IP Library Granted Patent US 9,636,801
Granted Patent B1
US 9,636,801 · App. 14/527,497 · Granted May 2, 2017

Vise system having modular mechanism and method of manufacture thereof

Inventors: Steven Lee (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA); Eric Sun (Redondo Beach, CA); Cynthia Hu (Rolling Hills Estates, CA)
Assignee: Glacern Machine Tools, LLC
B25B1/2484B23Q3/066B25B1/02
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Patent No.
US 9,636,801
App. No.
14/527,497
Granted
May 2, 2017
Kind
B1
Abstract

A vise system and method of manufacture of thereof includes: a base frame having an upper rail, a base portion, and a vise channel; a handhold vent in a lateral sidewall of the base portion; a jaw carrier assembly within the vise channel of the base frame; and a jaw assembly attached to the jaw carrier assembly.

Claims (51)

1. A vise system comprising:

a base frame having an upper rail, a base portion, and a vise channel;

a handhold vent in a lateral sidewall of the base portion, the handhold vent for chip evacuation of an inter side of the base portion and for gripping;

a coupler interface formed on a bottom side of the base portion;

a frame lock for interfacing with the coupler interface, the frame lock for mounting and for table alignment, the frame lock includes:

a coupler body having a cylinder shape, the coupler body having at least three internal channels,

locking balls for protruding through the internal channels of the coupler body,

a ring attached to a surface of the coupler body for securing the locking balls within the internal channels, and

a locking assembly for controlling a protrusion of the locking balls for table alignment, the locking assembly includes a push-spring trigger mechanism for locking and unlocking the locking balls; and

a jaw carrier assembly within the vise channel of the base frame, the jaw carrier assembly includes a friction step for restricting movement; and

a jaw assembly attached to the jaw carrier assembly.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the handhold vent includes a rounded handhold with a rounded corner.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a clamping ledge extending from the lateral sidewall of the base portion.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a bottom slot on a bottom surface of the base portion.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the upper rail includes a jaw anchor hole through a rail top surface.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the base frame includes a hardness of 50 on the Huge Rockwell C Scale.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the handhold vent includes a parallelogram shape for providing an ergonomic handgrip.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1 where the handhold vent includes a length of three and, a half inches.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the base portion includes a relief plate on the bottom surface.

10. A vise system comprising:

a base frame having an upper rail, a base portion, and a vise channel;

a rounded handhold in a lateral side all of the base portion, the rounded handhold for chip evacuation of an inner side of the base portion and for gripping;

a coupler interface formed on a bottom side of the base portion;

a frame lock for interfacing with the coupler interface, the frame lock for mounting and for table alignment, the frame lock includes:

a coupler body having a cylinder shape, the coupler body having at least three internal channels,

locking balls for protruding through the internal channels of the coupler body,

a ring attached to a surface of the coupler body for securing the locking balls within the internal channels, and

a locking assembly for controlling a protrusion of the locking balls for table alignment, the locking assembly includes a push-spring trigger mechanism for locking and unlocking the locking balls; and

a jaw carrier assembly within the vise channel of the base frame, the jaw carrier assembly includes a friction stop for restricting movement; and

a jaw assembly attached to the jaw carrier assembly.

11. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the rounded handhold includes a parallelogram shape for providing an ergonomic handgrip.

12. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the jaw assembly includes a first jaw, a second jaw, and a center law mounted on the jaw carrier assembly.

13. The system as claimed in claim 10 further comprising a clamping ledge extending from the lateral sidewall, the clamping ledge having a width of a quarter of an inch.

14. The system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the base frame includes a first rounded handhold, a second rounded handhold, and a third rounded handhold.

15. A method of manufacture of a vise system comprising:

providing a bar;

forming a base frame from the bar including:

forming a base portion,

forming a coupler interface on a bottom side of the base portion,

forming a first rail and a second rail, the first rail and the second rail above the base portion, and

forming a vise channel in the base portion, the vise channel between the first rail and the second rail; and

forming a handhold vent in a lateral sidewall of the base portion, the handhold vent for chip evacuation of an inner side of the base portion and for gripping; and

forming a frame lock for interfacing with the coupler interface, the frame lock for mounting and for table alignment, forming the frame lock includes:

forming a coupler body having a cylinder shape, the coupler body having at least three internal channels,

forming locking balls for protruding through the internal channels of the coupler body,

forming a ring attached to a surface of the coupler body for securing the locking balls within the internal channels, and

forming locking assembly for controlling a protrusion of the locking balls for table alignment, the locking assembly includes a push-spring trigger mechanism for locking and unlocking the locking balls.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15 wherein forming the handhold vent includes forming a rounded handhold having a rounded corner.

17. The method as claimed in claim 15 wherein forming the base frame includes forming the coupler interface on a channel top surface of the base portion.

18. The method as claimed in claim 15 wherein forming the base frame includes forming a clamping ledge extending from the lateral sidewall of the base portion.

19. The method as claimed in claim 15 further comprising installing a jaw carrier assembly into the vise channel, the jaw carrier assembly includes a friction stop for restricting movement.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2014
From: LEE, STEVEN; HU, CYNTHIA; SUN, ERIC
To: GLACERN MACHINE TOOLS, LLC
Reel/Frame 034065/0151 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 61897822 · Oct 30, 2013