Patent ID: 6619169
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B21D,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for punching metal sheets and for stacking metal sheets in an appropriate punched pattern, comprising a die configured and arranged to punch the metal sheets individually arranged on a stack, a die plate operatively cooperating with the die, a supporting element arranged below the die plate, a guiding device configured to guide the metal sheets that have been individually punched below the die plate into the stack and onto the supporting element, and means arranged on opposite sides of the stack for adjusting the guiding device to accommodate stacks of different diameter, wherein, the guiding device has at least two clamping elements adjacent the die plate and spaced from the supporting element on opposite sides of the stack, the clamping elements being configured and arranged to clamp a circumferential portion of the punched metal sheets and to move together with said adjusting means for accommodating the stacks of different diameter.