Patent ID: 6009783
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: B21D,Y10T

Abstract:
A sheet metal work center comprising:a body;a work table whereon a sheet to be worked is placed;means for holding and moving said sheet for work processing;upper and lower tools for respectively impacting said sheet at its opposite sides;a releaser means positioned relative to said upper tool;a locking arrangement being placed between said upper tool and said releaser means;a transfer device for moving said upper tool and said releaser means in the vertical direction, said transfer device being arranged to have two parts;wherein, when said sheet metal work center operates in a passive mode, said releaser means is positioned a certain distance from the surface of said sheet, and the movements of said upper tool and said releaser means are made with said locking arrangement locked and with either part of said transfer device being used; andwherein when said sheet metal work center operates in an active mode, said releaser means is in contact with the surface of said sheet, and the movements of said upper tool and said releaser means are made with said locking arrangement locked and with either part of said transfer device being used.