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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8387500 | Slug float-up preventing mechanism A scrap floating prevention mechanism comprises: a die holder formed with a first communication pipe which sends compressed fluid; a mounting table formed with a second communication pipe which comes into communication with the first communication pipe and which sen... | 03/05/2013 |
| 7721634 | Punch tool A punch tool includes a casing; a plurality of small-diameter punches vertically movable and circularly arranged in the casing; a plurality of large-diameter punches vertically movable and circularly arranged in the casing; a punch driver provided to be vertically m... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7461579 | Punch press The present invention provides a punch press which enables cartridges to be easily replaced so that the replacement of the cartridges allows the use of a large number of tools, which enables tools in the cartridges to be quickly indexed, and which allows the accurac... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7335152 | Web forming machine A web forming machine, and a method of forming a web is described and which includes a first rotatable assembly; a second rotatable assembly positioned in spaced relation relative to the first rotatable assembly, and wherein a gap is defined between the first rotata... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334721 | Sheet-cutting apparatus A sheet cutter for cutting a sheet with a cutting blade held by a cutting blade elevating body which is elevated by one servo motor, including a pair of cutting blade elevating bodies; an elevation driving body for elevating the pair of cutting blade elevating bodie... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328640 | Turret tool holder for a press A tool-changing system for a press utilizes a rotary turret on which different tools are rigidly fixed. The turret includes a circular table base which is rotatably mounted on top of the press anvil. As the turret is turned, a different tool is moved into the work z... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326008 | Servo tapping unit with built in shock protection A servo motor in die tapping unit provides built in shock protection for the motor by fixing a shock plate to the servo motor and floatingly mounting the shock plate to a base structure attachable to a stripper plate in a press. Sets of opposing springs allow moveme... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7252026 | Strand oscillator assembly for choppers and method An improved oscillator assembly that can be used on a chopper for chopping strands of fiber and other long or continuous it items into segments. The improved oscillating assembly moves the items back and forth across the surface of a working layer of the chopper whi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7194321 | Modular multi-axis motion control and driving system and method thereof A modular multi-axis motion control and driving system includes a control board having a DSP and Flash ROM; a plurality of driver boards connected to the control board though a bus, each board including a FPGA device and a plurality of MOSFET power amplifiers; a com... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168356 | Adjustable length punch assembly Adjustable length punch assemblies are disclosed. An adjustable length punch assembly in accordance with present invention may be used with a punch press including a tool holder adapted to receive punch assembly and a ram adapted to move longitudinally along a ram a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168355 | Fiber chopper and method of chopping A method and apparatus for chopping long unwound items like fiber, fiber strands, yarn, etc. The chopper has a backup roll, a blade roll and a biasing system for forcing the backup roll and the blade roll together at a desired force during set up and operation. The ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7065997 | Apparatus for cutting and nibbling a sheet metal in coil form An apparatus for cutting and nibbling a sheet metal (3) in coil form comprises pulling devices for pulling the sheet metal, which is delivered from a delivery bobbin or coil, and are driven by a pair of overlapping rollers (12), the sheet metal being a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054708 | Sheet material cutting system and methods regarding same A system and/or method for cutting designs of text and/or shapes out of sheet material, such as paper, vellum, and other materials used in, for example, the scrapbooking and card making industries. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036416 | Hole punch quick-change die assembly with pin strap and positioning system Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032812 | Quick-extraction punch-holder adapter for converting punching machines from a single-punch to a multiple-punch configuration A punching machine comprising at least one punching head including a support body having a first end delimiting a peripheral shoulder, a second end, and at least two parallel seats being angularly spaced from one another and extending through said support body from ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017461 | Dual position automatic notcher A device for consecutively forming one or more notches in a first surface and one or more notches in second surface of a hollow workpiece. The notching device including a first die and a second die that is fixed relative to the first die; and a shiftable punch havin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011007 | Apparatus for cutting and creating notches and apertures in sheet-type work material In an apparatus for cutting pattern pieces and creating apertures in sheet-type work material a frame has a support surface mounted thereon for carrying at least one layer of the work material. A carriage is coupled to the frame for movement back-and-forth there alo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6988436 | Turret punch press The object of the present invention is to provide a turret punch press capable of discharging easily the small article work sheet cut off from the material work sheet, without employing a subhead separately from the punch driving mechanism. The punch press comprises... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6979153 | Deep-grooving insert having stepped cutting edge A deep-grooving chip-forming cutting insert includes a rear mounting portion, a front cutting portion, and a pair of side walls, each side wall extending along the front and rear portions. The front cutting portion includes a front end surface, a top surface, and a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6716146 | Tool Magazine A automatically indexing tool magazine, of the type attached to machining centers that incorporate an automatic tool change function, able to hold a relatively large number of tools in a compact space as means of improving space efficiency. The tool magazine is comp... