Patent ID: 6314786
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
Transfer system for transporting workpieces in forming machines, which include transfer presses, comprising:a guiding device which carries at least one first workpiece holding device for carrying a first workpiece and at least one second workpiece holding device for carrying a second workpiece independently of one another along different transfer curves in a longitudinally displaceable manner, the workpiece holding devices being operatively configured for controllably receiving and releasing at least one workpiece,a first driving device which is operatively assigned to the at least one first workpiece holding device to move the latter along a path defined by the guiding device and transporting the workpiece, anda second driving device which is operatively assigned to the at least one second workpiece holding device to move the latter to transport the workpiece along a path defined by the guiding device independently of the at least one first workpiece holding device, wherein the first driving device and the second driving device are operatively carried by the guiding device.