Device for rapidly mounting a mechanical assembly on a support

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for rapidly mounting a mechanical assembly on a support. The device comprises at least one mounting module ( 3 ) having a male part ( 22 ) mechanically fixed to the assembly ( 1 ) and a female part ( 21 ) mechanically fixed to the support ( 2 ), the male part ( 22 ) fitting into the female part ( 21 ), the female part having a thrust system ( 25, 26 ) locking the male part ( 22 ) against a wall of the female part ( 21 ) once the male part has been fitted thereinto. The invention relates notably to the mounting of a tool on a support, for example a vibrating support, notably for a testing station.

1 . A device for mounting a mechanical assembly on a support, wherein the device comprises at least one mounting module having a male part mechanically fixed to the assembly and a female part mechanically fixed to the support, the male part fitting into the female part, the female part having a thrust system locking the male part against a wall of the female part once the male part has been fitted thereinto, the male part having a projecting portion penetrating into a modified side wall of the female part, the projecting portion being locked into the modified side wall under the effect of the thrust of the system. 
   
   
       2 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the female part has a side wall with a conical internal form, the male part having a conical projecting portion which locks into the conical internal wall under the effect of the thrust of the system. 
   
   
       3 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the thrust system is a cylinder. 
   
   
       4 . The device as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the cylinder is double-acting. 
   
   
       5 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , which has a circuit ( 4 ) for pressurizing the cylinder of a module. 
   
   
       6  The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the cylinder ( 25 ,  26 ) is provided on the wall opposite the conical internal wall. 
   
   
       7 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the cylinder is pneumatic. 
   
   
       8 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the female part ( 21 ) is mounted on the support by means of a screw. 
   
   
       9 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the male part ( 22 ) is mounted on the mechanical assembly by means of a screw. 
   
   
       10 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the female part has an upper wall having an opening for the male part to pass through. 
   
   
       11 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the support is a vibrating table. 
   
   
       12 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the mechanical assembly is a tool.