Progressive die machine
AssigneeGR Spring & Stamping, Inc.
InventorsRonald E. Weber, Wade R. Pennington, Dennis M. Willyard, Jeffrey A. Lawrence
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Abstract
An apparatus for serially making formed parts from a web of deformable material with a stud mounted therein having a plurality of progressive die forming stations for forming multiple parts from the web by advancing the web through each forming station. In one embodiment, the apparatus has feeding, driving and transfer mechanisms for controlling the feeding and insertion of studs at spaced locations into the web.
Claims41
An apparatus for serially making formed parts from a web of deformable material with a stud mounted therein comprising:
- a plurality of progressive die forming stations for forming multiple parts from the web by advancing the web through each forming station;
- a feeding mechanism for feeding studs seriatim to a predetermined dispensing position adjacent to the web;
- a driving mechanism adjacent to the web for inserting studs in spaced locations into the web;
- a transfer mechanism operably connected to the feeding mechanism for receiving studs from the feeding mechanism and for transferring studs to the driving mechanism;
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- a cutting station for severing the web after the web has passed through the die forming stations to separate the formed individual stud-bearing parts from the web.
A method for serially making formed parts from a web of deformable material with a stud mounted therein comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of progressive die forming stations for forming multiple parts from the web;
- advancing the web through each forming station;
- feeding multiple studs seriatim to a predetermined dispensing position adjacent to the web;
- inserting each stud at spaced locations into the web;
- severing the web after the web has passed through the die forming stations to separate the formed individual stud-bearing parts from the web.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.