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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7658089 | Automated monitoring for clinching joints A system and method for monitoring clinched joints senses lateral displacement of die segments during formation of a joint, which depends on joint button diameter. The system determines whether a joint is acceptable by correlating acceptable button diameter with acc... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7439512 | Method and apparatus for detecting unsafe conditions A device can be made operable to distinguish between materials impinging on a predefined area based at least in part on differentials within sets of data indicative of measurable characteristics of the materials impinging on the defined area. Such a device can trigg... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7249485 | Substrate processing apparatus Substrate processing apparatus for processing holes accurately positioned in an long film, comprising: work supporting devices for supporting the work; clamping devices for clamping the work onto the work supporting devices; first movement devices for moving the wor... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7114436 | Safety interlock and retraction mechanism for clinching, crimping, and punching presses A safety interlock and retraction mechanism for all types of presses comprising a sensing or activating valve which does not apply full force to a press ram until the ram displaces to the expected work material thickness and a pneumatically operated retraction mecha... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7047788 | Precision control of airfoil thickness in hot forging A method for providing improved thickness control of a workpiece formed by impact forming. An impact forming device includes an upper die and a lower die that is configured and disposed for receiving the heated workpiece. The upper die is operatively connected to a ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036806 | Press tool comprising a spindle for moulding coupling elements An electrically driven press tool that is compact, reliable and cost-effective. There is a press tool in which a crimping tool is retained in a recess by a bolt. An electromotor drives a spindle, which interacts with the crimping tool, by a reducing gear. The spindl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6510719 | Pressing tool and pressing process for extruding press fittings A pressing tool (13) includes a fluid pump (4), a cylinder element (5) arranged connecting with this and a piston which can be slid forward in the cylinder element (5) by pressure fluid of the fluid pump (4) and reset by a return spring (20a). A piston ro... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6460387 | Punch press A punch press includes: a press main body; an upper turret member having a workpiece detecting plate; a lower turret member; a striker; striker ascending/descending means; a carriage with a clamper for holding a workpiece in order to position the workpiec... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6411863 | Auxiliary control system for use with programmable logic controller in a press machine An auxiliary control system is operatively associated with a press machine controller including a programmable logic controller having a main processor. The auxiliary control system includes a sensor assembly arranged to provide sensor information which i... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6073471 | Electrical wire-crimping device A wire-crimping device detects if an electrical terminal is stuck to a crimper after crimping, thereby effectively eliminating deformed terminals. Electrical wire-crimping device (1) has a ram (42) slidably mounted to a housing (4). A reflection light sen... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6035775 | Pressing device having a control device adapted to control the pressing device in accordance with a servocontrol system of the control device A pressing device 1 for joining workpieces 44, 45 has a pressing tool 3 and a motorized drive 5 for actuation of the pressing tool 3 over a pressing distance, as well as a control device 26 which has a drive control device 62 with an output control device... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5586041 | Method and system for real-time statistical process monitoring Method and system for monitoring the operation of a machine having a traversing tool or die member, based on a plurality of features extracted from a process signature. The method includes defining the plurality of features, each feature representing a pa... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5582051 | Automatic flaw-cutting method and apparatus for wire-shaped metal This flaw-removal device prevents overlooking of flaws in the automatic flaw-cutting process by rectifying the twist of a wire-shaped metal drawn from a cannon-shaped wire supply stand, further promoting efficiency in removing remaining flaws by applying ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5423199 | Method and apparatus for monitoring stamping press process Method of and system for monitoring the operation of a stamping press including a punch and a die for forming parts from a blank based on processed punch tonnages measurements at predetermined locations in the working stroke. The method includes selecting... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5311759 | Method and system for real-time statistical process monitoring Method and system for monitoring the operation of a stamping press preferably for forming automobile parts, such as fenders and quarter panels, based on a plurality of features extracted from a press signature. The method includes defining the plurality o... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5244067 | Wire runout and splice detector for lead-making machines A detector on a wire lead machine includes a pair of contacts biased into a normally closed position. The wire is fed between the contacts, keeping the contacts open, and the insulation on the wire prevents electrical conductivity between the contacts. If... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5193378 | Device for bending rod-like material to form concrete reinforcements Apparatus for bending rod-shaped material to form concrete-reinforcement elements, having a frame (3) for supporting a material feed device (4) and having a bearer for bending members, which bearer is mounted on the frame so as to be rotatable about the a... | 03/16/1993 |
| 4914602 | Method for detecting the molding defectiveness of a press-molded workpiece and a terminal press-bonding apparatus utilizing the same A method of press-molding defectiveness detection adapted for the detection of the press-bonding defectiveness of a terminal which is attached to the end of a covered wire so that a wire barrel and an insulation barrel of the terminal are press-bonded to ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4811590 | Roll die assembly with misalignment damage protection A die assembly (12) has a die (14) with a nose (16) positioned to project into the hollow end (106) of an insert (102) being installed in a panel workpiece (100). A pilot pin (32) projects outwardly form the center of the nose (16) and into the insert (10... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4333329 | Cross transport press Apparatus for periodically sensing and cooling the end face of one or more rams of an automatic cross transport press. In a cross transport press, on the press frame (1) there is mounted a sensing rocker (9) which executes a periodical rocking movement ab... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4308734 | Workpiece detection device for cyclical machines A detection device for positively sensing the ejection of a workpiece from a cyclically operating machine after each operating cycle assuring that no malfunction has occurred, enabling initiation of the next cycle. The device includes a chute having a piv... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4202191 | Fault detector A cold forging machine comprises a fixed die 11 and a movable punch tool 13 reciprocable towards and away from the fixed die to act on a workpiece therein. The tool comprises a tubular punch 34 and extrusion pin 33 movable through the punch to form a bore... | 05/13/1980 |
