Panel connection device
AssigneeBlanking Systems, Inc.
InventorsFranke E. Oetlinger, Russell A. Kempka, Jr.
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Abstract
A panel connection device is provided for attaching a panel of an inner grid to an outer frame for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine. The panel connection device includes a plate member defining inner and outer faces. The plate member has a recess formed therein for receiving a portion of the panel 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 extends into the recess in the plate member for retaining a portion of the panel therein. A fastening element extends through the bore in the plate member into a corresponding slot in the outer frame to interconnect the plate member to the outer frame.
Claims26
A panel connection device for attaching a panel of an inner grid to an outer frame for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine, the panel having first and second opposite sides, a vertically extending end face, and a horizontally extending mounting pin projecting from the panel, the panel connection device comprising:
- a plate member defining a vertically extending inner face having a recess formed therein for receiving the mounting pin, an opposite vertically extending outer face, a horizontally extending upper face, an opposite horizontally extending lower face, a pair of opposite end faces, and a bore extending between the inner face and the outer face along an axis at an acute angle to the outer face;
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- a fastening structure extending into the recess of the plate member for retaining the mounting pin therein.
A panel connection device for attaching a panel of an inner grid to an outer frame for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine, comprising:
- a plate member defining inner and outer faces, the inner face of the plate member having a recess formed therein for receiving a portion of the panel and a bore extending between the inner face and the outer face along an axis at an acute angle to the outer face;
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- a clamping structure extending into the recess in the plate member for retaining a portion of the panel in the recess of the plate member.
A frame assembly for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine, comprising:
- a rigid outer frame;
- an inner grid comprised of a plurality of panels;
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- a plurality of clamps attaching the panels to the outer frame, each clamp including:
- a plate member defining a vertically extending inner face having a recess formed therein for receiving a portion of a panel and an opposite vertically extending outer face;
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- a fastening structure extending into the recess of the plate member for retaining the portion of the panel therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.