Patent ID: 6988436
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: B21D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A turret punch press comprising: an upper turret supporting a plurality of punch tools; a lower turret supporting a plurality of die tools corresponding to the punch tools, the lower turret having a work sheet outlet positioned inside the lower turret; and a punch driving mechanism operatively connected to the punch tools for driving the punch tools of the upper turret; wherein a small article work sheet is cut off from a material work sheet which has been fed into the turret punch press in a punch process so that the small article work sheet is located above the work sheet outlet in the lower turret and then is discharged through the work sheet outlet; wherein an opening and closing plate, freely opening and closing, for covering said work sheet outlet, is employed in said lower turret so that an upper surface of the opening and closing plate, when said plate is closed, is approximately even in height with an upper surface of the lower turret.