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Punch guiding apparatus and stripper plate used therefor

US6311594A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 1998
Grant dateNov 6, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/9476
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A punch guiding apparatus includes: a cylindrical punch guide to be vertically movably supported into a punch holder; a stripper plate is detachably mounted to a forward end portion of the cylindrical punch guide; and a ring-shaped fixture. In the construction, the fixture has a ring shape that both ends are brought into contact with or close to each other. Furthermore, the fixture has a non-circular shape in which it has a plurality of elastically deformed portions which are urged and come in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the punch guide so as to be enlarged.

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