Device for optimizing the unproductive motions of the holdfast beam in a machine that cuts material
US5497686A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/758
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for optimizing the unproductive motions of a holdfast-beam in a machine that cuts sheets of material that are stacked on a bench. A hydraulic beam descends onto the stack of sheets to hold them fast before they are cut, and rises again after the sheets have been cut. A definite distance between the holdfast-beam and the material that has been cut is determined while the beam rises off the sheets of material. The rise of the holdfast-beam is terminated when a definite distance is determined.
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