Patent ID: 6519998
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: B21D,B30B,Y10T

Abstract:
A radial press comprising:a housing, a first press yoke and a second press yoke, each press yoke having first control surfaces and second control surfaces, said press yokes being disposed within said housing; and eight crimping members provided in said first and second press yokes and arranged uniformly around a press axis; each of said press yokes being arranged opposite one another in a plane that is perpendicular to said press axis, at least said first press yoke being movable with respect to the housing such that both press yokes are movable with respect to each other, via a drive unit, in a direction that runs perpendicular to the press axis; six of said eight crimping members further comprising slide surfaces that interact with said control surfaces of said press yokes such that said eight crimping members are uniformly moved toward the press axis when the press yokes move toward each other; wherein two crimping members of said eight are diametrically opposed to one another on said first press yoke and said second press yoke in the direction of movement of said first press yoke, and are in a stationary position with respect to said respective press yokes; and wherein those two crimping members of said eight which are arranged perpendicular to the direction of movement of said first press yoke are each divided into two crimping member segments, each of said crimping member segments being slidably guided along said first control surface of the associated first and second press yokes respectively.