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Programmable magnetic repulsion punching apparatus

US4821614A · kind A · utility

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28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 6, 1988
Grant dateApr 18, 1989
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/8785
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A punch apparatus for punching holes in thin sheet material including a frame, a punch element mounted on the frame for rectilinear movement, which further includes a planar element of conductive material mounted on the punch element, a coil on the frame mounted adjacent to the planar element, a carriage for supporting and positioning the sheet in the path of the punch element, leads connected to a source of electric current to energize the coil, a mechanical arrangement to rebound the punch element, and a programmable apparatus to selectively move the carriage and energize the coil to thereby produce a punched hole pattern in the sheet.

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