This work clamping device including a receiving member which has a first contacting surface which comes into contact with a first circumference position of an outer circumference surface of a columnar portion of a work and a second contacting surface which comes into contact with a second circumference position of the outer circumference surface of the columnar portion, an attraction member which is provided in the receiving member and which is made of a ferromagnetic material or a magnet, a pre-clamping positioning member which is attached to the columnar portion and which temporarily hold the columnar portion to the receiving member by being attracted to the attraction member by magnetic force, and a clamp mechanism which presses the columnar portion temporarily positioned by the pre-clamping positioning member toward the receiving member.

A drill press includes a main housing, a drill unit supported by the main housing for relative movement therewith, and a magnetic base for coupling the drill press to a ferromagnetic workpiece. The magnetic base includes a ferromagnetic body having spaced, substantially parallel first and second rails. Each of the first and second rails includes a flat bottom surface engageable with the ferromagnetic workpiece. A coil is positioned between the first and second rails for generating a holding force on the ferromagnetic workpiece. The coil defines a central axis that is parallel with the bottom surface of each of the first and second rails.

This application relates to devices and accessories that include or are configured to react with a mixture of electromagnets and permanent magnets. In particular the permanent magnets are configured to maintain persistent connections between components while the electromagnets are configured to pulse or activate periodically to maintain the connections or fix alignment of the various connections in certain circumstances.

This application relates to devices and accessories that include or are configured to react with a mixture of electromagnets and permanent magnets. In particular the permanent magnets are configured to maintain persistent connections between components while the electromagnets are configured to pulse or activate periodically to maintain the connections or fix alignment of the various connections in certain circumstances.

A magnetic drill is provided with an alternate power source. The drill is comprises of: an electric motor for driving a tool; a controller configured to receive an AC input signal and operable to control a drive signal to the electric motor; an electromagnet arranged in a base of the drill housing and operable, in response to a DC voltage, to magnetically couple the base to a surface proximate to the base; an AC/DC converter configured to receive the AC input signal and operates, independent from the controller and in the presence of the AC input signal, to output a DC voltage to the electromagnet; and an alternate power source circuit that monitors the DC voltage output by the converter and, in the absence thereof, provides an alternate DC voltage to the electromagnet.

A portable meter (1) for measuring a force generated by a magnetic apparatus (2), comprising a mobile probe (3) configured to be coupled to the magnetic apparatus (2) whose force needs to be measured, the probe (3) comprising at least one active ferromagnetic element (4) which has a configuration corresponding to that of a pole (N, S) on the magnetic apparatus whose force needs to be measured, the probe being equipped with alignment means (5, 6) configured to align the at least one active ferromagnetic element (4) with at least one magnetic pole (N, S) on the magnetic apparatus (2), the at least one active ferromagnetic element (4) having at least one turn (B)made of an electrically conductive materialwound around it, and a detection unit (7) interfaced with the at least one turn (B) in order to detect a magnetic flux flowing through the coil at least during a transient of activation/deactivation of the magnetic apparatus.

A magnetic drill is provided with an alternate power source. The drill is comprises of: an electric motor for driving a tool; a controller configured to receive an AC input signal and operable to control a drive signal to the electric motor; an electromagnet arranged in a base of the drill housing and operable, in response to a DC voltage, to magnetically couple the base to a surface proximate to the base; an AC/DC converter configured to receive the AC input signal and operates, independent from the controller and in the presence of the AC input signal, to output a DC voltage to the electromagnet; and an alternate power source circuit that monitors the DC voltage output by the converter and, in the absence thereof, provides an alternate DC voltage to the electromagnet.

A fixture is provided for retaining a metal workpiece for contact by finishing media during operation of a media based finishing operation. The fixture comprises a body and a magnet for retaining the workpiece in contact with the body. By use of super-magnetic materials a significant holding force may be achieved.

A magnetic base for an electric power tool, in particular for a magnetic core drilling machine. The magnetic base having a base body, in which at least one first solenoid coil forming an electromagnet is accommodated in a receiving space, whose magnetic force is switchable between a maximum resulting holding force and a minimum resulting holding force. A first side that is adapted to be coupled with the electric power tool. An oppositely situated second side, which is adapted to be placed on a workpiece to be processed. The receiving space is designed such that an insertion of the at least one solenoid coil into the receiving space is possible only from the first side.