| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 072293000 | BY USE OF NON-DEFORMING WORK-GRIPPING CLAMP AND RELATIVELY MOVABLE CLAMP, TOOL OR WORK-FORCER | 83 |
| 20130091917 | Vehicle Extraction Method and Tool - Disclosed is a method of expanding a vehicle for extracting a person trapped therein by providing a structural bar with a plurality of receiving points, securing the structural bar to the vehicle such as by placing against the back seat of an interior of a vehicle or by chaining to structural elements of the vehicle. One end of an expansion ram is then set into one of the receiving points of the structural bar with the other end of the ram set into a point in the vehicle to be expanded, or against a structural plate placed in a vehicle. The ram is then activated or expanded, thus resulting in an expansion of the interior of the vehicle to permit a person trapped therein to be extracted. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20100263429 | Apparatus And Method For Attaching Edging To A Sheet - An apparatus for attaching edging ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100242563 | METAL FOLDING APPARATUS - An incremental metal folding apparatus may include a crank arm driving a folding mechanism in continuous reciprocating motion. The folding mechanism may be mechanically linked to a clamp arrangement such that motion of the folding mechanism causes movement of the clamp arrangement. The apparatus may be arranged to perform tangential folding operations. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110126606 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OR PROCESSING WORKPIECES FROM A PREFORM, IN PARTICULAR FOR INTEGRALLY FORMING INTERNAL PROFILES OR INTERNAL TOOTH SYSTEMS - A device for manufacturing or processing work pieces consists of a preform ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20100275668 | Apparatus and method for customized shaping of orthodontic archwires and other medical devices - An apparatus and method for bending or shaping orthodontic archwires or other medical devices into a complex, patient individual shape is described. The apparatus comprises of two moveable, compact, manipulators with, in total, at least three revolute joints defining three rotation axes and at least three prismatic joints defining at least three translation axes. Gripping tools are provided on the manipulators. The two manipulators are arranged to allow a relative movement in six degrees of freedom. A reduced complexity embodiment is also described having only one or two revolute joints. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100319430 | Machine Cell With Vacuum Nest For Holding A Metal Panel During A Forming Operation - A lower die or nest apparatus is described to create a hemming environment that locates and holds a metal panel to a frame using suction in a manner that substantially resists said loads on the panel without damage or deformation. The vacuum nest includes a frame made of a rigid material with an outer work surface and an interior region with a sealed elongated channel shaped to the contour of the metal panel. A polymeric rope is inlayed within a groove formed in the interior region to form the sealed elongated channel. A support member may be formed within the channel by inlaying additional polymeric ropes into grooves formed within the channel. A vacuum source is fluidly coupled with the sealed elongated channel to create a downward force by evacuating the volume of the channel. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110209516 | APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING THE LIE AND LOFT OF A GOLF CLUB HEAD - An apparatus includes an actuator having an actuation axis, a base having a base plane, a first actuator mount for associating the actuator with the base in a first position, and a second actuator mount for associating the actuator with the base in a second position, and a clamp for associating the golf club head with the base. If the actuator is in the first position, the actuation axis is substantially perpendicular to the base plane, and, if the actuator is in the second position, the actuation axis is oblique relative to the base plane. | 09-01-2011 |
| 072294000 | With cutting | 6 |
| 20090013747 | Channel Letter Machine and Method Thereof - A channel letter bending machine for bending a return of a channel letter from a stock includes a feeding unit disposed along a path of travel of the stock to be bent for feeding the stock, a flanging unit for forming a flange along one edge of the stock, a notching unit for notching the flange of the stock fed by the feeding mechanism along the path of travel, and a bending unit for bending the stock under the control of the computer control system into the desired configuration for the channel letter shape, wherein the notching unit and the flanging unit are disposed upstream of the bending unit and the flanging unit is disposed upstream of the notching unit. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20130086966 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SHEET MOLDED TO FORM A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CURVED SURFACE - A method for manufacturing molded plates with multi-composite curved surface is provided to manufacture a forming plate having various cubic multi-composite curved surfaces. The operation program of an upper mold, a lower mold, a stretching forming unit, a marking robot, and a cutting robot is inputted (S | 04-11-2013 |
| 20120067098 | Method for Forming High-Strength Steel into a C-shape - The method is performed by a power press machine composed of a concave die, a convex die with two shoulders and two depressors separately beside the convex die, and includes the steps of: a) placing the high-strength steel (HSS) on the convex die and under the concave die; b) moving the depressors to have two opposite side portions of the HSS clamped between the concave die and the depressors; c) moving the convex die to press the HSS and keeping the side portions immovable; d) forming two steps adjacent to the side portions by the shoulders; and e) cutting off the steps with the side portions. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20100307213 | BENDING APPARATUS FOR ROD-SHAPED WORKPIECES - In a bending apparatus for rod-shaped workpieces, comprising a machine frame to which a bending head with bending tools is attached, which bending head is movable relative to the frame, further a feed device upstream of the bending head for feeding the workpieces to the same, and a cutting device which can be displaced in the direction of feed of the workpieces and can be applied between bending head and feed device to the respective workpiece for cutting the same, the feed device can also be displaced in the direction of feed of the workpiece in addition to the cutting device, which occurs independent of the displacement of the cutting device. