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US 4,366,698 AGranted
Adjustable die assembly
OwnerGregg L. Gillinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to adjustable positionable die members of the type employed in a press brake or the like, wherein a plurality of grooves are formed in a frame supported on the press brake bed with support blocks slidably received in the grooves. Connecting bolts attach the die members to the support blocks and positioning pins extend through the die members into openings formed in the frame to align the die members relative to one another.
Claims13
An assembly for precisely positioning a pair of die members on the bed of a press beneath a ram mounted for movement toward and away from the bed, said assembly comprising:
- a frame member having an upwardly facing surface contacting the pair of die members;
- clamping means extending between each of the die members and said frame member for selectively clamping and unclamping each of the die members against said frame member;
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- positioning means, independently operable of said clamping means, extending between the die members and preselected locations on said upwardly facing surface of said frame member for accurately positioning the die members relative to one another on said frame member.
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