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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353680 | Universal compression spring former The compression spring former disclosed by the present invention contains an external diameter mechanism, spacing mechanism, wire-feeding mechanism, cutting mechanism, length-detecting mechanism, sorting mechanism, and microcomputer control mechanism. Within the wor... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7281446 | Machine tool with machining head kept fixed by means of bars whose length is variable by magnetostriction A machine tool (1) for machining by chip removal, in which a machining head (2) operates while being positioned in a horizontal plane and is mounted on a vertical bed (3) to which it discharges the forces (F) by which it is axially stressed, thi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281402 | Method and apparatus for optimizing forging processes A method and apparatus for optimizing the forging of a workpiece that is moved along a longitudinal axis of a forging press. The method includes detecting the relative positions of the first and second ends of the workpiece along the longitudinal axis and calculatin... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7140215 | Cutting head for wire-processing machine A cutting head has upper part with at least one separating cutter, at least one stripping cutter, a first cutting edge, a force-measuring device operating on the piezo principle, and a first holding plate. A lower part of the cutting head includes at least one separ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7086261 | Crimp state estimation apparatus for crimp contact terminal and quality determination apparatus for crimp contact terminal A crimp state estimation apparatus includes: an information input section for inputting information on an crimp contact terminal, an electric wire, an anvil, and the crimper and an input compression ratio of a core wire of the electric wire; and an estimation unit f... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6959573 | Bending method and device therefore A bending apparatus reciprocates at least one of an upper table to which a punch is mounted and a lower table to which a corresponding plurality of adjacent divided dies are mounted. At least one bending angle detector is provided between the dies to detect a bendin... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6845645 | Swaging feedback control method and apparatus A swaging system includes a swaging assembly, a sensor, and a controller. The swaging assembly includes a movable tool, the movable tool operate to exert force on a die. The die is configured to reduce a dimension of a work piece responsive to the exerted force, the... | 01/25/2005 |
| 5950484 | Bending center In order to improve a bending center comprising a bending unit, a loading device with a feed table for receiving a sheet-metal part to be inserted, and a manipulator arrangement, with which the sheet-metal part can be gripped, moved as well as rotated, in... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5865051 | Procedure and apparatus for the optimized manufacture of coil springs on automatic spring winding machines Procedure and apparatus for the optimized manufacture of coil springs on automatic spring winding machines. It is the object of the present invention to offer both a procedure and an apparatus by which even in case of fluctuating values of the wire parame... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5584199 | Device for measuring an angle in a workpiece A device for measuring an angle in a workpiece piece which includes a base; a pair of feelers which are movable relative to the base and each of which has an active surface for contacting a respective portion of the workpiece piece during the measurement;... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5195042 | Apparatus and method for controlling crimping of articles A crimping apparatus and method for crimping electrical connectors to cables. The apparatus can automatically sense the size of a connector and can automatically determine a minimum acceptable distance of work travel in relation to the size of a connector... | 03/16/1993 |
| 4996857 | Method and an apparatus for manufacturing a metallic bellows A first insert member and a head member are inserted in a cylindrical metal material. A liquid pressure chamber is defined in the material by the first insert member and the head member. First and second dies are situated corresponding to the head member ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4557125 | Apparatus for on line, random sample, inspection of cold-formed blanks for threaded fasteners An improved apparatus for on-line inspection of an intermediate-stage, headed, non-threaded blank for a threaded fastener is disclosed. If the blank fails to meet specifications, the production of blanks is terminated. Improvement features include a roll-... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4425776 | Production workpiece straightening system A production system for simultaneously correcting multiple distortions in multiple extensions of an irregular workpiece within tolerance requirements including for each distortion a gauge for determining direction and magnitude automatically employed to m... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4112721 | NC Coil spring manufacturing apparatus The NC coil spring manufacturing apparatus of this invention is an apparatus for manufacturing a variety of coil springs according to predetermined programs controlled by instruction signals transmitted from a microcomputer, comprising a pitch feed mechan... | 09/12/1978 |
