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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360482 | Crank roller paper cutting device This invention reveals a crank roller paper cutting device, which comprises a base, a supporter, a handle part, a master roller, a slave roller, and a group of speed-reducing gears. Via the group of speed-reducing gears, handle part correlates to the master roller a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357073 | Drive unit and drive method for press A press drive unit and press drive method are provided which decrease the cycle time of a press to improve its productivity, enable use of small-sized, inexpensive presses and provide improved product quality. To this end, the press drive unit comprises a drive shaf... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331281 | Press with vertically reciprocated frame A press has an upper traverse, a lower traverse below the upper traverse, and vertical frame elements extending between the traverse, fixing same together against relative movement, and forming a rigid frame with the upper traverse and lower traverse. A central trav... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328655 | Juice extractor with drive and return cams for extractor cup movement A juice extractor includes at least one pair of extractor cups being relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween. A drive mechanism engages at least one of the extractor cups and includes a drive cam that drives the extractor cup into engagement with the ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7310988 | Drive device for a mechanical press The invention provides a drive device for a mechanical press with a two-step speed reduction mechanism for driving a slide of the mechanical press and includes a drive pinion provided concentrically with a crankshaft, a main gear mounted on said crankshaft, intermed... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308925 | Apparatus for assembling substrates of planar fluorescent lamp Apparatus for assembling substrates of a planar fluorescent lamp including a base mounted movable along a process line, the base having an upper surface for placing a first substrate of the fluorescent lamp, at least one movable board over the base, the movable boar... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7234337 | Punch Press A punch press that provides an arrangement of a motor and a crank mechanism so that the motor does not project far from the side of a frame. The punch press includes a servo motor, a ram which drives a press tool, a crank mechanism which converts a rotating motion t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7185585 | Container crusher An apparatus for crushing containers includes a die defining an opening, a punch, and a system for displacing the die and punch relative to each other. The punch may be fixed and the die may be moved from a first position spaced apart from the punch such that a cont... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7162908 | Device for handling the upper moving table carrying the punch in a bending press The invention deals with the field of bending presses, and, more precisely, deals with a device for handling the upper table moving along guiding pillars and carrying the punch. For every table guiding pillar, the device provides for a main lever (10) hinged ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156016 | Juice extractor with integral juice manifold and cup bridge A juice extractor and associated method includes an extractor frame, extractor cup mounted for movement within the extractor frame and a cup bridge mounted within the extractor frame. A juice manifold is integral with the cup bridge for receiving juice during extrac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140163 | Blister-foil packaging machine A lower foil formed with upwardly open filled pockets passes horizontally at a constant transport speed through a work station of a machine frame. A support table holds an upper tool immediately above the foil in the station. A double parallelogrammatic linkage has ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111549 | T-gib dynamic balancer weight guide A guide system is provided to slidingly guide a reciprocating dynamic balancer weight within a press machine. An elongate stationary guide rail is disposed within a vertical channel formed at one side of the balancer mass. In this configuration, the guide rail is ar... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100499 | Strap pressing device for a strap packing apparatus A strap pressing device for a strap packing apparatus includes a strap presser, an eccentric shaft, and a spring. The eccentric shaft consists of a first shaft and a second shaft eccentrically connected to the first shaft and received in an oval hole of the strap pr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7062949 | Metal forming press having straight line drive mechanism A metal forming press has an oscillating beam driven at its center by a connecting rod connected to a throw on a crankshaft. The upper end of the beam is pivoted to a link which drives a ram. The lower end of the beam pivots about a rotating eccentric shaft having a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7028611 | Motor driven link press The present invention provides a motor driven link press which enables working with a heavy press load and also enables a working cycle time to be improved even when a motor with a relatively low output power is used and which can be properly controlled easily. A mo... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004006 | Motor driven link press The present invention provides a motor driven link press which enables working with a heavy press load and also enables a working cycle time to be improved even when a motor with a relatively low output power is used and which can be properly controlled easily. A mo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6990898 | Mechanical pressing machine A mechanical pressing machine includes a slider mounted on an input shaft at a location below a cam, and a sliding block and a balance weight mounted at locations above the cam. A first cam follower rotatably carried on the slider abuts against a lower surface of th... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6945165 | Motor driven link press The present invention provides a motor driven link press which enables working with a heavy press load and also enables a working cycle time to be improved even when a motor with a relatively low output power is used and which can be properly controlled easily. A mo... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926513 | System for minimizing platen drive shaft flex in a thermoforming press A system for minimizing platen drive shaft flex in a thermoforming press employed in a thermoforming process is provided. The thermoformer press molds plastic sheets into finished articles. The system minimizes rotational vibrations in a platen drive shaft that actu... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6871586 | Slide drive apparatus and slide drive method for pressing machine A slide drive apparatus and a slide drive method for a pressing machine capable of enhancing positioning precision at the time of adjustment of die height, and responding to pressing work at high stroke per minute. For this purpose, the drive apparatus includes a sl... