Patent ID: 8065956

Claim:
A press, comprising: a pressure element; at least two cylinders for moving the pressure element; at least two toggle levers, the at least two cylinders being connected to the at least two toggle levers; a common drive, the at least two toggle levers being connected to the common drive, wherein the drive moves the at least two cylinders via the at least two toggle levers; wherein said at least two cylinders include a first cylinder being connected to a first toggle lever, a second cylinder being connected to a second toggle lever, wherein the common drive moves the first cylinder via the first toggle lever and moves the second cylinder via the second toggle lever, and wherein the common drive comprises a rotary electric motor with a stator and a Rotor, wherein the stator of the electric motor is connected to a bushing, the rotor of the electric motor is connected to a nut, and the first and the second toggle lever being shortened or lengthened by rotation of the rotor; a female die with a concavity; a male die configured to engage the concavity of the female die during operation of the press; and a sheet metal blank configured to acquire the shape of the concavity of the female die the element, wherein during the operation of the press, the female die is configured to be controllably moved downward and the pressure element is configured to be controllably forced downward.