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20080202188 | FOLDING SYSTEM - A system for folding a ribbon stock, the system including: a transferring unit; a guide member having a passage for guiding the ribbon stock, the passage defining a longitudinal axis; a folding means supported to revolve and move in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis for applying a force against the ribbon stock passing through the guide member; a driving means; a supporting frame; a fixing body having a predetermined length and a guide entrance operatively connected with the guide member, wherein ends of the fixing body are rotatably fixed to the supporting frame, the fixing body having a guide slot formed therein for insertably receiving the folding means; and a pair of rotary bodies rotatably connected to the ends of the fixing body for revolving the folding means, the pair of rotary bodies configured to insertably receive the folding means. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20110107809 | SYSTEM FOR BENDING A METALLIC STRIP - A device and a process are described for bending a metallic strip (W) by means of bending tools ( | 05-12-2011 |
| 072295000 | By individually non-deforming clamps | 12 |
| 20110259072 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CABLE BOLT - An apparatus for manufacturing a cable bolt includes a rotatably driven pay-out reel ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110265538 | Systems, Devices and Methods for Multi-Dimensional Bending of an Elongate Member - Systems, devices and methods are provided for bending an elongate member used in association with a medical procedure. In one form, a device for bending an elongate member includes a support platform and a plurality of engaging members positioned on the support platform. Each of the plurality of engaging members includes at least one engaging portion configured for positioning in contact with the elongate member. Each of the plurality of engaging members is movable in at least three directions relative to the support platform to form one or more bends in the elongate member. In one aspect, the elongate member is formed of a heat deformable material and the device includes a heating member configured to apply heat to one or more portions of the elongate member to facilitate bending. However, other embodiments, forms and applications are also envisioned. | 11-03-2011 |
| 072296000 | With coacting relatively movable tool | 4 |
| 20090165524 | STAMPING APPARATUS WITH FEED DEVICE - The invention describes an apparatus for stamping can lids or the like, having a bridge ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20110126607 | STRETCH-FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STRETCH FORMING A WORKPIECE AND STRETCH-FORMED PART - A stretch-forming device is provided for stretch forming a workpiece, which has a first bending device having a first bending stamp and a first bending shoe and a second bending device having a second bending stamp and a second bending shoe. In addition, the stretch-forming device has a first shaft and a second shaft, the first shaft mounted so it is rotatable around a first axis and providing a first support surface for the workpiece, and the second shaft mounted so it is rotatable around a second axis and providing a second support surface for the workpiece. The first bending stamp and the second bending stamp are components of a first part of the stretch-forming device, and the first bending shoe and the second bending shoe are components of a second part of the stretch-forming device. The first part and the second part are movable relative to one another. The second part has a first recess and a second recess, the first bending shoe and the first shaft situated on opposite sides of the first recess and the second bending shoe and the second shaft situated on opposite sides of the second recess. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110162429 | METHOD FOR FORMING A SECTOR FOR A NACELLE LIP SKIN - A method of forming a sector for a nacelle lip skin from a sheet metal blank comprising the steps of: providing an arcuate or annular punch ( | 07-07-2011 |
| 072297000 | With means to actuate tool | 1 |
| 20090308127 | STRETCHING DEVICE - A stretching device has a housing; a first clamping member attached to a first portion of the housing; a second clamping member attached to a second portion of the housing; wherein the first clamping member has a movable pivot member such that an angle of contact between the first clamping member and a workpiece to be gripped remains constant regardless of the workpiece's thickness. A stretcher assembly has a first stretcher having a first housing having a first clamping member and a second clamping member opposed to each other; and a second stretcher having a second housing having a third clamping member and a fourth clamping member opposed to each other; and a workpiece support member interposed between the first stretcher and the second stretcher, wherein the first and third clamping members each includes a movable pivot joint such that an angle of contact of the first and third members with a workpiece to be gripped remains constant regardless of a thickness of the workpiece. The gripping force remains proportional to a stretching force. | 12-17-2009 |
| 072298000 | With means to rotate clamp about fixed axis | 4 |
| 20100170317 | BENDING APPARATUS AND BENDING MACHINE - A bending apparatus for performing accurate non-destructive bending of material includes first and second jigs that are rotatable about a rotary shaft and that bend the material attached to the jigs as they rotate relative to each other. The first jig includes a bending section that is arranged offset from a rotary center to a rotating side of the material and that has a partially cylindrical surface with a radius of curvature corresponding to the radius of curvature of an inner peripheral surface of the material. Each of the first and second jigs has a suppressing section for suppressing displacement of the material, and a bending center of the material is arranged such that the material is not displaced relative to the first and second jigs when the material is bent. | 07-08-2010 |
| 072299000 | About axis intersecting work-gripping regions of two clamps (e.g., twisting) | 3 |
| 20130118222 | Appparatus For Twisting Electrical Bar Conductors, In Particular For Bar Windings of Electrical Machines, With Conductor's Clamping System - A twisting apparatus ( | 05-16-2013 |
| 20080236237 | Method of making a metallic thin wire for a medical tool - In a method of making a metallic thin wire | 10-02-2008 |
