Fixture for locating and clamping a part for laser drilling

摘要

A fixture (500) is provided for holding a part (100) for a machining operation. The fixture (500) includes a base assembly (502) and a locator assembly (504). The part (100) is placed in the base assembly (502) and held by floating supports (514) and spring clamps (524) that permit a small amount of adjustment of the part (100) in the base assembly (502). The locator assembly (504) is then moved into its engaged position with the base assembly (502) to fix the part (100) into its machining position by adjusting the part (100) relative to the floating supports (514) and spring clamps (524). A mechanism (522) on the base assembly (502) is then used to fix the floating supports (514) to hold the part (100) in the machining position. Finally, the locator assembly (504) is rotated into the disengaged position and the part (100) can be machined as necessary.