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Die cushion apparatus

US6804983B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 26, 2002
Grant dateOct 19, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21D24/02
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gas cushion apparatus with a support member to hold a blank, gas pressure cylinders that push the support member upwards, a hydraulic cylinder whose upper rod is connected to the support member, a pneumo-hydraulic converter for secondary lifting with a piston that partitions the interior into an oil chamber communicating with the oil chamber on the side of the rod of the hydraulic cylinder and a gas chamber, a check valve that allows oil to flow from the oil chamber on the side opposite to the above-mentioned rod to the oil chamber on the side of the aforementioned rod, and a drain port communicating with the oil chamber on the side of the above-mentioned rod of the hydraulic cylinder.

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