| 20120260712 | Device For Forming A Work Piece - A device and method for twisting a work piece about an axis. The device includes first and second linear actuators attached to opposite sides of a shaft. The device also includes a first clamp attached to the shaft and a second clamp aligned with the first clamp along the axis. The first clamp is disposed between the linear actuators and the second clamp. Movement of the first and second linear actuators causes the shaft and first clamp to rotate about the axis while the second clamp remains in a fixed position. The method includes the steps of retaining a work piece within the first and second clamps, activating the first and second linear actuators in opposite directions causing the first clamp to rotate about the axis, and maintaining simultaneously the second clamp in a first position, whereby the work piece is twisted along the axis. | 10-18-2012 |
| 072300000 | With interrelated clamp closer and clamp mover | 1 |
| 20130074569 | Shrinker stretcher machine - The present invention is a shrinker stretcher machine that uses four distinct and separate tool cartridges to perform both shrinking and stretching operations by simply removing, rotating each tool cartridge 180 degrees, and reattaching it in its designated position. Each tool cartridge removably carries a jaw that can be removed and securely replaced with either a shrinker or stretcher jaw to accommodate the operation being performed. Each tool cartridges and jaw is firmly held in place by magnets and interlocking keyed surfaces to properly align and hold the tool cartridges and jaws. | 03-28-2013 |
| 072301000 | With bodily motion in fixed path | 1 |
| 072302000 | Substantially direct approach or recession (e.g., stretching) | 1 |
| 20130008221 | STRETCH FORMING APPARATUS - A stretch forming apparatus comprises a pair of jaws for pinching both ends of a work, a die placed between the pair of jaws so as to be in contact with the work, a plurality of control axis for change in positions and postures of the jaws and the die, a rotation center line setting unit for making an operator set rotation center lines for the jaws that are for partial stretch of the work by rotation of the jaws, an operation input unit for rotating the jaws by manual operation about the rotation center lines, and a control unit for synchronously controlling the plurality of control axis so that the jaws rotate in accordance with the manual operation by the operator on the operation input unit about the rotation center lines. | 01-10-2013 |
| 072305000 | With plural spaced clamps | 5 |
| 20110203340 | EQUIPMENT FOR THE STRAIGHTENING OF DEFORMED ELECTROLYSIS POTSHELLS, IN PARTICULAR FOR ALUMINIUM MOLTEN-BATH ELECTROLYSIS - In order for the straightening of deformed electrolysis potshells to provide operationally reliable equipment which makes it possible to straighten deformed potshell sidewalls even of different deformation resistance independently of one another, specifically both in the case of the potshell carrying structure and in the case of the potshell sheeting, according to the invention an elongate transportable straightening beam ( | 08-25-2011 |
| 20100257912 | Family of Pliers for Clamping Plates Having Similar and Preferably Identical Frames, and Pliers from Such Family - The invention relates to pliers for clamping plates used in conjunction with a manipulator arm, comprising a rigid frame connected to a carrier such as a rigid stand or robot, and an articulation sub-assembly connected to the frame and comprising a fixed arm, a mobile arm, and a main actuator for displacing the mobile arm in translation or rotation relative to the fixed arm for closing or opening the pliers and respectively clamping the plate assembly between the arms or releasing said assembly, wherein said pliers belong to a family of pliers comprising C- and X-shaped pliers, the frame having a similar shape and appearance for all the pliers of said family. Application mainly in the family of C- and X-shaped resistance-welding pliers having similar and preferably identical frames. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110067476 | STRAIGHTENING DEVICE, STRAIGHTENING PROCESS AND PROCESS FOR SETTING UP A STRAIGHTENING DEVICE - A straightening arrangement for straightening a chassis frame, comprising a plurality of bridges ( | 03-24-2011 |
| 20100031726 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF FORMING CURVED PANELS - Aluminium panels curved in mutually orthogonal x, y and z dimensions are made by stretch forming. A former ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20120324974 | PRESS-FORMING METHOD AND PRESS-FORMING APPARATUS - A workpiece is press-formed into a press-formed product in a single stroke using a punch and a die by grasping a first portion of the workpiece by a blank holder at a first timing in the single stroke, and grasping a second portion of the workpiece which is different form the first portion by the blank holder at a second timing in the single stroke which is different from the first timing. | 12-27-2012 |
| 072306000 | Plural or complex apparatus (e.g., with plural operations) | 11 |
| 20090056401 | WIRE BENDING MACHINE COMBINING A SEQUENTIAL SHAPING DEVICE AND A DEVICE USING A TOOL PLATE - The invention concerns a machine for automatically shaping components via different types of bending provided in a common plane or different planes. The machine includes a first device for performing a sequential shaping with standard tools by individual bending, and a second device using a tool plate. Both devices are managed by a single digital control. The method for controlling such a machine is characterized in that digital control provides the possibility for producing a blank of a component by individual bending on the first device followed by transfer of the component on the second device for finishing the component. Digital control provides the possibility of shaping one part of the component on the first device and shaping the remaining parts on the second device. The digital control also provides the possibility of using each machine alone and the possibility of using both machines for producing the same component. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20080209973 | SLIDE LOCK - Improved slide lock apparatus used in bending apparatus to bend stock to an acute angle. A hydraulic cylinder with a ram extendable under hydraulic pressure provides the bending power. The ram automatically retracts a slide from an first outward location when hydraulic pressure is removed to a second inward location for two separate bends to achieve an acute angle bend. This improved slide lock prevents any possible injury to the operator by covering a stop arranged to prevent the slide from moving outward a greater distance then the first outward location. