摘要:
A die for use in a punch press or like equipment embodying improvements in the mount and suspension of a spring biased stripper plate. It features stripper springs endowed with a definite pre-load by virtue of a special cage assembly. The caged spring assemblies are so constructed and applied that there is absolutely no pressure on the stripper plate when the die is in an open position. In preferred embodiments of the caged spring assemblies, the open spaces between the coils of a contained spring are reduced to a dimension less than that of the thickness of the coils themselves. This prevents the coils from winding or screwing and from materially affecting the prescribed pre-load in event of spring breakage. The invention further features means to maintain the stripper spring preload constant and to preserve a constant relation of component parts of the die when adjustment of the die tools is required.
摘要:
The invention features a spring assembly the construction of which lends it particular advantage for use in forming dies, to replace conventional stripper springs. Preferred embodiments feature a spring receptacle and an interrelated cap formed to center and contain therebetween a coil spring. The cap and the receptacle are interconnected by a screw, the adjustment of which enables the adjustment in the contained length and the pre-load on the spring. In its preferred application, to replace a conventional stripper spring in a die set, the spring assembly of the invention can be so applied as to insure zero stress on the related stripper plate in the open condition of the die. The spring receptacle features a simple means to facilitate that this zero stress condition may be maintained as and when the die tools require sharpening or adjustment, which in turn requires an adjustment of the related stripper plate.