Reconfigurable metal forming apparatus
US10603710B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21D37/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A reconfigurable stretch forming apparatus includes an array of pins adapted to be individually adjustable in height to define a reconfigurable forming surface, a pair of counter-rotating workpiece gripping devices being provided on opposite sides of the array of pins, each gripping device having an arcuate support surface for supporting a workpiece and a clamp member for clamping a work piece against the arcuate support surface, a driver being provided for rotating the counter-rotating gripping devices in opposing directions to stretch the work piece over the forming surface.
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