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US 9,314,830 B2Granted
Bending device
AssigneeFerrari Metals Corporation
InventorsArie Tremblay, Steven P. Hoekstra, Aaron M. Hoekstra
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AssigneeFerrari Metals Corporation
InventorsArie Tremblay, Steven P. Hoekstra, Aaron M. Hoekstra
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A bending device. The bending device may comprise: a frame, center die, two sliding dies, and one or more motors. The center die may be positioned at a distal end portion of the frame and may advance towards a proximal end portion of the frame along a first path guide. The first sliding die may be positioned at a left portion of the frame and may advance towards and approximately near the first bent portion of the center die along a second path guide. The second sliding die may be positioned at a right portion of the frame and may advance towards and approximately near the second bent portion of the center die along a third path guide. The motors may actuate the movement of the center die, the first sliding die, and the second sliding die.
A bending device, comprising:
A bending device, comprising:
A bending device, comprising:
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Bending rods, profiles, or tubes: over a movably-arranged forming menber
Bending rods, profiles, or tubes: in press brakes or between rams and anvils or abutments; Pliers with forming dies
In press brakes or between rams and anvils or abutments; Pliers with forming dies: combined with oscillating members
Tools as parts of machines covered by this subclass: die sets; Pillar guides
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The present disclosure relates generally to bending devices such as tube-bending devices, and more specifically, to a device for bending metal tubes through a dual push/bend process.
In general, bent metal tubing has various uses, including providing an underlying structure for greenhouse roofs, tunnels, or canopies. Although these structures are preferably relatively low cost and easy to construct, the difficulty of bending metal tubes appropriately and efficiently has led to such structures being both expensive and labor intensive to construct.
The most commonly used method to bend metal tubing is through the use of a tubing roller. A tubing roller generally consists of a large wheel with a hand crank. The metal tube is placed in a cavity at the bottom of the large wheel, and the user must then crank the wheel using the hand crank in order to shape the tubing (with the tubing passing through the roller multiple times, depending on the desired radius). This method, however, is very inefficient, as it requires a large amount of physical labor and is very time-consuming.
The drawings show illustrative embodiments, but do not depict all embodiments. Other embodiments may be used in addition to or instead of the illustrative embodiments. Details that may be apparent or unnecessary may be omitted for the purpose of saving space or for more effective illustrations. Some embodiments may be practiced with additional components or steps and/or without some or all components or steps provided in the illustrations. When different drawings contain the same numeral, that numeral refers to the same or similar components or steps.
FIG. 1 is an illustration of a top view of one embodiment of the bending device.
FIG. 2 is an illustration of a top view of one embodiment of the center die, sliding dies, and a tube to be bent and shows the positional relationship of the center die, sliding dies, and tube to be bent at the beginning of the bending process.
In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of various aspects of one or more embodiments. However, the one or more embodiments may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well-known procedures and/or components have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the embodiments.
While some embodiments are disclosed herein, still other embodiments will become obvious to those skilled in the art as a result of the following detailed description. These embodiments are capable of modifications of various obvious aspects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of protection. The Figures, and their detailed descriptions, are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not restrictive. Also, the reference or non-reference to a particular embodiment shall not be interpreted to limit the scope of protection.
In the following description, certain terminology is used to describe certain features of one or more embodiments. For purposes of the specification, unless otherwise specified, the terms “approximately” and “about” generally refer to a deviance of within 5% of the indicated number or range of numbers. In one embodiment, the term “approximately” and “about”, refer to a deviance of between 1-10% from the indicated number or range of numbers.