Apparatus for setting the shut height of a press
OwnerGerald J. Koenigbauer, August F. Pitonyak +2inventors
InventorsGerald J. Koenigbauer, August F. Pitonyak, John H. Jeffcoat, David Kaslatas
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Abstract
A portable measuring device used for setting the shut height of the dies of a press. The measuring device includes a gauge or indicator releasably mounted on a finished surface of one of the dies. A paddle releasably mounted on a finished surface of the other die engages an indicator probe when the dies are relatively moved toward each other, to provide a measurement of the distance between the dies. This measurement is used to set the shut height of the dies.
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Apparatus for setting the shut height of opposed first and second dies of a press supported for relative movement toward and away from each other and having confronting finished surfaces, comprising a portable measuring device, said measuring device having first and second parts, first mounting means for releasably mounting said first part on said finished surface of said first die, second mounting means for releasably mounting said second part on said finished surface of said second die, said first part comprising an indicator having a depressible probe, and said second part comprising a probe contact member in position to be contacted by and depress said probe upon relative movement of said dies toward one another, said indicator registering the separation of said dies by the extent to which said probe is depressed.
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