公开(公告)号：US11833572B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17193033

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: Greenlee Tools, Inc.

Inventor： Henry Alexander Fiorentini ,  Anthony J. Bussan ,  Andrew Francis Troy ,  SatishKumar SivaSankaran ,  Thomas M. Sticha ,  John Russell Fenske ,  Joshua Curtis Kerns

IPC: B21D7/025 ,  B21D7/14

CPC classification number: B21D7/025 ,  B21D7/14

Abstract: A bender configured to bend a workpiece in a bending operation and its method of use are provided. The bender includes a frame, a bending shoe assembly rotatably mounted on the frame, a control system and a driver in communication therewith, and a springback assembly in communication with the control system and configured to provide information to the control system regarding information on a bend affected to the workpiece. The bending shoe assembly includes a bending shoe into which the workpiece can be seated, and a gripping member mounted on the bending shoe and configured to grip the workpiece during the bending operation. The driver provides rotational force to the bending shoe assembly to rotate the bending shoe assembly relative to the frame.

公开(公告)号：US20210276064A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US17193033

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: Greenlee Tools, Inc.

Inventor： Henry Alexander Fiorentini ,  Anthony J. Bussan ,  Andrew Francis Troy ,  SatishKumar SivaSankaran ,  Thomas M. Sticha ,  John Russell Fenske ,  Joshua Curtis Kerns

IPC: B21D7/025 ,  B21D7/14

Abstract: A bender configured to bend a workpiece in a bending operation and its method of use are provided. The bender includes a frame, a bending shoe assembly rotatably mounted on the frame, a control system and a driver in communication therewith, and a springback assembly in communication with the control system and configured to provide information to the control system regarding information on a bend affected to the workpiece. The bending shoe assembly includes a bending shoe into which the workpiece can be seated, and a gripping member mounted on the bending shoe and configured to grip the workpiece during the bending operation. The driver provides rotational force to the bending shoe assembly to rotate the bending shoe assembly relative to the frame.