Patent · US Expired

Quick change tool holder

US5042352A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 4, 1990
Grant dateAug 27, 1991
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/9473
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A quick change tool holder for a punch press having a die holder, a die base secured to the puch press and a releasable holding device which is manually actuatable to secure and release the die holder to and from the die base without the use of any tools. The die holder is secured to the die base horizontally, vertically and rotationally by an interengagement between the parts. Preferably the releasable holding device includes a spring biased plunger carried on the die holder which has a portion normally biased into engagement with the die base.

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