| US 7,565,859 B2 | ||
| Power clamp with kinetic energy control | ||
| John Gregory Laing, Macomb, Mich. (US); Erick William Rudaitis, Sterling Heights, Mich. (US); and Walter O'Connor Morrison, Armada, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to SMC Corporation of America, Indianapolis, Ind. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 25, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/410,351. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0246877 A1, Oct. 25, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F15B 15/22 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 92—85A [92/85 R] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A clamp comprising:
a body, defining a cavity and an aperture;
a piston, disposed within the cavity and adapted to move reciprocally therein,
a shock absorber, having a first portion thereof disposed within the cavity and a second portion thereof disposed within the
aperture, the shock absorber including a piston rod adapted to move reciprocally within the cavity and to slow movement of
the piston when contacted by the piston, wherein the second portion of the shock absorber includes a cylinder having a first
mating surface and the aperture includes a second mating surface wherein the first mating surface and second mating surface
provide variable positioning of the shock absorber with respect to the body, and
an adaptor, disposed between the first mating surface and the second mating surface, the adaptor defining a third mating surface
to interface with the first mating surface of the cylinder and a fourth mating surface to interface with the second mating
surface of the aperture.
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