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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2017
Comau S.p.a., Grugliasco, IT;
Mauro Maestri, Grugliasco, IT;
Valeria Serpi, Grugliasco, IT;
Giovanni Di Stefano, Grugliasco, IT;
Sylvain Petit, Trappes, FR;
Olivier Carqueville, Trappes, FR;
Comau S.p.A., Grugliasco, IT;
Abstract
Described herein is a new method and device for operating a hemming head of the type comprising a hemming roller () and a second, opposed, roller (), which are rotatable about respective axes contained in one and the same plane. The method includes variation of the position of the second roller that is opposed to the hemming roller as a function of a signal indicating the force exerted by said second roller on the metal sheet and/or as a function of a signal indicating the position of the head along the machining path.