Aligning and stacking arrangement

An alignment and stacking arrangement for stampings manufactured in a continuous stamping operation by a stamping machine having a punch and an associated punch matrix, the alignment and stacking arrangement comprising:

• at least one stacking channel means formed in the punch matrix and extending in a stamping direction of the stamping machine for receiving stampings produced by the stamping machine during a continuous operation,
• means arranged in the punch matrix beneath a cutting plane thereof for forming an intermediate stack of stampings within said at least one stacking channel means upon a produced stack of stampings reaching a predetermined height including at least one locking pawl means for reducing a clearance of the at least one stacking channel means,
• a mandrel means arranged within said at least one stacking channel means for receiving the stampings,
• means for holding said mandrel means within said at least one stacking channel means during the formation of an intermediate stack of stampings, and
• means for conveying the stack of stampings having a predetermined height from the stamping machine during the formation of the intermediate stack of stampings.

An alignment and stacking arrangement for stampings manufactured in a continuous stamping operation by a stamping machine having a punch and an associated punch matrix, the alignment and stacking arrangement comprising:

• at least one stacking channel means formed in the punch matrix and extending in a stamping direction of the stamping machine for receiving stampings produced by the stamping machine during a continuous operation,
• means arranged in the punch matrix beneath a cutting plane thereof for forming an intermediate stack of stampings within said at least one stacking channel means upon a produced stack of stampings reaching a predetermined height including at least one locking pawl means for reducing a clearance of the at least one stacking channel means,
• a mandrel means arranged within said at least one stacking channel means for receiving the stampings,
• means for holding said mandrel means within said at least one stacking channel means during the formation of an intermediate stack of stampings including a slotted pusher engageable with said mandrel means,
• means operatively associated with said slotted pusher for selectively displacing said slotted pusher into engagement with said mandrel means, said slotted pusher being displaceably mounted within the punch matrix,
• a holding groove means is provided on said mandrel means for accommodating said slotted pusher when said slotted pusher is brought into engagement with said mandrel means,
• means for conveying the stack of stampings having a predetermined height from the stamping machine during the formation of the intermediate stack of stampings,
• a stacking mandrel operatively associated with said mandrel means for guiding and accommodating stampings, and
• means for selectively raising and lowering said stacking mandrel so as to permit the stack of stampings of the predetermined height to be conveyed by said conveying means.

An alignment and stacking arrangement for stampings manufactured in a continuous stamping operation by a stamping machine having a punch and an associated punch matrix, the alignment and stacking arrangement comprising:

• at least two stacking channel means formed in the punch matrix and extending in a stamping direction of the stamping machine for receiving stampings produced by the stamping machine during a continuous stamping operation,
• means associated with each of the stacking channel means and arranged in the punch matrix beneath a cutting plane of the punch matrix for forming an intermediate stack of stampings within each of said at least two stacking channel means upon a produced stack of stampings reaching a predetermined height, each of said intermediate stack forming means including at least one locking pawl means for reducing a clearance of the respective stacking channel means and a mandrel means arranged within each of the stacking channel means for receiving the stampings,
• means for holding said mandrel means within the respective stacking channel means during a formation of the intermediate stack, and
• means for conveying the respective stacks of stampings having the predetermined height from the stamping machine during the formation of the intermediate stack of stampings.

An alignment and stacking arrangement for stampings manufactured in a continuous stamping operation by a stamping machine having a punch and an associated punch matrix, the alignment and stacking arrangement comprising:

• at least two stacking channel means formed in the punch matrix and extending in a stamping direction of the stamping machine for receiving stampings produced by the stamping machine during a continuous stamping operation,
• means associated with each stacking channel means arranged within the punch matrix beneath a cutting plane thereof for forming an intermediate stack of stampings within each of said at least two stacking channel means upon a produced stack of stampings reaching a predetermined height including at least one locking pawl means for reducing a clearance of the respective stacking channel means,
• a mandrel means arranged within each stacking channel means for receiving the stampings, and
• means for holding said mandrel means within the respective stacking channel means during a formation of the intermediate stack including a slotted pusher engageable with said mandrel means,
• means operatively associated with said slotted pusher for selectively displacing said slotted pusher into engagement with its associated mandrel means, said slotted pushers are each displaceably mounted within each punch matrix,
• a holding groove means provided on each of the mandrel means for accommodating the associated slotted pusher when the slotted pusher is brought into engagement with said mandrel means,
• means for conveying the respective stacks of stampings having the predetermined height from the stamping machine during the formation of the intermediate stack of stampings,
• a stacking mandrel operatively associated with each of said mandrel means for guiding and accommodating stampings, and
• means for selectively raising and lowering each of said stacking mandrels so as to permit the stack of stampings of the predetermined height to be conveyed by said coveying means.