Patent ID: 6619542
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B26F,B28B,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A stamping device comprising(a) a base body; (b) a plurality of elongated punches each having a longitudinal axis; (c) supporting means for holding each said punch in said base body and for guiding each said punch for axial displacements between an advanced position and a retracted position; (d) a driving unit releasably held in said base body and including a plurality of driving devices cooperating with respective said punches for axially displacing the respective punch in a driving direction; (e) a plurality of coupling devices cooperating with respective said punches and with respective said driving devices; each said coupling device having a first state in which the coupling device operatively connects the respective driving device with the respective punch and a second state in which the respective driving device is disconnected from the respective punch; said coupling devices being movable in connecting and disconnecting directions toward said first and second states, respectively; said being identical for at least for one group of connecting and disconnecting directions being generally perpendicular to said driving direction and coupling devices; said coupling devices being removable individually or in groups; and (f) receiving means being movable in a direction generally perpendicular to said driving direction to receive said punches in a non-punching position when said coupling devices are in said second state; said punches being accessible are removable from said receiving means when respective said coupling devices have been removed.