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Lead frame advance system

US4420107A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 18, 1982
Grant dateDec 13, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 18, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21D43/025
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To cut a strip of metal into exact lengths, rollers are brought into contact with the strip and turned by an accurate motor until a pin can be mechanically inserted into a hole in the strip to effect final alignment. If the pin does not successfully enter the hole, a detector halts the system.

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