Abstract:
For punching sheet segments having substantially annular sector shape, with two radially directed sides, a sheet metal strip of constant width is fed through a punching device which punches out the segments of the desired shape one by one. The sheet metal strip has a width which is more than the air gap radius but less than twice the maximum outer radius of the core. The punching tool is punched in such a way that the cutting edge which forms one of the radially directed sides is parallel to and close to one longitudinal edge of the strip. The unpunched portion of the strip is coiled on a winder-recoiler. After the strip has been fed through in one direction, the position of the strip with respect to the punch (or vice versa) is reversed, and the strip is fed in the other direction through the punch, which punches out similar shaped pieces from the remaining portion of the strip.