Patent ID: 7331281

Claim:
A press comprising: an upper traverse; a lower traverse below the upper traverse; vertical frame elements extending between the traverses, the vertical frame elements, the upper traverse and the lower traverse are joined together to form and define a rigid frame; a central traverse vertically reciprocal on the elements between the upper and lower traverses; means for feeding a workpiece horizontally through the press between the upper traverse and the central traverse; a stationary support adjacent the frame; a linear guide in which the frame is capable of at least limited vertical movement relative to the support, the linear guide is connected between the frame and the support; and drive means connected between the support, the frame, and the central traverse for vertically reciprocating the frame and the central traverse relative to the support, the drive means comprises a shaft journaled in one of the traverses, an eccentric carried on the shaft, a link connecting the eccentric to another of the traverses, and a motor connected to the shaft for rotating same.