Support jaw arrangement for sliding lateral support of rod-shaped and tubular workpieces in bending machines
US8359896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21D7/022
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A support jaw arrangement for sliding lateral support of rod-shaped and tubular workpieces prior to their entrance into a forming groove of a bending head of a bending machine. The support jaw arrangement includes two support jaws, one on each side of the workpiece. Each support jaw is fastened on a holder to a support bracket which, guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner on a guide block, is displaceable by a drive device from an initial position retracted against the direction of transport of the workpiece parallel to the same, to an end position extended in the direction of transport of the workpiece. One support jaw supports the workpiece in a laterally sliding manner in a region from its tangential entrance into the forming groove, up to a point at a predetermined distance in front of the same while the other support jaw assumes a retracted initial position.
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