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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Btm Company Llc, Marysville, MI (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Andrew Janiszewski, Port Huron, MI (US);
Assignee:
BTM COMPANY LLC, Marysville, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/03 (2006.01); B21D 43/00 (2006.01); B21D 43/02 (2006.01); B30B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/031 (2013.01); B21D 43/003 (2013.01); B30B 15/0029 (2013.01); B30B 15/0035 (2013.01); B21D 43/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adjustable joining machine is provided. In another aspect, a workpiece-joining apparatus includes a punch and/or die with an automatically adjustable joining position. A further aspect employs a workpiece-clinching or piercing apparatus including an automatically adjustable punch and/or die. A method of clinching or piercing workpiece sheets includes changing a position of a punch and/or die based on a sensed workpiece characteristic.