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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222416 | Edge bending apparatus A first hemming mold unit (20) and a second hemming mold unit (30), are installed in a single pressing machine. The first hemming mold unit (20) performs partial bending of an edge (95) of a workpiece (93; 96). The workpiece (93... | 05/29/2007 |
| 6408670 | Carrierless progressive die system A carrierless progressive die system and method for improving part quality and reducing cost. A strip of sheet material advances between a plurality of die stations along a continuous planar surface of a die lifter and stripper pad combination formed or a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 5829300 | Apparatus for transferring and forming parts in a press The present invention includes an apparatus and a method for transferring and forming parts in a press (20). The press (20) has a plurality of longitudinally dispose workstations (W). A parts transfer system (22) has a grasping unit (69) for releasably gr... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5598733 | Apparatus and method for transferring and forming parts in a press The present invention includes an apparatus and a method for transferring and forming parts in a press (20). The press (20) has a plurality of longitudinally disposed workstations (W). A parts transfer system (22) has a grasping unit (69) for releasably g... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5359875 | Apparatus and method for transferring and forming parts in a press The present invention includes an apparatus and a method for transferring and forming parts in a press (20). The press (20) has a plurality of longitudinally disposed workstations (W). A parts transfer system (22) has a grasping unit (69) for releasably g... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5044189 | Scrap guiding and chopping in a shell press A method and apparatus are disclosed for making and transferring shells for cans within a ram press. The shells are formed in a two-step operation in which shell preforms are formed at a first station within the press and then transferred to second statio... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4770022 | Method and apparatus for transferring relatively flat objects An apparatus for transferring a relatively flat object from a work station along a transfer path includes an upper tooling within the work station for locating the object in a ready position by causing an upper surface of the object to adhere to the tooli... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4741196 | Air conveyor and method for removing parts from a high speed forming press Successively formed cans or cups are quickly and smoothly removed from beneath the lower die shoe of a high speed forming press by an elongated dual lane stainless steel air conveyor having closely spaced upper and lower parallel walls defining an air cha... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4696179 | Air assist means for use in transferring relatively flat objects In a ram press for manufacturing shells for can ends, a relatively flat shell is transferred from a tooling station to a destination. The shell is supported at the first station from the upper tooling work surface, from which it is propelled in edgewise f... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4599884 | Apparatus for transferring relatively flat objects An apparatus for transferring a relatively flat object from a first station to a second station includes a support for the object at the first station, a substantially closed housing, and a piston disposed therein for sliding movement from a normal positi... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4561280 | Shell making method and apparatus A method and apparatus for forming shells for use as can ends is disclosed. A sheet of thin metal is supplied to a first station within a ram press, at which a generally circular blank is separated from the sheet and partially formed into the shell. The p... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4554814 | Air transfer system and method for a shell press An air transfer system for a shell press is provided which air conveys a blanked and formed shell from a blanking and forming die station in the shell press to a curling die station in the same shell press. The air transfer system further provides for the... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4510789 | Press brake A press brake adapted to apply bending on metal blanks in the form of a sheet or plate includes a plurality of die assemblies located on a die holder at intervals of a predetermined distance in the direction perpendicular to the logitudinal direction of a... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4503969 | Device for splitting a pair of segmented transfer bars of a transfer press or the like A transfer press is disclosed which has a pair of parallel spaced transfer bars for indexing work through a succession of press stations. Each transfer bar consists of, typically, five segments separably joined end to end. For longitudinally moving the co... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4364255 | Controlled oriented discharge of cups from a blanking and forming press Apparatus and method for discharging flanged cups in a controlled oriented fashion from a blanking and forming press. The formed cup is raised to a position slightly higher than the upper face of the drawing die, and moved in a straight line by means of a... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4096731 | Method and a means for transferring articles, in particular semimanufactured articles or workpieces, between stations on machinery for working these articles mechanically A method and apparatus is provided for transferring articles between successive work stations at which working operations are effected. More particularly, the workpieces are transferred between the forming stations on a multistage forming press. On comple... | 06/27/1978 |
| 3995470 | Metal-forming systems A central metal-forming press has permanently associated therewith at least three workpiece-handling units that are pivotally connected to the press for movement toward and away from an operative position with respect to the press. A progressively interen... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3941070 | Product transfer system Apparatus for transferring articles (such as two-piece cans) between work stations, at succeeding ones of which a dimension (such as a diameter) of the articles is reduced. The articles pass along a channel, and at each station means are provided to stop ... | 03/02/1976 |
