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Apparatus for feeding a workpiece to a tool

US5431038A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 15, 1994
Grant dateJul 11, 1995
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21D51/2692
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a press feed of the kind comprising an upright chute 1, a rotatable feed cam 2 adjacent the chute and guide rails 3,4 around the feed cam to guide a workpiece or cup 5 to a cup holding stop member 7 between a punch 10 and die 9, a clamp member 6 engages the cup as it leaves the feed cam to push the cup into the stop member and hold it until the punch 10 and blank holder 8 have entered the cup.

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