Patent ID: 6012214
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: B21D,Y10T

Abstract:
A folding machine for joining the edges of two sheet-metal parts by means of a folding procedure, said sheet-metal parts forming an angle therebetween, comprising:a machine frame;a guide fixed to said machine frame and extending in an essentially vertical guide direction;a folding carriage movable with respect to said guide in said guide direction by a drive, said folding carriage having at least one pair of folding rollers for folding edges of the sheet-metal parts in an essentially vertical folding direction essentially parallel to said guide direction;holding devices arranged on the machine frame for fixing the sheet-metal parts in position during the folding procedure; andsupport surfaces fixed to said machine frame and extending in a supporting plane at right angles to the essentially vertical guide direction, said support surfaces supporting the sheet-metal parts via edges of the sheet-metal parts extending transversely to the edges resulting in the fold whereby the sheet metal parts are held and folded in an essentially vertical direction.