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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841274 | Transfer press with non-uniform station spacing In a press installation including a press with at least one press station and a multi-station press between arranged at a distance from each other which is a non-integral multiple of the press station distance of the multi-stage press. The installation also includes... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7428837 | Tandem press line, operation control method for tandem press line, and work transportation device for tandem press line A rotating speed of a main motor (61) of a second press (3) is regulated so that an angular difference between a press angle of a first press (2) and a press angle of a second press (3) is constant. Further, when the work is carried-out f... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7287950 | Transfer arrangement and method In a transfer arrangement and method for transferring a workpiece between first and second spaced locations along a guide rail with a carriage movably supported on the guide rail, a transfer arm is pivotally supported on the carriage and carries at its free end a wo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7189049 | Robot unit The present invention relates to a method for rapid transfer of a work object in both the horizontal and vertical directions using a robot unit (10) having a gripping mechanism (12) preferably from one workstation (3) to another (4), the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179349 | Method and device for passing a web in connection with a finishing device of a paper or board machine A web (W) is passed from a preceding treatment stage to a finishing device in which the web (W) is finished in the finishing device and from which finishing device the web (W) is passed further to a subsequent treatment stage. The web (W) is brought to a roll (11... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7036350 | Arrangement for production of cut out and/or unformed workpieces A device for producing cut-out and/or shaped workpieces, especially for producing rotors and stators of a generator or electric motor, with at least one cutting device and/or at least one shaping device, at least one gripping device for picking up and setting down r... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032428 | Feeding unit for transfer press A small-sized feeding unit for a transfer press is provided. To this end, the feeding unit comprises: a feed box body one end of which is attached to side faces of uprights; feed driving means having servo motors disposed within the feed box body and pinions rotativ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028526 | Device for changing tooling To accommodate a press tooling carrier without interference, a control arm straight guide having at least one drive, e.g., having motor angular gears (worm gears), cardan shaft or the like is provided. A control arm straight guide permits a very shallow position of ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028527 | Workpiece processing system and method of reconfiguring a workpiece processing system A workpiece processing system having, a first assembly for performing at least a first processing operation on a workpiece at a first location and having a frame, a nesting assembly, a bolster assembly upon which a workpiece can be supported at the first processing ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6843171 | Product feed mechanism for hydraulic press A hydraulic press utilizes a product feed mechanism including a product lifting linkage capable of raising and lowering a product-holding platen while maintaining same in a precise horizontal position during such movement. The hydraulic drive for the lifting and low... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6790300 | Method and apparatus for bonding substrate plates together through gap-forming sealer material Method and apparatus for registering and bonding upper and lower substrate plates together through a sealer material and in such a way as to form a gap of a predetermined width between the two substrate plates. Registered substrate plates are provisionally pressed t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6725767 | Pressing assembly and method of loading a press A pressing assembly (10) includes a press (12) being moveable from an open configuration to an operable configuration to compress an object (16). A loader (14) is also provided having one or more first pushers (42) moveable into a ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6612229 | Multistation press A multistation press has several slides which can be moved up and down and which are equipped with tools for forming workpieces. The press a transport arrangement for transporting the workpieces within and/or between the stations. At least one cross trave... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6520074 | Pressing machine An improved pressing machine for forming a work (21) being progressively or sequentially fed along a coil line, having a press assembly (1) that comprises a plurality of modular press units (11, 12, 13, . . . ) connected f... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6453718 | Multistation press A multistation press, particularly a suction device press, for machining sheet metal parts is provided for the successive machining of workpieces in several stages. Several press stations are arranged behind one another so that workpieces pass through the... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6196123 | Press transfer-electrical interconnect A transfer assembly for moving work pieces through a press which includes a hollow transfer bar (12) and a motion transmitting mechanism (20) moves the transfer bar (12) inward, outward, and longitudinally for transferring work pieces through the press. A... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6073551 | Press having a transfer device for workpieces A press has a transfer direction along which workpieces are transferred through machining stations by gripper rails. Two carriages are provided per gripper rail which can be moved transversely to the transfer direction toward and away from one another. Tw... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6050124 | Transfer feeder having two different drive modes and method of its operation A transfer feeder (2) that is operable in a mechanical synchronism with a press machine (1) to prevent an interference of a movable part in the press machine (1) and a movable part in the transfer feeder (2) is disclosed that comprises a feed drive means ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6000327 | Work conveyor of transfer press A transfer press, in which a work carrying-in or delivery apparatus (10) for feeding a work (5) into a press body (1), is provided at the upstream side of the press body. A transfer feeder is provided for sequentially transporting works to respective proc... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5992207 | Multistation press for forming sheet metal parts In a large-part transfer press, several forming stations are arranged below a common slide in order to minimize cost. The bedplate construction has two longitudinal or basic supports. On each support, one bedplate per forming station is transversely place... