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US 10,864,650 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for die cutting
AssigneesPhoenix Partners, LLC, Dicar Inc.
InventorsRichard Putch, Robert Weidhaas, Jr.
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Abstract
A clamshell die press includes a fixed platen, a moving platen installed thereon a cutting blade, and a pad mounted on top of a working surface of the fixed platen, wherein the pad comprises a padding block, wherein the padding block comprises a padding layer composed of a material selected to match a tooth profile of the cutting blade.
Claims12
A clamshell die press system, comprising:
- a clamshell die press comprising:
- a fixed platen;
- and
- a moving platen;
- and
- accessory parts to be installed on the clamshell die press, the accessory parts comprising:
- a cutting blade set comprising a first cutting blade having a first tooth profile, and a second cutting blade having a second tooth profile, wherein the first tooth profile is different from the second tooth profile, and one of the first cutting blade or the second cutting blade is to be installed on the moving platen;
- and
- a pad set comprising a first padding block comprising a first padding layer composed of a first padding material having a first Shore value, and a second padding block comprising a second padding layer composed of a second padding material having a second Shore value, wherein the first Shore value is different from the second Shore value, one of the first padding block or the second padding block is to be mounted on a working surface of the fixed platen, the first padding block is paired with the first cutting blade, and the second padding block is paired with the second cutting blade, and the first and second Shore values represent a respective hardness measurement of the corresponding first and second padding materials.
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A method comprising:
- determining a material composition of a work piece to be machined on a die press device;
- selecting, based on the material composition of the work piece, a first tooth profile of a first cutting blade installed on the die press device;
- selecting a first padding block that comprises a first padding layer composed of a first padding material having a first Shore value wherein the first cutting blade is paired with the first tooth profile;
- mounting the first padding block on a working surface of the die press device;
- responsive to replacing the first cutting blade with a second cutting blade having a second tooth profile, selecting a second padding block that comprises a second padding layer composed of a second padding material having a second Shore value, wherein the second cutting blade is paired with the second tooth profile, and wherein the second Shore value is different from the first Shore value, and the second tooth profile is different from the first tooth profile;
- and
- mounting the second padding block on the working surface of the die press device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.