INFORMATICS SYSTEM FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL FIXTURES DOMAIN
INFORMATICS SYSTEM FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL FIXTURES DOMAIN

Summary/Abstract: Fixtures are used for orientation-positioning and clamping of parts during machining in production systems. This systems are composed of machine-tool, cutting tool, part and fixture, It is unanimously accepted that the most versatile component is the fixture. Thus, the creative act manifests itself most fully in the case of devices. As a consequence, it is necessary that the process of creation is followed by a process of protection of creation, from the point of view of the intellectual property law. In this paper an informatics system for selection of the modalities of intellectual protection for the novelties that are obtained in the field of technological fixtures. Firstly, the elements that characterize the fixture from the technical, economic, ergonomic, aesthetic and environmental point of view are identified. Then, for each feature, the ways of protecting the intellectual property for new achievements in the fixture domain are highlighted. Regarding the elements that characterize the fixture, those which are related to the supports, clamping/centering- clamping mechanisms, actuation, etc. are highlighted. Regarding the supports, the following aspects are highlighted: material, thermal / thermo-chemical treatment, shape, dimensions, placement, degree of universality, degree of standardization, etc. Tightening mechanisms are characterized by: the range of the clamping stroke, the magnitude of the clamping force, degree of universality, mechanical efficiency, etc. The drive system is characterized by nature (manual or mechanized) or type (mechanical, electrical, magnetic, electromagnetic, hydraulic, pneumatic, pneumatic, vacuum, etc.). The modalities of protection of the intellectual property are listed, after which the informatics system is presented; the proposed system allows the selection of the proper methods of protecting the intellectual property considering the novelty character of the elements that can appear at various levels in the designing of the technological fixture.

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