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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2006
Hiroichi Sakamoto, Inuyama, JP;
Hiroichi Sakamoto, Inuyama, JP;
Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, Kyoto-shi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a punch press with forming dies which reduces the limitation on the number and positions of forming dies attached to the die supporting member, the punch press enabling a device that elevates and lowers forming dies to operate appropriately without being affected by slag. The punch press with forming dies includes a die supporting memberthat supports a plurality of forming diesso that the forming diescan be elevated and lowered, a die elevating and lowering driving devicethat elevates and lowers the forming dies, and a die supporting member moving device that moves the die supporting memberso as to locate one of the forming diesat a punch position P. The die elevating and lowering driving deviceincludes an elevating and lowering devicehaving an elevating and lowering memberthat elevates and lowers the forming dielocated at the punch position P and an elevating and lowering driving memberthat drivingly elevates and lowers the elevating and lowering member, and further includes position switching meansfor switching the elevating and lowering devicebetween a position B below the die supporting memberand a retracting position A outside the die supporting member