Patent ID: 6439089
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: B23D,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for shearing workpieces having at least two sides formed of sheet-like material, comprising:first means defining an elongated edge and being engageable with a first side of the workpiece for contacting and supporting the first side of the workpiece along a line defined by the edge; a second means defining an elongated edge and being engageable with a second side of the workpiece for contacting and supporting the second side of the workpiece, the second means being spaced apart from and facing the first means and defining a channel therebetween for receiving the workpiece, wherein at least one of the first and second means is independently movable relative to the other for engaging with each elongated edge the respective sides of workpieces of different widths; and means slidably received within a gap formed adjacent to the elongated edges of the first and second means and being movable between a first position spaced away from the workpiece within the channel and a second position in engagement with the workpiece for shearing the workpiece along a line of contact; wherein at least one of the first and second means is selectively positionable relative to the other for orienting an axis of the workpiece at a predetermined angle relative to a plane of the shearing means and shearing the workpiece at a predetermined angle relative to its axis.