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6862983 | Dual high pressure rotary union for mechanical power press A fluid delivery system supplies two or more fluids to a rotatable shaft integrated within a device such as a mechanical press and develops damped clearance spaces at the bearing surfaces of the fluid coupling device. In one arrangement, a rotary union is adapted fo... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6805045 | Press production series with offset drive In a press production series for massive forming with a toggle drive for driving a ram, varying stroke speeds of the ram motion are attached by adjustment of cogwheels of an planetary gear system having fixed connecting dimensions. Uniform machine frames can thus be... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6711995 | Infinite variable slide motion for a mechanical power press An infinite variable slide motion for a mechanical power press is achieved by use of a differential located on the press drive system. Differential movement means are employed to rotate the differential relative to the drive system so that the output of the differen... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6662715 | Slider link press A slider link press includes an oscillation link operating about a fulcrum shaft and an eccentric crank pin. A connecting link connects the oscillation link to a slide. The oscillating link and fulcrum shaft act to increase press torque, reduce downward p... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6647869 | Positive lock for infinite adjustable stroke mechanism A positive lock for infinite adjustable stroke alignment mechanism for a mechanical press with an eccentric bushing disposed within a press connection member with a second eccentric member disposed within the eccentric bushing. A rotatable crankshaft is c... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6629494 | Slide driving device for a press machine A slide driving device for a press machine is driven by a first and second upper toggle link mechanisms pivotably mounted above a slide. The upper toggle links include first links connected at a connecting link along a common tangent line. The connecting ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6606941 | Method of altering the drive mechanism of a mechanical press A mechanical press having a variable drive arrangement. The press includes a link drive which drives a crankshaft. The drive altering mechanism includes an adjustment device which changes the position of the link drive, thereby altering the drive mechanis... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6595125 | Slide drive unit of a press Angle (θ) formed by straight lines (A, B) connecting a fixed shaft (23) and two connecting shafts (24, 25) of a triaxial link (16) of a slide drive unit (10) is set acute, so that position of a slide at any crank angle can be made higher than a conventio... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6564704 | Press with eccentric crank drive for upper punch unit, and operating method A press for pressing pulverulent materials, in particular metal powder, having an eccentric crank drive, which has at least one connecting rod and a crankshaft and a gearwheel which is connected thereto in a rotationally fixed manner, for driving an upper... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6546856 | Safe and environment friendly press A pressing machine, particularly a fast operating pressing machine equipped with a pressing head forced into longitudinal jigging motion in a working range over a bench (46) by an eccenter disk (8), having an eccentric shaft, through a crank arm (9). The ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6481345 | Slide driving method for link type transfer press and link type transfer press A link type transfer press is driven by continuously dwelling the slide in the vicinity of the top dead center thereof with the use of a link mechanism. With this arrangement, a motion index angle of a feeder can be taken by a large degree even though the... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6477945 | Double-action mechanical press A double-action mechanical press is capable of easily keeping the dynamic balance, simpler in structure and provides an improved processing accuracy by maintaining the parallelism in upper and lower rams. The double-action mechanical press has a crank mec... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474227 | Method of controlling synchronous drive of pressing machine and pressing machine usable in the method With a method of controlling synchronous drive of a plurality of pressing machines, each of the pressing machines has a motor, a drive shaft to which a torque of a flywheel driven by the motor is transmitted through a clutch and a slide driven by the driv... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6453806 | Infinite variable slide motion for a mechanical power press An infinite variable slide motion for a mechanical power press is achieved by use of a differential located on the press drive system. A differential movement mechanism is employed to rotate the differential relative to the drive system so that the output... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6321646 | Wet clutch/brake adapted to access press lubricant A mechanical press having a wet clutch/brake assembly. The wet clutch/brake assembly is cooled and lubricated using a recirculating flow of lubricant. The entire press acts as a heat sink for the recirculating lubricant and effectively cools and lubricate... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6314873 | Thermal presses for forming articles from a web of thermoplastic material and methods of operating thermal presses Thermal presses and methods for operating thermal presses in the fabrication of finished articles from a web of thermoplastic material. In one embodiment, a thermal press includes a primary frame, a drive shaft rotatably attached to the frame, and a first... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6311612 | Link adjustment member A mechanical press having a variable drive arrangement. The press includes a link drive which drives a crankshaft. The drive altering mechanism includes adjustment means which changes the position of the link drive, thereby altering the drive mechanism of... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6305279 | Tool drive apparatus A tool drive apparatus and method are provided which are particularly well suited for the processing of semiconductor chips on leadframe strips. The tool drive apparatus includes at least one press having a tool-receiving space, a top and bottom tool rece... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6289754 | Drive apparatus for a forming machine A drive unit for a forming machine, comprising a rotary drive and a knuckle-joint drive for a gear transmission operating a ram, the knuckle-joint drive being operationally connected through a gear transmission to the rotary drive. To improve the drive ri... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6247399 | Press machine A press machine includes upper and lower slides respectivelly attached to upper and lower portions of posts movable in the up and down directions; a link mechanism having first and second levers connected with each other to cause bending and stretching mo... | 06/19/2001 |
