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Follower bar assembly for a bender

US10792718B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

GREENLEE TOOLS, INC. · US

Inventors

Sean A. Daugherty · Gilberts, US
Jeffrey J. Plummer · Rockford, US
Ryan Mantell · Woodstock, US
Gerald Tully · Wuppertal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 19, 2019
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 19, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05B19/402
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive a workpiece and a follower assembly. The follower assembly includes a mount, a follower bar attached to the mount, the follower bar having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive the workpiece, a roller attached to the mount and engaged against the follower bar, the roller having an eccentric shaft extending therefrom, and a motor for rotating the shaft and roller, wherein rotation of the shaft and roller causes the follower bar to translate toward or away from the bending shoe. A drive member can be provided to move the mount toward or away from the bending shoe.

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