Stiffening rail support
AssigneeBlanking Systems, Inc.
InventorFrank E. Oetlinger
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Abstract
A stiffening rail support is provided for attaching a stiffening rail to an outer frame for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine to discourage the flexing thereof. The stiffening rail support includes a clamping piece defining a vertically extending inner face, an opposite vertically extending outer face, and a bore extending between the inner face and the outer face along an axis at an acute angle to the outer face. A jaw element is operatively connected to the clamp piece so as to define a clamp cavity therebetween. The jaw element is movable between a clamping position for retaining a portion of the stiffening rail in the clamp cavity and a release position.
Claims24
A stiffening rail support for attaching a stiffening rail to an outer frame for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine to discourage flexing of the outer frame, comprising:
- a clamp piece defining a vertically extending inner face, an opposite vertically extending outer face, and a bore extending between the inner face and the outer face along an axis at an acute angle to the outer face;
- a fastening element extending through the bore through the clamp piece and receivable in a corresponding slot in the outer frame to interconnect the clamp piece to the outer frame;
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- a jaw element vertically spaced from the outer frame and operatively connected to the clamp piece so as to define a clamping cavity therebetween, the jaw element being movable between a clamping position for retaining a portion of the stiffening rail in the clamping cavity and a release position.
A stiffening rail support for attaching a stiffening rail to an outer frame for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine to discourage flexing of the outer frame, comprising:
- a plate member defining inner and outer faces and a bore extending between the inner face and the outer face along an axis at an acute angle to the outer face;
- a fastening element extending through the bore through the plate member and receivable in a corresponding slot in the outer frame to interconnect the plate member to the outer frame;
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- a clamping structure vertically spaced from the outer frame and operatively connected to the plate member and being movable between a clamping position for rigidly retaining a portion of the stiffening rail against the plate member and a release position.
A frame assembly for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine, comprising:
- a rigid outer frame having a slot therein;
- a stiffening rail overlapping at least a portion of the outer frame;
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- a stiffening rail support for interconnecting the stiffening rail to the outer frame, the stiffening rail support including:
- a plate member extending along a longitudinal axis and defining inner and outer faces and a bore extending between the inner face and the outer face along an axis at an acute angle to the outer face;
- a clamping structure vertically spaced from the outer frame and operatively connected to the plate member and being movable between a clamping position for rigidly retaining a portion of the stiffening rail against the plate member and a release position;
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- a fastening element extending through the bore in the plate member and receivable in the slot in the outer frame to interconnect the plate member to the outer frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.