In this video tutorial, a Toggle Clamp is modeled and assembled using CATIA. It is mainly composed of sheet metal having a thickness of 2 mm. It has a mechanism moving forward and backwards. Actually, this tutorial is a kind of reverse engineering tutorial because I got this Clamp and modeled it. In this tutorial, several Generative sheet metal techniques and Part Modeling techniques are introduced. So I hope this could be of benefit for those who are interested in sheet metal modeling. Shown below are the pictures of the assembled Toggle Clamp.
In the above image, The open-position of the clamp is shown where the grip part is 100% vertical and the handle (the red one) is brought downwards. In this position, the workpiece is let free. By then, the operator can replace the workpiece by another one.
In the above image, The close-position of the clamp is shown where the grip part is 100% horizontal and the handle (the red one) is brought upwards. In this position, the workpiece is fully clamped. By then, the operator can apply whatever production applications he needs to add.
This modeling is long and is, thus, divided into several parts. Today, we will start with part #1 which is the Pin. The rest of the parts shall be found at these links:
To model the the pin, two steps will be done:
- The main cross section will be drawn and revolved around the axis.
- A chamfer will be applied to the top of the Pin.
Here is the video that demonstrates the modeling of the Pin:
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