Patent ID: 6378347
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
A fabrication machine for shaping a bus bar comprising:a first retaining device arranged to secure a first section of the bus bar in a first plane; a second retaining device arranged to secure a third section of the bus bar, a second section of the bus bar positioned between said first and second retaining devices, said first, second and third sections having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough; a twisting device connected to said second retaining device, said twisting device rotates said second retaining device to twist the second section of the bus bar about said longitudinal axis of the bus bar positioning the second section of the bus bar in a second plane, said longitudinal axis lies in the first and second planes; and an offset mechanism connected to said first retaining device, said offset mechanism arranged to offset the third section of the bus bar in a third plane, the third plane generally parallel to the second plane.