Method and device to produce a shaped sheet metal part
US9908168B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K2101/16
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing a shaped sheet metal part including the following steps, continuous feeding of a sheet metal band unwound from a coil to a jet cutter, concurrent cutting, by means of the jet cutter, of a blank out of the sheet metal band as it moves at a constant speed, the time required to produce the blank defining a cycle, picking up the blank by means of a first transfer device operating in time with the cycle, transferring the blank by means of a first transfer device to a shaping system operating in time with the cycle, and shaping the blank into a shaped sheet metal part by means of the shaping system.
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