Reversible micromachining locator

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002

OSTI ID:874789

Salzer, Leander J ^[1]; Foreman, Larry R ^[2]

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1. Los Almos, NM
2. late of Los Alamos, NM

A locator with a part support is used to hold a part onto the kinematic mount of a tooling machine so that the part can be held in or replaced in exactly the same position relative to the cutting tool for machining different surfaces of the part or for performing different machining operations on the same or different surfaces of the part. The locator has disposed therein a plurality of steel balls placed at equidistant positions around the planar surface of the locator and the kinematic mount has a plurality of magnets which alternate with grooves which accommodate the portions of the steel balls projecting from the locator. The part support holds the part to be machined securely in place in the locator. The locator can be easily detached from the kinematic mount, turned over, and replaced onto the same kinematic mount or another kinematic mount on another tooling machine without removing the part to be machined from the locator so that there is no need to touch or reposition the part within the locator, thereby assuring exact replication of the position of the part in relation to the cutting tool on the tooling machine for each machining operation on the part.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
• Patent Number(s): US 6460436
• OSTI ID: 874789
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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micromachining
locator
support
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kinematic
mount
tooling
machine
held
replaced
exactly
position
cutting
tool
machining
surfaces
performing
operations
disposed
plurality
steel
balls
placed
equidistant
positions
planar
surface
magnets
alternate
grooves
accommodate
portions
projecting
holds
machined
securely
easily
detached
removing
touch
reposition
assuring
exact
replication
relation
operation
cutting tool
planar surface
position relative
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