Die component for a press device
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsSean Philip Coleman, Brian Daniel Erhartic, Steven Daniel Rois
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Abstract
A press device includes a base assembly having a base die component configured to form a workpiece and a punch assembly movable relative to the base assembly during a pressing operation. The punch assembly has at least one punch die component pressing the workpiece to form the workpiece. The punch die component includes a main body having a workpiece engagement surface configured to engage the workpiece formed by the base assembly and the punch assembly. The punch die component having a vibration generator operatively coupled to the main body. The vibration generator causes the main body of the die component to vibrate at a high frequency during the pressing operation.
Claims20
A press device comprising:
- a base assembly having a base die component configured to form a workpiece;
- and
- a punch assembly movable relative to the base assembly during a pressing operation, the punch assembly having at least one punch die component pressing the workpiece to form the workpiece, the punch die component comprises a main body having a workpiece engagement surface configured to engage the workpiece formed by the base assembly and the punch assembly, and the punch die component having a vibration generator operatively coupled to the main body, the vibration generator causing the main body of the die component to vibrate at a high frequency during the pressing operation.
A punch die component for a press device, the punch die component comprising:
- a main body extending between a first end and a second end, the main body having a workpiece engagement surface at the second end configured to engage a workpiece formed by the press device;
- a vibration generator coupled to the first end of the main body, the vibration generator operating to cause the main body to vibrate at a high frequency during a pressing operation of the press device;
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- a spacer coupled to the main body at a spaced apart position, the vibration generator being sandwiched between the spacer and the first end of the main body.
A method of operating a press device, the method comprising:
- positioning a workpiece between a base assembly and a punch assembly of the press device;
- holding a punch die component at the punch assembly;
- pressing the punch die component into the workpiece to form the workpiece during a pressing operation of the press device;
- and
- vibrating the punch die component against the workpiece at a high frequency during the pressing operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.