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US 11,583,914 B2Granted
Adjustable width blanking die apparatuses
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsThoney R. Charles, George A. Weiss
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Abstract
A blanking die apparatus includes a first blanking die including an upper die shoe including an upper die shoe cutting surface and a lower die shoe including a lower die shoe cutting surface. A second blanking die includes an upper die shoe including an upper die shoe cutting surface and a lower die shoe including a lower die shoe cutting surface. The second blanking die movable on a base in a feed direction to increase and decrease a dimension of a blank formed between the first blanking die and the second blanking die.
Claims9
A blanking die apparatus comprising:
- a first blanking die comprising an upper die shoe including an upper die shoe cutting surface and a lower die shoe including a lower die shoe cutting surface;
- a second blanking die comprising an upper die shoe including an upper die shoe cutting surface and a lower die shoe comprising a lower die shoe cutting surface;
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- a planar base, the second blanking die slidable on the base in a feed direction to change a dimension of a blank formed between the first blanking die and the second blanking die, the second blanking die comprising a locking mechanism that slides in a track within the base that locks the second blanking die to the base, the track extending lengthwise parallel to the feed direction.
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