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Punching apparatus

US5214991A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 1991
Grant dateJun 1, 1993
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/943
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A punching apparatus used for high speed punching of holes in a workpiece, such as a ceramic green sheet, for use as a printed-circuit board. Upper and lower die blocks, stationary relative to each other, are provided, with punch pins fixed in two dimensions by multiple guides. A fluid passage is provided within the lower die block for providing gaseous lubrication and cleaning of the punch pin while in operation.

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