Apparatus and method of manufacturing expanded sheet metal
US6629016B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/18
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for creating expanded and non-expanded regions on a sheet of sheet metal. The apparatus includes a programmable controller, a sheet metal feeder for incrementally advancing the sheet metal, and a cutter/expander for generating rows of expanded metal apertures. The controller selectively controls both the amount of incremental advance provided to the sheet metal by the feeder and the timing and location of the cutting and expanding provided by the cutter/expander; the combination of which creates such regions.
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