Patent ID: 6260395
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B21D,B23D

Abstract:
A vertically oriented apparatus for bending tubing, comprising:a) a support frame having a length, a width, and a height, wherein the greatest of these is the height;b) means, attached to the support frame, for advancing a tubing workpiece along a substantially vertical path;c) a bend die rotatably attached to the support frame and being pivotally movable about a pivot axis, said bend die having an outer side edge with an arcuate peripheral groove formed therein to receive a portion of a tubing workpiece;d) a pressure die movably attached to said support frame and comprising:a reciprocally movable first pressure applicator for applying pressure to a follower slide; anda follower slide which is slidably attached to said first pressure applicator and which comprises an inner face having an arcuate cutout channel formed therein to receive a portion of a tubing workpiece therein substantially opposite said bend die; ande) bending means for bending a tubing workpiece against said bend die, said bending means being rotatably movable about said pivot axis of said bend die;wherein said apparatus includes only a single bend die and a single pressure die, to minimize the amount of floor space taken up thereby.