Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Puller or pusher means – contained force multiplying operator
Patent
1985-03-15
1987-03-10
Schmidt, Frederick R.
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Puller or pusher means, contained force multiplying operator
29261, B23P 1902
Patent
active
046481664
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a claw extractor, in particular a large sized claw extractor, which incorporates inprovements designed to facilitate its handling.
From the documents No. CH-A-248,279, No. FR-A-866,328 and No. GB-A-363,282, claw extractors are known in which the claws are articulated directly on the body of the claw extractor, and which incorporate, at the end opposite to that designed to come into contact with the part to be separated, guiding means which are in direct communication with a control member such as a cam plate, for example. The latter is designed to spread the claws apart from each other or bring them closer together, and also to maintain them in contact with the part to be removed, while they are not adhering to the latter as a result of the force exerted by the extractor.
However, in the known devices, good matching of the claw extractor to the part to be removed is difficult and relies exclusively on the angular rotation of the cam plate, and consequently does not permit self-tightening of the claws in the case where the part to be removed is irregular, conical or worn.
The present invention therefore relates to the provision of a claw extractor of improved design which can be handled easily by an operator who can guide the extractor and also adjust the spacing of the claws until the pressure of the shank on the part to be separated is sufficient for the claws to remain in contact with the latter.
Another aim of the present invention relates to the provision of a claw extractor which, by means of improved design, permits self-tightening of the claws in order to provide for good matching of the extractor to any part to be separated.
The aim of the present invention is achieved by a claw extractor which incorporates a guide which is free to rotate about the axis of the extractor, but fixed in translation along this axis, the said guide containing slots which enable the simultaneous movement of the claws to be guided by an angular rotation of the guide around the axis of the extractor.
In a first embodiment, the said guide advantageously consists of a disk mounted at the rear end of the extractor, which is opposite the end designed to come into contact with the parts to be separated, the said disk incorporating slots in which the rear ends of the claws slide, the slots being arranged so as to extend from the center outwards.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the said guide advantageously consists of a disk mounted at the rear end of the extractor, which is opposite the end designed to come into contact with the parts to be separated, the said disk incorporating slots which extend from the center outwards in which there slide stubs attached to links, the links being articulated on the claws and also connected to the latter by yokes which prevent the free rotation of the claws relative to the links but which permit the claws to slide in the yokes.
In this manner, the operator can continuously adjust the spacing of the claws by operating the guide in such a way that it rotates through a certain angle around the axis of the extractor. The stubs are thus moved away from the extractor by causing the link to pivot around the point of articulation on the extractor to move the claws closer to or further away from each other.
To facilitate handling by the operator, said guide can advantageously incorporate a control arm.
Other details and advantages will become more clearly evident in the description of the attached figures, in which:
FIG. 1 is a partial view of a claw extractor, in which only one claw is shown, according to one embodiment of the invention,
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the guide used in the embodiment of FIG. 1, and
FIG. 3 is a partial view of a claw extractor of the type having a threaded shank which can rotate in a nut in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
By way of example, the present description relates to a hydraulic claw extractor. This does not, however, exclude the possibility that the present invention may als
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Schad Steven P.
Schmidt Frederick R.
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