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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Schmitz, Coldwater, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Minster Machine Company, Minster, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 5/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 5/14 ;
Abstract
An auto-positioning inching control for a mechanical press allows a press operator to select one of a plurality of preset slide stop zones in which the slide may be stopped. A programmable logic controller is utilized to compute values of clutch dropout which will operatively position the slide in one of a plurality of preselected slide stop zones. An additional inching mechanism may be utilized for further movement of the slide within the preselected slide stop zone.