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100281940 | VERTICAL AIR COMPLIANT HEMMING HEAD - The present invention pertains to a hemming head for performing a hemming operation which comprises a support housing adapted for securement to a robot arm on a first end, and having a first roller rotatably secured to a second end. The first roller has a cylindrical body, a head, and a groove between the body and head. The head has a diameter greater than the body, and the groove has a diameter less than the body. The groove also includes a canted surface that conjoins with the head. In use, the cylindrical body is adapted to engage and force a workpiece edge downwardly to a first position and the canted surface is adapted to engage and force the workpiece from the first position to a second position. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110048094 | HORIZONTALLY STACKED HEMMING PRESS - A horizontally stacked hemming press includes a horizontally disposed base. A first vertical support is mounted on the base and disposed generally perpendicular to the base. A linear track is mounted on the base. A horizontally disposed die stack including a plurality of cooperably operable die sets are horizontally arranged in series and moveable along the linear track. Each die set includes a pair of vertically disposed die shoes. A guided press platen is horizontally moveable along the linear track. A second vertical support is mounted on the base distal from the first vertical support and disposed generally perpendicular to the base. A drive mechanism is supported by one of the supports and connected to the press platen for opening and closing the die sets. Actuation of the drive mechanism horizontally moves the press platen and thereby horizontally opens one of the die sets. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20080223101 | GRIPPING APPARATUS FOR GRIPPING AND HOLDING ELONGATED WORKPIECES, IN PARTICULAR FOR BENDING MACHINES - A gripping apparatus for gripping elongated workpieces comprises a housing, carrying two pivotable gripping jaws which are movable between opened and closed positions, as well as a guiding body, in which the housing is displaceably supported. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090301160 | FLANGING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR SPIN-FLANGING WORKPIECES - A crimping device ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20120318031 | DUCTMAKING APPARATUS - A ductmaking apparatus bends a metal web to form a duct blank having a lock seam with male and female portions. Prior to shearing off the duct blank, the apparatus bends the web to form a lock tab that secures the lock seam during subsequent handling of the duct blank. | 12-20-2012 |
| 072307000 | With means to advance elongated work (e.g., pipe elbow crimper) | 4 |
| 20100170318 | ELBOW FORMATION APPARATUS - An apparatus for forming and rotating interconnected sections of a cylindrical sheet metal workpiece to provide an elbow. The apparatus includes a frame, a head rotatably arranged within the frame and a tool ring mounted to the frame, the head and tool ring being co-operable for sectioning and joining segments of the workpiece. The apparatus also includes a drive drum mounted within the frame for gripping and rotating the segments, and a control module for selectively activating the head, the ring, and the drive drum to form an elbow. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20090000344 | Automatic bending machine for manufacturing of steel rule cutting dies - A setup method for preventing a “two-leaf cutting” by only operating a machine without using fingers in cutting an end of a strip blade material having an enclosed rectangular geometry. The steps include: the strip blade material being once advanced to a position, where “two-leaf cutting” will not occur; then a cutting tool being lowered; a cutting tool tip of a cutting tool component being lowered to a level of the same as or under that of a top edge of the strip blade material; then the strip blade material being retracted; and finally, the strip blade material being retracted by the same amount as that of the advance from the desired position. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20110132056 | Pressing device for bending - The present invention provides a pressing device for bending, in which a pipe is held between a bending die having a shape corresponding to a shape of bending and a clamping die revolvable around the bending die, and, when the pipe is bent by revolving the clamping die around the bending die, an axial compression force is applied to the pipe. The pressing device for bending includes a movable table arranged movable in an axial direction of the pipe, a first cylinder provided to the movable table and able to press a rear end of the pipe, and a second cylinder provided to the movable table and able to press a fixed side in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first cylinder presses the pipe. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110247386 | GRIPPING DEVICES - A gripping device comprises a support frame defining an axially extending internal space for receiving a part that is to be gripped and a plurality of jaws carried by the support frame. The jaws each have an end face and are connected with the support frame such that an axially directed force applied to the end faces causes axially and radially inward movement of the jaws for gripping a part received in the internal space. | 10-13-2011 |
| 072308000 | Clamp is active metal-deforming element | 5 |
| 20090282886 | MULTIFUNCTION HYDRAULIC HEAD SUITABLE FOR BEING APPLIED TO MACHINES FOR BENDING AND FORMING METALLIC SHEETS - A multifunction hydraulic head for use with forming and bending machines for sheet metal and/or metal profiles is equipped with carriages ( | 11-19-2009 |
| 072309000 | With coacting movable tool | 1 |
| 20110120204 | WORKPIECE BENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A workpiece bending method of forming a final formed article that has two surfaces on opposite sides of an inclined area, in which an inclined area is made up of a first bend portion, a second bend portion, and a flat surface portion, includes: the workpiece holding step of cantilevering an end portion of the workpiece by a stationary die and a holding member; and the forming step of curving an area in the workpiece that corresponds to the flat surface portion by moving a movable die to the stationary die so that the movable die presses a free-end side of the workpiece, and then forming the first bend portion and the second bend portion, and unbending the area in the workpiece that corresponds to the flat surface portion of the inclined area, by causing the moving die to press the workpiece to the stationary die. | 05-26-2011 |
| 072310000 | Clamp rotatable about fixed axis (e.g., bending brake) | 3 |
