MANUFACTURING FACILITY WITH A TOOL-CHANGING UNIT AND CLAMPING JAW, AND METHOD FOR CHANGING A TOOL

    公开(公告)号:US20210039150A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US16966783

    申请日:2019-02-19

    IPC分类号: B21D5/02 B21D5/04

    摘要: A tool-changing unit for a production plant for forming sheet metal using a bending operation. The tool-changing unit includes a tool-holding device having a carrier body and a number “n” of tool-holding modules arranged directly next to one another and held on the carrier body. Each one of the tool-holding modules includes a first coupler and a first actuating device cooperating therewith as a component of a coupling device, wherein the first coupler can be brought into coupling engagement and out of coupling engagement with an individual clamping jaw of a clamping jaw set. Moreover, a production plant has the tool-changing unit and the clamping jaw a method changes tools.