Attaching and connecting element for a system for building devices for clamping workpieces

• US 20060087066A1
• Filed: 10/06/2005
• Published: 04/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Horst Witte Entwicklungs- Und Vertriebs KG
• Original Assignee: Horst Witte Entwicklungs- Und Vertriebs KG
• Inventors: Witte, Horst
• Application Number:
  US11/246,020
• Publication Number:
  US 20060087066A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 269/99
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 7/187 with sliding nuts or other additional connecting members for joining profiles provided with grooves or channels channel nuts per se F16B37/045

Abstract

An attaching and coupling element for a system for building devices for clamping workpieces, which system comprises a T-groove section having T-shaped grooves extending longitudinally and vertical bores spaced apart at a grid spacing from one another in the longitudinal direction and extending vertically into the T-shaped grooves, has a holding member provided with sliding blocks on an underside of the holding member and a coupling plate having an underside with a recess for receiving the holding member. At least two of the sliding blocks are spaced at the grid spacing from one another. The holding member has passages spaced at the grid spacing from one another. The coupling plate has centering pins and at least two of the centering pins are spaced at the grid spacing from one another. The centering pins are insertable through the passages of the holding member into the vertical bores.

Claims

1. An attaching and coupling element for a system for building devices for clamping workpieces, wherein the system comprises a T-groove section having T-shaped grooves extending in a longitudinal direction of the T-groove section, wherein the T-groove section has vertical bores spaced apart at a grid spacing from one another in the longitudinal direction and extending vertically into the T-shaped grooves;

the attaching and coupling element comprising;

a holding member provided with sliding blocks on an underside of the holding member, wherein at least two of the sliding blocks are spaced at the grid spacing from one another;

the holding member having passages spaced at the grid spacing from one another;

a coupling plate having an underside with a recess for receiving the holding member;

the coupling plate having centering pins, wherein at least two of the centering pins are spaced at the grid spacing from one another;

wherein the centering pins are insertable through the passages of the holding member into the vertical bores of the T-groove section.

2. The attaching and connecting element according to claim 1, wherein the passages are cutouts or through openings.

3. The attaching and connecting element according to claim 1, wherein the centering pins are fitting pins that fit into the vertical bores embodied as fitting bores.

4. The attaching and connecting element according to claim 1, wherein the T-shaped grooves have a spacing relative to one another that matches the grid spacing or a portion of the grid spacing or a multiple of the grid spacing, wherein a spacing of the centering pins relative to one another match the spacing of the T-shaped grooves.

5. The attaching and connecting element according to claim 1, wherein at least four of the sliding blocks are positioned at a spacing relative to one another that matches the grid spacing or a portion of the grid spacing or a multiple of the grid spacing, wherein the at least four sliding blocks define a regular rectangle.

6. The attaching and connecting element according to claim 1, wherein attachment members for attachment of additional elements are provided on a topside of the attaching and connecting element.