Patent ID: 6134939
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
A workpiece transfer assembly for a press including a reciprocating member and a series of longitudinally spaced in-line stations wherein each station is a further progression of a workpiece forming process, said assembly comprising:a transfer bar (12)motion transmitting means for moving said bar (12) inward, outward, and longitudinally for transferring work pieces through the press;said motion transmitting means including a shaft (14) having a distal end (34) for supporting said transfer bar (12);said distal end (34) of said shaft (14) having a bore (35) extending transversely therethrough and a pin (36) extending through said transfer bar (12) and said bore (35) in said shaft (14) for securing said transfer bar (12) to said shaft (14) in a locking position,a spring (52) interconnecting said transfer bar (12) and said pin (36) for retaining said pin (36) in said bore (35) in said shaft.