Stripping device

A stripping device for attachment to a machine and for removing a workpiece from a punch, the stripping device comprising:

• a guide sleeve including a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical region extending along the longitudinal axis that defines an inner surface, and an end plate that is integrally formed with the cylindrical region, that projects from the inner surface toward the longitudinal axis at one end of the cylindrical region, and that defines a bore having a non-circular perimeter;
• a stripping element for insertion along the longitudinal axis into the bore of the guide sleeve and being configured to move relative to the guide sleeve, the stripping element defining a passage configured to cooperate with the punch and consisting of a straight section integrally formed with a protruding section;
• the straight section including a front surface for contacting the workpiece and having a perimeter along the length thereof that substantially corresponds to the non-circular perimeter of the bore, the perimeter of the straight section and the non-circular perimeter of the bore cooperating to prevent substantial relative rotation between the stripping element and the guide sleeve,
• the protruding section extending away from the longitudinal axis at one end thereof and being configured to slidably engage the inner surface and to abut the end plate during operation of the stripping device;
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• a spring-elastic element being insertable into the guide sleeve to bear against the stripping element and including an opening configured to receive the punch therethrough, the spring-elastic element being compressible along the longitudinal axis during operation of the stripping device.