Patent · US Expired

Press brake punch transfer carriage

US6886386B1 · kind B1 · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 9, 2003
Grant dateMay 3, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 19, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T483/1731
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for press brake punch transfer consisting of a carriage; a plurality of rollers supporting the carriage and facilitating lateral rolling motion of the carriage; a press brake punch support bed having rollers facilitating longitudinal press brake punch movement; a plurality of screw actuated telescoping quills interconnecting the press brake punch support bed and the carriage, the quills facilitating vertical movement of the press brake punch support bed; laterally paired and longitudinally extending walls defining in combination with the press brake punch support bed, a press brake punch support channel having a lateral width; and a plurality of jack screw actuators spanning between and interconnecting the laterally paired and longitudinally extending walls, the jack screws being adapted for alternately increasing and decreasing the press brake support channel's lateral width.

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