Modular tooling system with radial base platform
First Claim
1. A modular fixturing apparatus platform comprising:
- a plate assembly comprising a base plate and a sub-plate, said sub-plate having a center and a plurality of radiating axes extending radially outward from said center, said sub-plate having a contiguous mounting surface and including a plurality of sub-plate mounting openings arranged on said mounting surface and configured to receive fasteners, said plurality of sub-plate mounting openings being arranged in a fixed arrangement and being aligned along selected axes of said radiating axes, said base plate being mounted to said sub-plate and aligned along said one of said radiating axes, said base plate having a first plurality of mounting openings and a second plurality of mounting openings, said first plurality of mounting openings comprising through holes for receiving a fastener to secure said base plate to said sub-plate, said second plurality of mounting openings comprising threaded holes and being arranged in a rectangular array, and said rectangular array including at least two rows of said second plurality of mounting openings.
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Abstract
A modular fixturing apparatus platform includes a plate, which has a center and a plurality of axes extending radially outward from the center. The plate includes a plurality of mounting openings configured to receive fasteners. The mounting openings are arranged in a rectangular array and aligned along one of the radiating axes of the plate. The rectangular array includes at least two rows of the mounting openings. In one form, the mounting openings are arranged in a repeating square pattern within the rectangular array. Preferably, the plate comprises a sub-plate, and the platform further includes at least one base plate, which is mounted on the sub-plate. The base plate includes the rectangular array of mounting openings and is aligned along one of the radiating axes of the sub-plate.
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1. A modular fixturing apparatus platform comprising:
a plate assembly comprising a base plate and a sub-plate, said sub-plate having a center and a plurality of radiating axes extending radially outward from said center, said sub-plate having a contiguous mounting surface and including a plurality of sub-plate mounting openings arranged on said mounting surface and configured to receive fasteners, said plurality of sub-plate mounting openings being arranged in a fixed arrangement and being aligned along selected axes of said radiating axes, said base plate being mounted to said sub-plate and aligned along said one of said radiating axes, said base plate having a first plurality of mounting openings and a second plurality of mounting openings, said first plurality of mounting openings comprising through holes for receiving a fastener to secure said base plate to said sub-plate, said second plurality of mounting openings comprising threaded holes and being arranged in a rectangular array, and said rectangular array including at least two rows of said second plurality of mounting openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A modular fixturing apparatus platform comprising:
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a sub-plate having a contiguous mounting surface, a center, and a plurality of radiating axes extending radially outward from said center; and
at least two base plates mounted on said sub-plate, each of said base plates being aligned along one of said radiating axes and having a plurality of threaded mounting openings and a plurality of through holes, said threaded mounting openings being arranged in a rectangular array, each rectangular array including at least two rows of said mounting openings, said through holes for receiving a fastener for securing a respective base plate to said sub-plate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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