| 20090241627 | Blade Material Bending Method and Blade Material Bending Device - A process of bending a strip-like blade member in the width direction, and that of bending the blade member in the thickness direction are caused to be continuously performed. A method includes: a step of bending the blade member in the width direction; and a step of, after the bending process, bending the blade member in the thickness direction. In the width-direction bending step for the blade member, the blade member is clamped by a pair of rotary press claws | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090308128 | A KINEMATIC SYSTEM FOR CLAMPING SEMIFINISHED PRODUCTS BY MEANS OF PRESSING FOR SHEET METAL SHAPING PANELLING MACHINES - A kinematic system of movement for the clamping/pressing unit of a semifinished piece, that is to say of sheet metal or the like, of panelling machines, the kinematic system comprising a frame on which a presser unit is hinged to a pin and which is free to make angular movements around the pin, the presser unit consisting of elements v fixed to a head supporting the upper presser tool, the presser unit being moved angularly by at least one connecting rod driven by a first lower crank, in which the presser unit is driven by a second upper crank, the first and second crank defining an articulated mechanism, for driving the punch-presser unit, with two degrees of freedom in sequence that can be activated independently or simultaneously. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20120006088 | BENDING DEVICE - A bending device is provided with a bending mechanism, a fixing table, an articulated robot, and a control unit. Control performed by the control unit includes a bending/movement control in which a workpiece is moved by clamping the workpiece by the bending mechanism and moving the bending mechanism by the articulated robot, and the workpiece is bent by the bending mechanism while the workpiece is being moved. | 01-12-2012 |
| 072311000 | Movable clamp | 4 |
| 20100000284 | Device And Method For Widening Metal Elements - A device and a method for widening elongated metal elements which move in the longitudinal direction and are planar at least in certain regions are described. The device comprises at least two clamping sections which are opposite one another and of which one is arranged and designed for clamping a first longitudinal side of the metal element in place and the other is arranged and designed for clamping a second longitudinal side of the metal element in place, said second longitudinal side being opposite the first longitudinal side of the metal element. The clamping sections are each provided on a support unit by means of which the clamping sections, during the forward move-ment of the metal element, are automatically moved apart essentially perpendicularly to the direction of movement of the metal element. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20120198904 | MULTIPLE CLAMP TYPE STRETCHING AND FORMING MACHINE - A multiple clamp type stretching and forming machine is composed of multiple material clamping mechanisms ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20100116013 | Forming apparatus - A forming apparatus ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20120266642 | FORMING MACHINE FOR FORGING, IN PARTICULAR, STRETCH-FORGING, WORKPIECES - A forming machine for forging metal workpieces which have been heated and/or are in a flowable condition including at least two forming tools ( | 10-25-2012 |
| 072312000 | With interrelated clamp closer and tool mover | 6 |
| 20090013748 | Sheet-metal bending machine, preferentially hydro-powered machine, and a method of its operation - The invention deals with a sheet-metal bending machine containing a lower machine part and an upper machine part mounted on it in a movable way where on either of the upper and lower machine part there is a pair of working tools designed as a bending arm and a holding arm where the principle is that the upper machine part ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20120011914 | LEAD PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND LEAD PROCESSING DIE SET - A lead processing apparatus includes a first die unit, a second die unit that is movable relative to the first die unit, a load transmitting portion that transmits a load to the second die unit, and a stopper mechanism that stops the movement of the second die unit in a direction in which the second die unit approaches the first die unit. The stopper mechanism includes a plurality of stroke stopper pairs each having a first stroke stopper fixed to the first die unit and a second stroke stopper that is fixed to the second die unit and comes into contact with the stopper to stop the movement of the second die unit. The load transmitting portion distributes a load to a plurality of load transmission positions and transmits a press load to the second die unit. Each load transmission position is arranged coaxially with the stroke stopper pair. | 01-19-2012 |
| 072313000 | Jaw actuator driven by tool or tool holder | 1 |
| 20090205391 | Forming Die Having Filler Cam Assembly - A filler cam assembly for use with a forming die generally including a center cam component, end cam components and a base assembly and being designed to transition between unloading and forming positions. The various cam components preferably have axial ends with helical surfaces such that rotation of one of the cam components causes a corresponding axial movement of an adjacent cam component. Some features of the filler cam assembly include removable work steels, standardized cam components, drive and lock out mechanisms, and being able to form negative angles, multiple corners and edges, and an entire formable periphery of a metal work piece in a single forming operation, to name but a few. | 08-20-2009 |
| 072314000 | Mechanical actuator | 3 |
| 072315000 | Cam or toggle | 3 |
| 20090139294 | HEMMING APPARATUS - A lower platen of the hemming apparatus is provided with a hem punch capable of being pressed against an inner periphery bent portion of a workpiece having a frame and a cam follower. The cam follower is disposed on the lower platen to come outside the frame of the workpiece. The cam follower and the hem punch are connected through a connecting member. An upper platen of the hemming apparatus is provided with a driver cam engageable against the cam follower. The driver cam moves the cam follower, whereby the hem punch is pressed against the inner periphery bent portion. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090255313 | BENDING DIE - A bending die includes an upper die base fixing a punch, a lower die base, a stripping block, a bending block and a gasket assembly. The stripping block is on the lower die base and under the punch and can elastically move relative to the lower die base. The bending block includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall, wherein the first sidewall is contiguous with the stripping block and the second sidewall is connected to the lower die base via screws. The gasket assembly between the second sidewall and the lower die base provides adjustment of clearance of the bending die. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20120210763 | CORNER CAM ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A corner cam assembly for use with a forming die and including a generally cylindrical inner cam component, an outer cam component, a base, and a retainer unit. Contoured contact surfaces on the inner and outer cam components enable the components to slide past one another during transitions between retracted and extended positions. Some features of the corner cam assembly include helical contact surfaces, guide features that control movement of the cam components, removable work steels, standardized cam components, and being able to form negative and other tight angles, multiple corners and edges, to name but a few. | 08-23-2012 |
