Patent ID: 8607611
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: B21D,B30B

Abstract:
1. A press brake for bending at least one metal sheet, said press brake comprising: an upper table having a bottom edge carrying first bending tools, and a lower table having a top edge carrying second bending tools, the two tables being movable relative to each other to exert a bending force on the sheet; one of said tables having two slots, each slot having a first edge and a second edge, and an open first end opening out in a side edge of the table, as well as a closed end; at least one pair of wedges, each wedge being disposed in a respective one of the two slots; so as to be movable in said slot; a pivot situated on the lower table; a primary control lever having a lever head mounted to the pivot; and a link having an end fastened to one of the wedges and its other end fastened to the lever head in the vicinity of the pivot so that actuation of said primary control lever causes the pair of wedges to move in concert, in their respective slots.