Patent ID: 7740468
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: B30B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A rotary press comprising: a stand, a rotor rotatably mounted around a vertical axis in the stand, the rotary press having an upper and a lower compression punch accommodation for upper and lower punches having heads, the upper and lower punches cooperating with bores of a die plate of the rotor, and upper and lower control cam elements which are detachably fastened to a cam carrier of the stand, the control cam elements guide upper and lower punches during rotation of the rotor, at least one control cam element having cam portions on opposing sides of the heads of the punches, the cam portions being formed by one radial inner and one radial outer control cam element part, the control cam element parts being releasably attached to the cam carrier, the control cam element parts being constructed and arranged for radially movement away from the heads of the punches wherein the cam carrier is located radially inwardly of the control cam elements, and wherein the control cam elements parts are attached to the cam carrier and constructed and arranged that after the radial movement of the control cam elements parts the control cam element parts can be removed parallel to the axes of the rotor along the heads of the punches upwardly or downwardly, respectively.