摘要 |
A quick change mechanism (10) is provided between a male member (11) and a female member (12), which has a socket (28) with an axis (27). A flange (14, 19) is provided on each member, and in the flange (14) of the female member (12), an eccentric circular cam (32) is pivotably mounted on one side of the socket (28). The cam (32) may be pivoted through an arc between a locked and an unlocked condition in a single plane. The unlocked condition moves the cam (32) laterally outwardly beyond the cam follower surface (43) in the male member (11). As the cam (32) is rotated towards the locked condition, the cam locking surface (39) moves in a single plane laterally inwardly and establishes an axially inward force on the cam follower surface (43). The quick-change mechanism (10) is small and compact and contained entirely within the flange (14) of the female member (12). |