Patent ID: 6295857
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
A method for automatically bending profiled elements comprising the steps of:feeding the profiled elements to be bent along a feed line;transferring said profiled elements from said feed line to a bending station which is arranged in a first bending position with respect to said feed line, said first bending position being in-line with said feed line;performing at least one bending of at least a first end of the profiled elements in said first bending position;transversely moving, with respect to said feed line, said profiled elements from said first position to a second position, in said bending station, which is offset with respect to said first position, without rotating said profiled elements, in order to perform at least one bending of a second end of said profiled elements, said second end being bent out of line with respect to said feed line, said moving from the first bending position to the second bending position being performed only when the at least one bending of said first end of the profiled element is terminated, said bending station comprising only two bending means, one for each respective end of said profiled element, each of said bending means being able to perform plural bendings on one of the ends of said profiled element.