Patent ID: 8485238
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A stamping-laminating apparatus forming stamped pieces from a workpiece, the apparatus comprising: a punching structure, the punching structure including a die, a punch that cooperates with the die to stamp a workpiece, a lateral pressure ring that applies lateral pressure to stamped pieces punched out from the workpiece, and a counter pressure applying mechanism that applies, to the stamped pieces, counter pressure toward the punch, wherein the workpiece is intermittently conveyed in one direction by a predetermined pitch, and the apparatus laminates the stamped pieces while applying the lateral pressure and the counter pressure to the stamped pieces, wherein: a plurality of said punching structures are included; the apparatus further comprising a selecting mechanism that selects a punching structure to be put in a pause state such that, among the punching structures, at least one punching structure is in a pause state during a stamping operation; and the selecting mechanism is comprised of a switching member including a constraining portion that constrains a punch relative to a lift mechanism and permitting portion that permits the punch to be lifted relative to the lift mechanism.