LOCATING & CLAMPING DEVICES

IN JIGS & FIXTURES

BY

DINBANDHU
 INTRODUCTION
Production work-holding devices used to
manufacture duplicate parts accurately.

 PURPOSE
To make a correct relationship between the
cutter, tool and work piece.
 DEFINATION

FIXTURE:
Locates and clamps the work
piece.

JIG:
Locates & clamps the work piece
and guides the cutting tool.
 ELEMENTS OF JIGS & FIXTURES

 Locating Elements

 Clamping Elements

 Tool Guiding and Setting Elements

 LOCATION

 Location refers nothing but the position, used

to establish a desired relationship between the
work piece & work-holding devices.

 Correct location provides a good accuracy.

 Locating points are directly proportional to

D.O.F.
3-2-1 PRINCIPLE
3-2-1 PRINCIPLE
PINS RESTRICTED

3 PINS 5 DOF
2 PINS 3 DOF
1 PIN 1 DOF
6 PINS 9 DOF
 3-2-1 PRINCIPLE CONTD…..

 3 pins are inserted at base plane

 2 pins are inserted at vertical plane

 1 pin in third plane positively locates part

 Thus, its also known as “Six Point Locating

Principle”
 LOCATING DEVICES
 PIN LOCATOR:

A round pin is used to hold the workpiece

in position.
Pins are longer in length & used for
horizontal location.
 FLAT LOCATORS:
Used for locating flat machined faces of the
component.
Fig(3) has better arrangement than Fig(2) due
to its capacity to take and load for having
provision of swarf clearance.
DIAMOND PIN LOCATOR:


Used to constrain pivoting of the workpiece

around principle locator. The principle locator
should be longer than diamond pin.
 CYLINDRICAL & SPHERICAL
LOCATORS:
Unlike with cylindrical locators,
Spherical locators are impossible
to bind due to the same distance
between the opposite side of the
contact area.
 VEE BLOCK LOCATORS:
Mainly used to locate round shafts &
cylindrical workpieces.
Its having advantage of centralizing feature.
 CLAMPING

 Require to hold the workpiece against the

cutting forces.
 Principles:
1.Position
2.Strength
3.Productivity
4.Operator fatigue
5.Workpiece variation
 CLAMPING DEVICES
 SCREW CLAMP:
Widely used for jigs & fixtures , offers the tool
designer almost unlimited application potential
lower costs & less complex designs.
Used to grip the workpiece on its edges.

 STRAP CLAMP:
Simplest and most commonly used clamp.
o Also known as
lever clamp, made of
rectangular plates
 WEDGE CLAMP:
The horizontal movement of
wedge causes upward vertical
clamping force on workpiece.

 CAM CLAMP:
Quick acting clamp which is
extensively used in jigs &
fixtures due to its rapid &
convenient action.
 SWING PLATE CLAMP:
Employed for quick loading & unloading of light
workpieces.
The clamp is operated by swinging the plate in
position and locking it by turning the screw which
passes through its center.
 TOGGLE CLAMP:
Quick acting clamp & its operation
depends upon the movement of rigid link.
Widely used for holding sheet metal parts
in position.
 PIVOTED CLAMP:
Clamp is pivoted at the center to simplify
the operation.
Eliminates the use of spanner for
clamping.
 REFRENCES

 Jig & Fixture Design by Edward G. Hoffman

 Jigs & Fixtures by Joshi P.H.

 IIT Kharagpur Notes on Jigs & Fixtures

 Images from Google

 Workshop Technology-II by Hajra Choudhary

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