BALL-LOCK RETAINERS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING BALL BOUNCE IN A BALL-LOCK RETAINER

• Main Authors: BELYAN, DENNIS MICHAEL, DEL GROSSO, RICHARD EVERETT, II
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 10.04.2012
• Subjects: GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PUNCHING METAL; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL

Retainers for holding tools and methods for controlling the motion of a locking member, such as a resiliently-biased locking ball (80), in a retainer (14). The locking member (80) is disposed in a passage (74) that intersects another passage (58) configured to receive the tool (16). A portion of the locking member (80) has a contacting relationship with the tool (16) in order to hold the tool (16) within its passage (74). The retainer (14) further includes a constraint member, which may be a threaded member (92) or a non-threaded member (132), that occludes the passage (74) containing the locking member (80). During a stamping operation using the tool, the constraint member (92, 132) mechanically constrains motion of the locking member (80) within its passage (74) by contact with the locking member (80). Retenedores para sujetar herramientas y métodos para controlar el movimiento de un miembro de bloqueo, como una bola de bloqueo desviada resilentemente (80), en un retenedor (14); el miembro de bloqueo (80) está dispuesto en un pasaje (74) que intersecta otro pasaje (58) configurado para recibir la herramienta (16); una porción del miembro de bloqueo (80) tiene una relación de contacto con la herramienta (16) para sujetar la herramienta (16) dentro de su pasaje (74); el retenedor (14) también incluye un miembro de restricción, que puede ser un miembro roscado (92) o un miembro no roscado (132), que ocluye el pasaje (74) que contiene el miembro de bloqueo (80); durante una operación de troquelado utilizando la herramienta, el miembro de restricción (92, 132) restringe mecánicamente el movimiento del miembro de bloqueo (80) dentro de su pasaje (74) haciendo contacto con el miembro de bloqueo (80).