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US 5,178,051 AGranted
Magnetic punch die retention for HTCC/LTCC fabrication
AssigneeHughes Aircraft Company
InventorsHal D. Smith, George P. Pelzman
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Abstract
Die punch apparatus including an electromagnetic die head core having a plurality of punch die retaining apertures, a plurality of magnetically attractable die punch assemblies respectively retained in the plurality of die retaining apertures, and a receiver plate core having punch receiver assemblies for receiving the punch pins of the punch die assemblies.
Claims4
Die punch apparatus comprising:
- an electromagnetic die head having a plurality of punch die retaining apertures having enlarged terminal portions;
- a plurality of die punch assemblies retained in said plurality of apertures, each of said die punch assemblies including a die punch and a magnetically attractable retaining collar which is dimensioned for a snug slip fit in an enlarged terminal portion such that the die punch assembly is retained in the die retaining aperture without energizing of the electromagnetic die head;
- a receiver plate containing a plurality of receiver insert retaining apertures aligned with the die retaining apertures of said electromagnetic die head;
- and
- a plurality of receiver inserts retained in said plurality of receiver plate apertures.
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Die punch apparatus comprising:
- an electromagnetic die head having a plurality of punch die retaining apertures having enlarged terminal portions;
- a plurality of die punch assemblies retained in said plurality of apertures, each of said die punch assemblies including a die punch and a magnetically attractable retaining color which is dimensioned for a snug slip fit in an enlarged terminal portion such that the die punch assembly is retained in the die retaining aperture without energizing of the electromagnetic die head;
- an electromagntic receiver plate containing a plurality of receiver insert retaining apertures aligned with the die retaining aperture of said electromagnetic die head;
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- a plurality of receiver inserts retained in said plurality of receiver pate apertures, each of said receiver inserts including a punch receiving bore and a magnetically attractable retaining collar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.