be freely attached and detached, and the top jaw includes the contact surface and the gripping surface.

6. The work gripping device according to claim 5 , wherein:

a switch for supplying fluid to make the pusher move in tandem with the movement of the plunger is provided on a supply flow path of a fluid that moves the pusher.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2008
From: SUZUKI, YASUO; HAYASHI, TAKUMI; TAKAHASHI, TERUAKI; MONDEN, ATSUNORI; KIKKAWA, KIMIHIRO
To: KITAGAWA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-228340 · Aug 5, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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