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5979304 | Separation of sludge from liquid by piston-aided filtration An apparatus and a method using the apparatus are described for the separation by filtration of a solid phase and a liquid phase from a sludge. A pressure is exerted on the sludge with the aid of a piston in a filtration chamber having a filter. The filte... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5950531 | Electric press machine In a feeding mechanism 4 which reciprocates the feed arm 80 in a direction of transporting a lead frame, a movable body is linked via a second fulcrum 37 (movable fulcrum) with a rocking arm 30 which is pressingly contacted with a feed cam 11 and which ro... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5907995 | Thermal treatment process and device for friction lining surfaces A continuous, multiple-stage process for thermally treating the surface of friction linings by pressing them against heated units and cooled units. The total length of the transport and pressing phases of each stage taken together corresponds to the conti... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5802967 | Arrangement for transferring workpieces through a succession of machining stations An arrangement is used for transferring workpieces through a succession of machining stations of a press, a simulator or similar machining system or tool setting system. This arrangement has two spaced transport rails which are arranged parallel to one an... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5749290 | Press transfer apparatus A multi-station press is provided with a press transfer device that engages articles at the press stations after processing and transfers the articles to the next station before the press performs its next press cycle. The press transfer device includes a... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5738005 | Workpiece feeding method for multi-slide press Disclosed is a method according to which workpieces are fed and subjected to stamping by continuously operating a press in which a plurality of slides operating with a difference in phase are arranged laterally in a straight line. A longitudinal feeding d... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5690026 | Arrangement for transferring workpieces through a succession of machining stations An arrangement is used for transferring workpieces through a succession of machining stations of a press, a simulator or similar machining or tool-setting machine. Two parallel transport rails are spaced at a distance from one another and can be moved by ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5687643 | Method and apparatus for producing a strapped bale of compressed fibers An apparatus and method for producing strapped bales of highly compressible textile fibers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a supply chamber for supplying loose fibers to a tramping chamber which is stationary. A ram assembly repeatedly tramps loose f... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5643615 | Apparatus and methods for forming workpieces Die presses containing removable dies and arranged in a row for operating successively on a workpiece which traverses such row utilize movable die carts which not only are capable of substituting one set of dies for the dies in the presses, but which also... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5595111 | Press installation comprising longitudinal traverses A transfer press or similar press installation is provided with a press frame including press supports, a press bed, and headpieces, these press parts being rigidly connected with one another by turnbuckles. The press installation includes slides and a tr... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5586495 | Transfer press A transfer press, capable of being easily transported, capable of being adjusted flexibly to changes in specifications, and capable of eliminating the idling of the transfer feeder, has a body (1) which is divided into a bed (2), uprights (3) provided ver... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5483876 | Workpart transfer mechanism for stamping press A workpart transfer assembly (10) shuttles workpart stampings from a forming die (14, 16) of one stamping press (12) to a remotely spaced successive forming die (14, 16) in another stamping press (12) while the two stamping presses (12) cycle in unison. T... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5472556 | Flow-through linear transfer system for making a laminate from synthetic resinous sheets A simple combination of conventional operations uses a twin press configuration of tandem stationary, vertically acting heating and cooling platen presses in separate frames which share a fixed, hybrid bottom platen in a laminating machine. The machine th... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5470428 | Flow-through linear transfer system for making credit cards and the like, from synthetic resinous sheets A simple combination of conventional operations uses a twin press configuration of tandem stationary, vertically acting heating and cooling platen presses in separate frames of a laminating machine which is loaded by rollingly transferring a book into the... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5452981 | Automatic tool changer A production line which includes a shuttle conveyor extending between two work stations. A first transfer device for transferring a workpiece from one of the work stations to the conveyor and a second transfer device for transferring the workpiece to the ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5377584 | Dejuicing press for different products A dejuicing press has a cylindrical main pressing chamber defined by a cylindrical dripping grate. A composite piston arrangement is used in the chamber which includes an internal piston surrounded by an external annular piston. Separate drives are provid... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5375513 | Press installation with slides connected at linking points by connecting rods to a press frame A press installation that has working stages with a press frame having press supports, a press bed, a headpiece, and turnbuckles which rigidly connect the press supports, the press bed, and the headpiece with one another. The press installation has a slid... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5363685 | Transfer device in a press Workpieces are transported step-by-step by means of transport bars which are provided with grippers and which are longitudinally and transversally displaceable only in cyclic relation to the reciprocating movement of a press. The transport bars have the c... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5300170 | Decal transfer process Apparatus and method for transfer and application of an offset, heat release decal to an article surface. A thin, supported, silicone membrane is indexed through successive work positions where the membrane is heated, picks up a heated decal and brings th... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5195300 | Compressed roll packaging method and apparatus A method and apparatus for packaging a plurality of cylindrical paper rolls in a compressed state. Rolls are conveyed in a side-by-side relationship and are first progressively compressed in the vertical direction to a partially compressed state. The comp... | 03/23/1993 |