| 072316000 | Clamp structure constitutes sole initial metal-deforming force-reaction means (i.e., is passive tool) | 27 |
| 20080264135 | Kinematic System for the Displacement of Working Units of Machines for Bending and Forming Metallic Sheets - A bending machine designed to bend and shape sheet metal comprises a blade-holder unit ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100300173 | HEADING DEVICE - In a heading device for elongate workpieces having a hydraulic chucking unit and an shaping ram, which is movable axially from a retracted idle position against the workpiece, the chucking unit comprises a housing having a sliding body which is hydraulically displaceable in the axial direction of the workpiece from a starting position into a clamping position (and vice versa), in which at least two chucking segments which are situated uniformly around the workpiece are inserted, which, on their side facing toward the shaping ram, press against a locking plate which is inserted into the housing and can be fixed therein, are movable radially against the workpiece by a displacement of the sliding body in its clamping position, and each receive at least one clamping jaw, which can be pressed by the chucking segment holding it radially against the workpiece for its clamping. The shaping ram carries a forming tool for upsetting the workpiece on the extension side, using which it can be pressed against the head of the workpiece protruding axially from the clamping jaws upon extension through an opening provided in the locking plate, and is moved completely out of the opening in the locking plate with its forming tool in its retracted idle position. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20120240652 | Flaring and Expanding Tools and Methods of Flaring and Expanding Tubes and Pipes - Compact tube and pipe expanders and flaring tools requiring reduced actuation force by a user. A flaring tool includes a flaring block and a yoke clampable to the flaring block by a clamping mechanism. The yoke includes a housing having a threaded release portion movable between a first position and a second position. A flaring cone of the yoke has a tapered flaring surface adapted to engage an internal surface of a tube and deform at least the engaged portion of the tube against the flaring block into a flared condition. A threaded feed screw is operatively coupleable to the flaring cone to move the flaring cone into engagement with the internal surface of the tube to deform it. The tool has a handle to rotate the feed screw. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20100095732 | SUPPORT JAW ARRANGEMENT FOR SLIDING LATERAL SUPPORT OF ROD-SHAPED AND TUBULAR WORKPIECES IN BENDING MACHINES - 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. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20090056402 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SHAPING METAL SHEETS - A material shaping tool having a base, a clamping assembly, and a ram assembly. The base includes a material segment supporting surface for receiving a material thereupon. The clamping assembly includes a clamping surface, and is moveable between a cleared position and a clamping position, wherein in the clamping position a material segment is held between the clamping surface and the transport assembly. The ram assembly is configured to be moveable within a channel in the transport assembly, and to act on an edge of the material segment so as to shape the edge of the material segment and/or to straighten the edge of the material to within acceptable tolerances. Alternatively, the shaping structure can impart a desired shape or distortion into the edge of the material segment. | 03-05-2009 |
| 072317000 | With plural selectively usable clamps (e.g., tube flarer) | 1 |
| 20110247387 | MANUALLY OPERATED TOOL FOR FLARING TUBES - A flaring apparatus comprising a pipe holder for holding a pipe such as to prevent axial movement of the pipe and a hand-powered actuator including a pivotably mounted lever operable to drive a tool carrier towards the pipe holder. | 10-13-2011 |
| 072318000 | Deforming indeterminate-length work | 1 |
| 20120167654 | TUBE FLARING TOOL - A tool kit including a clamping structure formed of dual clamping bodies that define a cylindrical projecting member when the clamping bodies are united, a force transfer adapter, a substantially cylindrical force applying member having a tapered end and an elongated yoke having a longitudinal bore defined therein, wherein the first end of the yoke and the cylindrical projecting member have cooperating features for facilitating a non-permanent engagement with one another when the dual clamping bodies are united, and wherein the second end of the yoke and the force applying member include cooperating features for facilitating the gradual application of force to the force transfer adapter. | 07-05-2012 |
| 072319000 | With pivotal tool (e.g., sheet metal bender) | 18 |
| 20080223103 | SHEET METAL BENDING BRAKE - A bending brake assembly for manually bending pieces of sheet metal material including a base supporting a plurality of c-shaped members presenting opposing clamping surfaces for receiving the sheet metal material. An extension extends away from the clamping surfaces with a socket connection rotatably supporting a bending member on the base for bending the sheet metal material disposed between the clamping surfaces. The socket connection includes a mate portion and a female portion in sliding engagement with one another as the bending member moves between a pre-bending position, a first operating position, and a second operating position. A finger extends from the male portion and defines a gap between the finger and the extension when in the pre-bending position with the finger maintaining the gap as the finger moves from the pre-bending position to the first operating position and the finger engaging the extension when in the second operating position. