Patent ID: 6112652
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B44B

Abstract:
A press for stamping license plates, having a license pattern comprising at least one of: at least one letter, at least one numeral and at least one symbol; out of sheet material fed into said press, said press comprising:a press stand comprising a press table and a press stamp;said press table having two longitudinal sides;two magazines provided at both longitudinal sides of said press table in parallel to the direction of travel of the sheet material;said magazines comprising a plurality of registers disposed horizontally in a row next to one another;each said register comprising a plurality of holders;a plurality of stamping tools for being held in said holders;said stamping tools comprising at least one of: at least one letter, at least one numeral and at least one emblem;said holders being positioned vertically with respect to one another;each register including a vertical drive for positioning selected ones of said stamping tools at the height of said press table;said registers being combined in pairs, wherein both registers within each said pair border on a common vertical plane; andat least one horizontal drive for:sliding stamping tools that have been positioned at the height of said press table so as to precisely position said stamping tools in correspondence with a license pattern to be stamped; andthereafter sliding said stamping tools from said holders into and out of a direction that is transverse to the direction of travel of the sheet material, in preparation for stamping.