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6675688 | Modular unit for converting punching machines from single-punch to multiple-punch A modular conversion unit for converting punching machines from single-punch to multiple-punch comprises an upper main cylindrical magazine rotatably supported by a turret of the punching machine and provided with a plurality of radial seats for accommoda... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6626076 | Punch press The punch press of the present invention is capable of selecting three tracks of the punch tool by a standard and low-priced cylinder device. The tool setting station with punch tool 4 is provided in the turret 3A that is rotatable around the center of th... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6591726 | Orientation device for turret punching machine A orientation device including two turrets, carrying a plurality of punch-die pairs, are rotatable to carry a punch-die pair to a work station and, simultaneously, another punch-die pair to a changeover station. A magazine of punch-die pairs comprises at ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6490956 | Feeding apparatus of moved body A feeding apparatus of a moved body includes: a base; a rotatable long ball screw extending in a longitudinal direction of the base; a nut member engaged with the long ball screw; a moved body mounted to the nut member; a pair of drive shafts arranged in ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6279445 | Multi-tool alignment apparatus A self-aligning multi-tool for use in a punch press having a ram. The multi-tool includes a housing carrying a striker and a magazine bearing a plurality of circumferentially spaced tools and rotatable with respect to the housing so as to bring a single d... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6148707 | Punch press and method of punching plate-type workpiece by the press A punch press includes a pair of disc-shaped tool holders rotatably mounted on supporting portions, one of the holders carrying a plurality of punch tools, and the other holder carrying a plurality of die tools which cooperate with the punch tools in orde... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6138544 | Die-cutter with planetary configuration A rotary die-cutter having a planetary configuration for die-cutting paper products such as corrugated and solid-fiber paper board includes a frame in which is mounted a rotatable turret assembly. Rotatably attached to the turret assembly is a first die-c... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6125731 | Feeder for an industrial machine, particularly a turret punch press, and an industrial machine utilizing the same A ball screw spline shaft 41 is driven for rotation by a drive motor 53 provided at least on one end thereof. When a feeder ball nut 61 moves in response to the rotation of the ball screw spline shaft 41 from one end of the ball screw spline shaft 41 towa... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6109159 | Turret punch press In a turret punch press (1) which rotates and indexes an upper turret (5) and a lower turret (7), positions a desired punch and die from a plurality of punches (P) and a plurality of dies (D) to a processing position (25), and performs a punching process ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109090 | Machine for working sheet metal The machine comprises a work surface on which sheet metal rests, a fixed structure which supports the work surface, a work station provided with a hammer movable along a vertical axis to punch the sheet metal, punch units defined by a first holder and a p... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6076442 | Chopper for cutting fiber continuously, and method A new type of multi-chopper for cutting strands or ribbon shaped material such as strands of glass fibers, and a method of using this chopper, is disclosed. The chopper has at least two chopper assemblies on a rotating frame. When one chopper assembly nee... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6074330 | Device for converting punch changing in punching machines from manual to quick and automatic A device for converting punch changing in punching machines from manual to quick and automatic comprises: a stator element, which can be inserted in a corresponding and conventional seat provided in the machine and supports a plurality of punches which ar... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6044742 | Die holder mounting structure Pin insertion holes 25, and 26 are adjustable relative to each other and are arranged such that one is on a die holder 6 which is mounted on an alignment plate 7 of a lower turret 2 and the other one is on the alignment plate 7 itself. A mounting pin 11 i... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5993090 | Marking punch The invention provides a tool which can be used with a punch press. On such tool includes a marking punch which has a recess; a marking punch magazine having a channel in which the marking punch is received and an external surface having a transverse groo... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5970838 | Machine for punching sheet metal with a counterpunch extracting means A machine for punching sheet metal includes a counterpunch holder unit including a supporting disk mounted for rotation about a main axis and supporting a number of counterpunch holder assemblies, each including a respective counterpunch. Each counterpunc... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5970832 | Turrent-type press machine using repositioning system to reduce offset A press machine is provided to reliably reposition a workpiece without causing it to become offset. The press machine includes a punch tool for punching a workpiece and a workpiece gripping section for gripping and moving a workpiece on a table. The workp... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5970837 | Chopper for cutting fiber continuously, and method A new type of multi-chopper for cutting strands or ribbon shaped material such as strands of glass fibers, and a method of using this chopper, is disclosed. The chopper has at least two chopper assemblies on a rotating frame. When one chopper assembly nee... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5934165 | Adjustable punch assembly An adjustable punch assembly is provided for use at an indexable punching station in a turret punch press. The overall length of the punch assembly may be adjusted using a motor and pulley system that is also used for indexing the punch tool. Further, the... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5924349 | Drive device for rotating a machine tool table A drive device, for rotating a machine tool table, includes an armature, of a linear electric motor, located tangentially along the whole lateral surface of a circular table. The armature is connected by its own lateral surface to the table. An inductor, ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5901628 | Die lifting system for a turret punch press A single die raising device is arranged on a turret for raising a die used for forming so that such die-raising device does not become an obstruction when the work is delivered. Apparatus is described in which each of a plurality of form dies (5) arranged... | 05/11/1999 |
