Crank press blank holder and stripper mechanism
AssigneeTextron Inc.
InventorsDonald A. Roy, George F. O'Keefe, Carl R. Kutelis
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Abstract
A mechanism for use in a multi-station crank press, and the method of operating said mechanism wherein the stripper sleeves at each station are actuated, adjustably, under the control of two cams both to hold the blanks before they are contacted by the punches and to strip the blanks from the punches at selected moment as they are retracting.
Claims8
In a blank forming press including a frame, a vertically reciprocable plunger, a die bed positioned below said plunger, a main drive shaft rotatably mounted in said frame above said bed, said drive shaft having a crank thereon, a connecting rod actuated by said crank to impart a forming force to said plunger, a cam shaft rotatably mounted in said frame, drive means coupling said cam shaft to said drive shaft for synchronous operation therewith, a punch carried by the plunger, a stripper associated with the punch and adapted to act on a blank, a lever operative to move the stripper vertically, cam means on the cam shaft and adjustable means operatively connecting said cam means to said lever, said cam means and adjustable means being adjusted and operated to hold the stripper in blank-retaining position adjacent the die while the punch bottoms, to accompany the blank upward out of the die upon retraction of the punch and to strip the blank from the punch.
The method of operating a blank forming crank press having a plurality of crank driven punches, dies, stripper sleeves, and transfer means, and means for driving said elements in synchronism, which includes the steps of delivering blanks to the dies, actuating the stripper sleeves to hold the blanks against the dies after the blanks have been delivered, simultaneously retracting the stripper sleeves and punches to a selected height, causing the stripper sleeves to strip the blanks from the punches, and thereafter moving the stripper sleeves away from the blanks.
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