Patent ID: 8984927
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B21D,B30B

Abstract:
1. A pair of dies for a machine press, the pair of dies being contraposed to each other and configured to press a work plate and to form the work plate into a target shape, each die of the pair of dies comprising: a design block having a design surface configured to transfer a target shape to the work plate by sandwiching the work plate with a design block of the counterpart die; and a positioning block configured to directly engage with a positioning block of the counterpart die for positioning the die relative to the contraposed die; wherein the design block and the positioning block are spaced apart from each other, the design block is supported only by a plurality of rods, the design block being connected to the positioning block by rods in the plurality of rods, and the plurality of rods have a flexibility such that the design block moves with respect to the positioning block.