Revolving cutting press

A revolving cutting press, comprising two revolving plates arranged at an axial distance from one another and supported rotatably about a common axis, said revolving plates having a peripheral region provided with a plurality of tool receptacles which are formed for receiving tool sets and are spaced from one another;

• a working station arranged so that each of the tool sets can be transferred to said working station during rotation of said revolving plates;
• a plunger which can be coupled with the tool sets in said working station, said tool receptacles being formed as insertion plates supported rotatably relative to said revolving plates about axes which are parallel to an axis of said revolving plates, each of the tool sets which are held in said insertion plates being transferable to said working station;
• said plunger being coupled with each of the tool sets in said working station, the tool sets of said insertion plates in said working station being movable relative to said revolving plates between a working position in which a coupling of the tool sets with said plunger is provided and rest positions in which a coupling with said plunger is not provided;
• means for moving said insertion plates between said positions and including drives mounted on a machine base body to be coupled with said insertion plates or uncoupled from said insertion plates, and also operative for a rotary movement of said insertion plates relative to said revolving plates, each of said drives being formed as a motor-transmission unit, said plunger being coupleable in said working station directly with said insertion plates;
• means associated with said revolving plates for arresting of the tool sets of said insertion plates located outside of the working position, said axes of said insertion plates being arranged on a circle which is concentric to said axis of said revolving plates, said revolving plates including an upper revolving plate which holds an upper tool containing a punch and a punch holder for each tool set and another revolving plate which is a lower revolving plate and holds a lower tool containing a matrix for each tool set, said insertion plates including an upper insertion plate;
• said arresting means arranged on said machine base body and arresting said upper insertion plate and said punch holders of the tool sets in a predetermined height, said arresting means being formed as a circular holding plate with an outer boundary which is provided in said working station with a recess, so that and in the punch holder is said working station movable through said recess by said plunger.