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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Kuka Systems Gmbh, Augsburg, DE;
Inventor:
Toni Sonntag, Augsburg, DE;
Assignee:
KUKA SYSTEMS GMBH, Augsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/02 (2006.01); B21D 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/021 (2013.01); B21D 19/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A folding tool () and a method for bend folding a workpiece () in multiple steps. The folding tool () includes three or more driven folding elements () which are positioned above one another and are fed to a common folding point, at least one folding element () performing a swiveling movement. The folding tool () is used for successively creating folds with fold angles of about 160° or more in a plurality of folding steps.