发明名称 |
Reconfigurable clamp and method of use thereof |
摘要 |
A reconfigurable clamp is provided, where the clamp includes: a clamp body including a plurality of through holes formed within the clamp body; a plurality of movable pins which slidably fit within the through holes in the clamp body; wherein the movable pins incorporate a tapered section to facilitate locking of the movable pins; and wherein the clamp is reconfigurable by movement of the pins to conform to a surface geometry of an object of arbitrary shape through contact with that object. The clamped surface is represented as a series of discrete points corresponding to the ends of the plurality of pins.
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申请公布号 |
US7726637(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2010.06.01 |
申请号 |
US20070852599 |
申请日期 |
2007.09.10 |
申请人 |
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. |
发明人 |
STEVENSON ROBIN;SEARS IVAN G.;SKURKIS RICHARD J.;DELLACH JEFF;VAINSTEIN MIKE |
分类号 |
B23Q3/06 |
主分类号 |
B23Q3/06 |
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