Fixture means

摘要

A tool or fixture having a locating device for locating the tool or fixture on an article. The locating device is formed from a series of plates laminated together and having a spring element and a catch element where the catch element locates the tool or fixture in a machine bed. The catch element is retractable into the body of the locating device to protect if from damage when the tool of fixture is being stored or transported.

主权项

1. A machine bed locating apparatus having a tool or fixture having a locating device for locating the tool or fixture on the machine bed,
the locating device having a frame and a catch that moves between a retracted position where the catch is enclosed by the frame and an extended position where the catch is partially extended from the frame, wherein the catch is biased to the extended position by a spring element mounted within the frame, and the frame comprises a plurality of laminated sheets.