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100147046 | SHEET METAL BENDING BRAKE - A bending brake assembly for manually bending pieces of sheet metal material including a base supporting a plurality of c-shaped members presenting opposing clamping surfaces for receiving the sheet metal material. An extension extends away from the clamping surfaces with a socket connection rotatably supporting a bending member on the base for bending the sheet metal material disposed between the clamping surfaces. The socket connection includes a male portion and a female portion in sliding engagement with one another as the bending member moves between a pre-bending position, a first operating position, and a second operating position. A finger extends from the male portion and defines a gap between the finger and the extension when in the pre-bending position with the finger maintaining the gap as the finger moves from the pre-bending position to the first operating position and the finger engaging the extension when in the second operating position. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20080250837 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOLDING OF SHEET MATERIALS - A method and apparatus for folding of sheet materials for forming a three-dimensional structure from a substantially two-dimensional sheet material includes a restraint assembly for restraining a work piece from movement in one direction, a low flange assembly movably mounted on the frame for biasing the work piece against the restraint assembly and effecting folding along the low-flange fold line, a high flange assembly movably mounted on the frame to effect folding along the high-flange fold line, and a control assembly for sequentially operating the low flange assembly and the high flange assembly. A method of using the method and apparatus for folding of sheet materials, and the structure created thereby, is also disclosed. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080295560 | Portable Apparatus for Creating Joints in Sheet Metal - A method and apparatus for creating joints in sheet metal which includes a stationary member, a slidable center member and slidable rear member with surfaces between the members including z-shaped male and female dies and flat surfaces. The first and second slidable members are compressed to cause the male and females z-shaped die to create a uniformly crimped sheet metal edge, which is further compressed between the flat edges of the stationary and center slidable members to form a joint. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090188293 | Device and Method for Bending a Metallic Strip - A device and method for bending a metallic strip are described, particularly for manufacturing die cutting blades, wherein the bending tools are capable of being rotated about a common axis and wherein each tool is further capable of being rotated about its own axis of rotation which is different from the others. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090255315 | SHEET METAL BENDING BRAKE WITH IMPROVED HINGE - A sheet metal bending brake having a frame with a sheet metal support surface. A clamping jaw is movable relative to the frame support surface to clamp the sheet metal between the clamping jaw and the frame. The clamping jaw has a linear front edge. An elongated bending arm is pivotally mounted to the frame by an elongated flexible strap having spaced apart edges. One edge of the strap is secured to the bending arm while the other edge of the strap is secured to the frame such that the bending arm extends parallel to and closely adjacent the clamping jaw front edge. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110232353 | SHEET METAL BENDING BRAKE - A bending brake assembly for manually bending pieces of sheet metal material including a base supporting a plurality of c-shaped members presenting opposing clamping surfaces for receiving the sheet metal material. An extension extends away from the clamping surfaces with a socket connection rotatably supporting a bending member on the base for bending the sheet metal material disposed between the clamping surfaces. The socket connection includes a male portion and a female portion in sliding engagement with one another as the bending member moves between a pre-bending position, a first operating position, and a second operating position. A finger extends from the male portion and defines a gap between the finger and the extension when in the pre-bending position with the finger maintaining the gap as the finger moves from the pre-bending position to the first operating position and the finger engaging the extension when in the second operating position. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20090126446 | Bending apparatus having changeable anvils and related methods - The present invention provides bending apparatuses and methods that can form lithographic plates having different radii, such as for different printing press configurations, without the need to remove and replace the anvils on a bending apparatus. More particularly, the present invention provides bending apparatuses having integrated changeable anvils useable for forming bends having different radii. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20110079067 | Roofing Panel Hemming Tool - A hemming tool is used to hem a roofing panel having a base portion, a pair of standing ribs extending in a longitudinal direction along opposing sides of the base portion, and a tongue section extending from the base portion beyond the standing ribs, for use in a standing seam roofing system. The hemming tool comprises a panel support supporting to roof panel thereon such that the tongue section extends outward beyond a free edge of the panel support. A die member having a working surface, for engaging the tongue section of the roofing panel, is supported by a die support linkage such that the working surface of the die member is arranged for rolling engagement with the tongue section of the roofing panel about the free edge of the panel support from an upper surface to a lower surface of the panel support. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20100206036 | PIPE BENDING MACHINE WITH BENDING MANDREL HAVING A LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE WHICH IS PARTICULARLY RESISTANT TO WORKING STRESSES - A pipe bending machine with bending mandrel having a load bearing structure which is particularly resistant to working stresses, comprises an extractor ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100307214 | Bending Device - A bending device includes a bending mechanism for holding an elongated workpiece between a bending die and a clamping die revolvable around the bending die, and revolving the clamping die, to thereby bend the workpiece. The bending device includes a fixing base on which the bending mechanism is mounted, and an articulated robot on which a chuck mechanism for holding the workpiece is mounted and which moves the chuck mechanism. