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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2002
Ichio Akami, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Goujyu Umemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiyuki Kondo, Kanagawa, JP;
Amada Company, Limited, , JP;
Abstract
A bending press system provided with a bending press ( ) with at least one bending station to mount a plurality of divided tools, tool housing devices ( ) to house divided metals to be used on the bending press, tool exchange devices ( ) which mount the divided tools on the bending station, and provide a first memory ( ) which stores housed positions of each divided tool housed in the housing devices and a second memory ( ) which stores the bending line length of the bent part, the flange length and the bending angle of the bent product, a first computation ( ) which, based on the bending line length, flange length, and bending angle, computes the tool (cross section shape) type and the length of the bending station, a second computation ( ) which, based on the tool type and length of the bending station computes the arrangement of each divided tool on the bending station, and an NC control ( ) which controls the tool exchange device so that each divided tool is moved from the housed position in the housing device to a determined arrangement position.