Press and curve-forming means therefor

Abstract

A press that includes a frame which bears a bending device that includes an upper tool and a lower tool which can be moved in a mutually reciprocal manner. The press also includes a curve-forming element for forming a curve on the bending device. The curve-forming element has curve-forming members slidable over each other in a lengthwise direction and a transverse direction and making contact with each other. The contact surface of the curve-forming members in the lengthwise direction and the transverse direction of the bending device possess the respective determined angles of slope .alpha. and .beta.. The press has an element for adjusting the curve-forming members in the lengthwise direction and the transverse direction, wherein the curve-forming members adjoining each other at the sides preferably form a curve-forming strip which extends substantially over the whole length ofthe bending device. This curve-forming strip is preferably provided with a number of discrete contact surfaces.

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