Die for a bending or folding apparatus, and a bending or folding apparatus

A die (1) for a bending or folding device, comprising a base body (2);

• at least one pair of bending beams (3), which are mounted in the base body (2), symmetrically with respect to a central plane (M) of the die (1), so as to be passively pivotable about axes (B) lying parallel to said central plane (M), and which in the base position form a flat rest surface (4) and in the folding position form a V-shaped die cavity in the base body (2);
• at least one return element (5) for each bending beam (3), which applies a force towards the base position to the bending beam (3);
• at least one sliding element (6) for each bending beam (3), wherein in the base position two sliding elements (6) in each case lie symmetrically to the central plane on the bending beams (3) and with flat rest sections form a flat, preferably closed rest surface for a workpiece parallel to the rest surface of the bending beams (3), and which are arranged in such a way that they can slide on the rest surface of the bending beam (3) parallel to the rest surface and transversely to the axis with a workpiece to be processed during the folding operation, wherein a widened edge section of each sliding element (6) projects further outwards away from the central plane over the outer edge of the bending beam (3) facing away from the central plane;
• comprising
• a support section (9) that is rigidly attached to the sliding element (6), rests against a support point (11) on the base body (2) that is stationary during the folding operation when the bending beam (3) and the sliding element (6) are in the base position, and is lifted off the support point (11) and free of force when in the folding position.