Abstract:
A die assembly for use in a stamping press is provided. The die assembly includes a first die plate, a first curved die stiffener, and a first die shoe. The first die plate may be configured to form at least a portion of material into a desired configuration. The first curved die stiffener may be affixed to the first die plate on a first curved side of the first curved die stiffener. The first die shoe may be affixed to a second side of the first curved die stiffener. The first die shoe may be operatively configured to be mounted on a first press base.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a lower tool (1) having a longitudinal-offset measuring device (2), which lower tool (1) is part of a bending tool arrangement for use in a bending press. The lower tool (1) has a tool body (3) having a longitudinal extension (4), in which longitudinal extension (4) a bending recess (5) is provided. The bending recess (5) extends from an upper flat side (6) of the tool body (3) into the latter and is formed at least by two contact surfaces (7). The transition from the upper flat side (6) into the bending recess (5) forms a contact edge (8), which contact edge (8) forms a contact line (9) in the longitudinal extension (4). A sensor (10) for determining a longitudinal offset (18) is arranged in the region of the contact line (9), wherein a sensing portion (11) of the sensor (10) is oriented in the direction of a metal sheet (16) to be bent.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for working sheet-like material, such as a press brake for bending steel sheet. The device includes: a frame; two, relative to each other movable, substantially parallel beams for working the sheet-like material, which beams are connected to the frame; driving means for driving the substantially parallel beams away or towards each other; at least one spring means, connected at a horizontal position along said beams for urging the beams away from each other; wherein the spring means have a spring constant that is adjustable.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a bending press (1), in particular a press brake (2), for producing workpieces (3) by bending between a bench beam (11) equipped with at least one bending tool (4) disposed in a stationary arrangement on a machine frame (5) and a pressing beam (14) equipped with at least one bending tool (4) which can be displaced relative to the bench beam (11) in linear guides (13) of the machine frame (5) by means of at least one drive means (19) secured to a support bearing device (25). The support bearing device (25) is provided in the form of at least one mounting plate for at least one drive means (19). The latter constitutes a mounting ring for the drive means (19), some regions of which are provided with orifices or peripheral recesses surrounding the mounting ring and weakened zones (38) are provided in the pressing beam (14).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a press brake for bending metal sheets, said press brake having an upper and a lower table, one of which has two slots, and having at least one pair of wedges, each wedge being disposed in a respective one of the two slots; and a primary control lever that is common to the wedges of the pair of wedges and that is suitable for moving said wedges of the pair of wedges in their respective slots.
Abstract:
Method of correcting a bending operation performed by a press brake, the bottom beam of which contains deformation compensation cylinders, in which a calibration nomogram is pre-recorded using very short calibration pieces, this nomogram establishing a correspondence between the forces measured at the side frames and the pressures applicable to the compensation cylinders in order to keep the bottom beam substantially straight. During a subsequent bending operation, pressure values resulting from this nomogram are applied to the compensation cylinders according to the forces measured at the side frames. A bottom dead centre is recalculated by taking account of the deformation of the top beam, the deformation of the side frames, the actual length and thickness of the piece, and the spring effect.
Abstract:
In order to improve a bending machine for flat material, comprising a machine frame, a lower beam with lower beam tool arranged on the machine frame and an upper beam with upper beam tool arranged on the machine frame, these beams being movable relative to one another for fixing the flat material in position, as well as a bending beam which has a bending beam tool receiving means adapted to be equipped with a bending beam tool and is held on the machine frame so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation in order to bend the flat material fixed in position by the upper beam and the lower beam, such that a bowing of the bending beam tool is possible in as simple a manner as possible it is suggested that the bending beam tool receiving means be provided with an adjustable bowing device which supports a foot of the bending beam tool only in one section when seen in bending direction so that the foot abuts, in addition, essentially on a rear contact surface of the bending beam tool receiving means in a supported manner when the bending forces occur.
Abstract:
A press working machine includes base members having concave portions, slider members arranged in the concave portions, link arms attached to first ends of the slider members respectively, and cylinders attached to the arms, for bending and extending the same. Furthermore, press members having curved mold-facing surfaces are arranged on the slider members. Molds having deformable structures are arranged on the press members. A workpiece is inserted between the molds, to be press-worked. The slider members are actuatable to press the press members against the molds, so as to deform the molds into different mold shapes. Thus, it is possible to press-mold workpieces into a plurality of shapes with a single mold assembly, thereby reducing the cost for manufacturing the mold assembly, omitting an operation of exchanging the mold assembly, and reducing the manufacturing cost.
Abstract:
In a press for forming a long and narrow plate or strip of metal or synthetic resin into an elongated beam having an L-shaped section, of the type having a lower fixed frame provided with a female die on the top thereof and a hydraulically operated upper movable frame provided with a male die on the bottom thereof, a long space adjacent and parallel to the lower surface of the movable frame is provided in the movable frame. In the space are provided a plurality of small hydraulic deflection cylinders with pressure-fluid paths connected to the pressure-fluid paths of the main hydraulic cylinders to drive the movable frame. The space provided with a plurality of the small hydraulic deflection cylinders is so located that the center portion of the lower part of the movable frame is deflected counter to the deflection of the movable frame under press-forming load. When hydraulic pressure fluid is supplied to the main hydraulic cylinders to drive the movable frame for forming the plate by means of the dies fitted on the frames, the pressure fluid is also supplied to the plurality of the small hydraulic deflection cylinders in the space of the movable frame and the primary deflection of the frames under load is compensated for, so that a beam of L-shaped section free from convex or concave warp at its center portion is produced.