Patent ID: 9737923
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B21D

Claim:
1. In a multi-station progressive metal forming die having at least two mutually converging and diverging die members between which an elongate stock strip is shifted longitudinally to form parts from the stock strip, the improvement of a stock ejector assembly, comprising: a stock ejector body with an outer end portion oriented toward the stock strip, an inner end portion oriented away from the stock strip, and a medial portion between the outer end portion and the inner end portion, wherein: a stripper with an outer end portion arranged toward the stock strip and an inner end portion oriented away from the stock strip, wherein: a spring member having a generally hollow interior that is received over said stock ejector body, an outer end oriented toward the stock strip that engages the inner end portion of the stripper, and an opposite inner end oriented away from the stock strip that engages the outer end surface of the shoulder of the medial portion of the stock ejector body.