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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2004
Masayuki Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidekatsu Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanori Okubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Akio Kammuri, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisashi Uto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidekatsu Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanori Okubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Akio Kammuri, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisashi Uto, Kanagawa, JP;
Amada Company, Ltd, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
In a bending apparatus which moves one of upper and lower tables (), and performs bending on a workpiece (W) by tools (P, D) attached to the upper and lower tables (), a tool group including a plurality of split tools is transferred to the upper and lower table (), a plurality of process stations are formed by splitting the transferred tool into a plurality of tool groups based on automatically or manually determined tool-layout information, and then bending is carried out.