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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1997
Johannes Cornelis Bakermans, Harrisburg, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A die set (24) for use with a stamping and forming machine (10) includes two opposed tooling plates (50, 52) arranged to undergo reciprocating motion with respect to a base plate (40) toward and away from a strip of material (30) that is fed along a feed path (38) between the two tooling plates (50, 52). Each tooling plate has a tool attachment surface (58, 60) facing inwardly toward the feed path (38) for the attachment of punch and die tooling assemblies (26, 28) for performing the stamping and forming operations on the strip of material. Each of the tooling plates (50, 52) includes four guide posts (82) that extend outwardly in a direction away from the feed path (38) so that the area (98) between the opposing tool attachment surfaces (58, 60) is maintained clear for the operation and maintenance of the punch and die tooling assemblies (26, 28).