Patent ID: 8434204

Claim:
A trimming apparatus, comprising: a conveying device for conveying a pallet having a workpiece disposed thereon; a press die operable to form a first trim shape on the workpiece when the pallet is positioned in a first predetermined position with respect to the press die, and operable to form a second trim shape on the workpiece when the pallet is positioned in a second predetermined position with respect to the press die; a positioning device operable to set the position of the pallet with respect to the press die to the first predetermined position; a position switching device operable to change the position of the pallet with respect to the press die to the second predetermined position; and a control device configured to enable the production of both the first and second trim shapes by being configured to selectively either control the position switching device to position the pallet at the first predetermined position with respect to the press die and thereafter operate the press die to form the first trim shape on the workpiece while the pallet is positioned at the first predetermined position, or control the position switching device to position the pallet at the second predetermined position with respect to the press die, and thereafter operate the press die to form the second trim shape on the workpiece while the pallet is positioned at the second predetermined position.