Patent ID: 7640777

Claim:
A punch press with forming dies, comprising: a die supporting member that supports a plurality of forming dies so that the forming dies can be elevated and lowered; a die elevating and lowering driving device that elevates and lowers the forming dies; and a die supporting member moving device that moves the die supporting member so as to locate one of the forming dies at a punch position, wherein the die elevating and lowering driving device comprises an elevating and lowering device including an elevating and lowering member that elevates and lowers the forming die located at the punch position, an elevating and lowering driving member that drivingly elevates and lowers the elevating and lowering member, and a position switching means for switching the elevating and lowering device between a position directly below the die supporting member and a retracting position that is not directly below the die supporting member, and wherein the die supporting member is a turret that moves rotatably to bring the forming die to the punch position, and the position switching means moves the elevating and lowering device in a direction of a virtual straight line joining the punch position to a rotating center of the turret, and wherein the turret has the forming dies provided on a plurality of concentric circles around the rotating center of the turret.