Patent ID: 8627705
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: B21D,B23Q,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sliding air valve mechanism for an article processing machine with a ram assembly, comprising: an air inlet passage with a first inlet end and a second inlet end; an air exit passage with a first exit end proximate the second inlet end, and a second exit end proximate to an article processing end of tooling in the ram assembly; and a slidable valve component positioned between the second inlet end and the first exit end, the valve component including an inlet side and an opposing exit side, the valve component further including an opening passing through the valve component from the inlet side to the exit side, the second inlet end being disposed at the inlet side and the first exit end being disposed at the exit side, the valve component configured to slide with movement of the ram assembly, the opening being movable with the sliding of the valve opening into an alignment that connects the second inlet end and the first exit end via the opening.