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110259073 | HAND SEAMER WITH REPLACEABLE BLADES - An improved compound leverage hand seamer with removable blades. The hand seamer includes a pair of pivotably connected handles and a pair of pivotably connected seamer heads. Each of the seamer heads is connected to one of the handles at a first end and terminates at a second end in a substantially planar head segment having a flat, inwardly-facing mounting surface. A substantially planar, rectangular blade is removably mounted to the mounting surface of each of the seamer heads in a flatly abutting relationship therewith by a pair of threaded fasteners that engage threaded mounting holes in the blades and in the seamer heads. The blades can be conveniently removed and replaced if they become worn or damaged, or if user wishes, to install smaller or larger blades on the hand seamer. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20100024510 | PRESS DIE SET FOR FORMING FLANGE AND FLANGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention relates to a press die set for forming a flange that bends an edge of a part, such as a door panel and a hood panel, at a right angle in a press-forming direction and bends an edge adjacent to the edge at a negative angle, and a flange forming method. The press die set for forming a flange according to the present invention can accomplish the flange formation described above in one step, has a simple structure, and is easy to maintain. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110100084 | Tube bending machine - This invention is a manually operated tube bending machine with a power drive mechanism that is adjustably set to a desired bend speed. The bending machine includes a bending die, a counter die and a rotating hook die to form a desired bend into a tube or pipe. The tube bender includes a drive wheel with ratchet teeth around its perimeter. A drive pin grips one of the ratchet teeth. The drive pin is secured to a lever and torque bar. During each bending stroke, the lever and torque bar incrementally rotate the drive wheel a desired amount. The rotation of the drive wheel and hook die draw the tube through the bending and counter dies to bend the tube. An anti-spring back mechanism holds the position of the drive wheel while the power drive mechanism is advanced to grip the next ratchet tooth of the drive wheel. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120036912 | CRUST BENDING APPARATUS - A crust bending apparatus includes a positioning assembling and a bending assembly. The positioning assembly includes a conveyance cylinder, a conveyance block, a positioning cylinder, a positioning rod, a positioning block, a holding cylinder, a holding rod, and a holding block. The bending assembly includes a bending cylinder, a bending rod, a bending block, first and second pivot pins, a line-to-rotation conversion member, and an outer casing. The bending rod has an end coupled to the bending cylinder and an opposite end forming a projection having a circular cross-section on a side surface thereof. The projection is received in a position constraint slot defined in the line-to-rotation conversion member. The apparatus is operated with power cylinder based mechanisms to replace human labor in bending a metal crust in order to reduce undesired influence of human factor and also to realize stable assembling operation and improve product passing rate and throughput. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20090255314 | HANDHELD BRAKE - Vise pliers with duck bill jaws and a brake attached thereto, having utility as a vise pliers tool and/or as a handheld sheet metal brake. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20080302161 | System And Method For Hemming Components - A hemming system and method is taught. The system and method employs tool platen assemblies comprising an anvil and one or more beam assemblies which are configured on the tool platen assembly and which tool platen assembly can be removed and replaced in the hemming system without the need for reconfiguration of the tool platen components. This allows for relatively rapid change over for the hemming system to hem different components. Further, the lift table of the hemming system includes a lift plate which moves the anvil through a predefined constant vertical stroke, but the start and end positions of that constant stroke length can be changed by inserting and removing a set of spacers from the anvil lift path. When the spacers are in the lift path, the lowered position and the raised position of the anvil are both higher than the corresponding lowered position and raised position when the spacers are removed from the lift path. The beam assemblies on the tool platen assembly include mounting surfaces to which both the preliminary hemming beam and the final hemming beams are mounted, one above the other, and the beam assemblies operate to move the hemming beams between a retracted position and a hemming position. The lift table design, and the beam assemblies, combine to provide relatively fast cycle times for complete hemming operations. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080223102 | SPRING CLAMP FOR A SUPPORT LEG - A detachable support for a workpiece, and in particular a bending brake, includes a workpiece support and a clamp pivotally attached to the workpiece support. The clamp further comprises a lever that pivots about a pivot axis relative to the workpiece support between an unclamped position and a clamped position, the clamp being biased toward the clamped position. In operation, a user pivots the clamp into an unclamped position, places the detachable support structure into positional engagement with the workpiece, and then releases the clamp into clamping engagement with the workpiece. | 09-18-2008 |
| 072322000 | With die surface extending from clamp jaw | 2 |
| 072323000 | Plural die surface portions and coacting tools | 2 |
| 20090090155 | Sheet-Metal Working Machine and Method for Machining Sheets - Improved sheet-metal working machine comprising at least one manipulator for manipulating metal sheets ( | 04-09-2009 |
| 20080314111 | HEMMING APPARATUS - A lower platen is provided with a hem punch and a slide cam. The hem punch is floating-supported to the slide cam. An upper platen is provided with a hem punch driver cam and a liner. The hem punch driver cam is used to change the hem punch to a pre-hemming position and to a final hemming position. The liner applies a processing load to the hem punch being in the final hemming position. By moving the hem punch to which the processing load is applied from the liner, a final hemming part of the hem punch is pressed against a bent portion of the workpiece. | 12-25-2008 |
