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US 2002/0000147 A1Published application
Aperture punching unit
OwnerJohn William Whiteinventor
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Abstract
A punching unit for punching holes of a selected geometry in a wall of a component. The punching unit has a frame for supporting the component and the tool and die assembly releaseably securable to the frame. Tool and die assembly has a punch operatively coupled to a mandrel and a male die member and a female die member cooperating to form the hole in the wall. A portion of the tool and die assembly is interchangeable to provide a selected one of a plurality of predetermined hole geometries for the component.
Claims10
An apparatus for punching an apeture of selected geometry in a wall of a component, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame for supporting said component;
- a tool and die assembly releaseably securable to said frame and having a punch operatively coupled to a mandrel, said tool and die assembly comprising a male die member and a female die member cooperating to form said aperture in said wall;
- wherein at least a portion of said tool and die assembly is interchangeable to provide a selected one of a plurality of predetermined aperture geometries.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.