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Clip machine and method for adjusting a clip machine

US7954231B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Joachim Meyrahn · Langen (Hessen), DE
Detlef Ebert · Bad Nauheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2006
Grant date	Jun 7, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 20, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/5343
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a clip machine comprising two closing tools that are movable relative to each other between an open position and a closed position in order to close clips, and further comprising adjusting means designed to set the neutral position of a closing tool and hence the gap between the closing tools, in particular in their closed position (closure gap). The clip machine includes a measuring device configured to measure a closing force applied when closing a clip, or a parameter proportional to said closing force, and to output a measured value representing the closing force or the parameter proportional thereto. The invention also relates to a method for adjusting such a clip machine.

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