Method and device for adjusting a flexer station during the rounding of metal sheets
US8573013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21D5/14
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
During the bending of sheet metal sections (1, 2) in particular for forming can edges using a bending machine, the sheet metal is pre-treated at a flexing station (50) before reaching the bending station. The contact position (x, y, y′) of a sheet on a measuring plate (38) is measured and the signal representing the contact position is reproduced on a display (25), enabling the operator to adjust at least one element (7, 8, 9, 20) of the flexing station in accordance with the deviation of the actual contact position from the target contact position, either manually or by means of a drive. The signal can also be used to automatically adjust at least one element of the flexing station.
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