Lift mechanism for installation and removal of press brake dies
US5146774A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S100/918
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This device assists with the disengagement from and installation of a press brake die on a press brake. It includes a die receiving and holding device having a surface along which are located a number of spaced apart openings, each opening terminating at the surface of the press brake, adjacent to any press brake die which is in the press brake. Devices for engaging the bottom of a die are located within each opening, normally below the surface, but capable of movement out of the opening and above the surface. When the devices for engaging the die are moved out of their openings they engage the bottom of any die which is present, and move it away from the surace of the press brake. The system includes a mechanism for activating the movement of each die engaging device above the surface, and also for moving each die engaging device back below the surface of the press brake. In preferred embodiments, the die receiving and holding device is a filler block having a groove for receipt of a tang on a female die, the devices for engaging the die are rollers, and the mechanism for activating the movement of each die engaging device includes a crankshaft having an accentric and connected to…
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