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Hold-down device for plate shears

US8225703B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SMS SIEMAG AG · DE

Inventors

Andreas Bohn · Hilchenbach, DE
Thomas Baur · Rottenburg am Neckar, DE
Ulrich Meinhardt · Hilchenbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 16, 2007
Grant date	Jul 24, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 8, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T83/758
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hold-down device for plate shears configured to, be pressed down onto a plate to be cut by a mechanically controlled, non-variable displacement. A hold-down device, which can be altered in terms of the pressing force and consequently permits a longer edge life and shorter displacements, and in turn lower indexing times. The starting position of the hold-down device is set before the beginning of the displacement.

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