Patent ID: 7387009

Claim:
An automated strip bending device for bending a strip of metal material at predetermined locations as said strip of metal material is continuously fed though said strip bending device, said strip bending device comprising: a table with a surface upon which at least two opposed drive rollers are rotatably connected to, said drive rollers being connected to said table, said drive rollers are constructed and arranged to drive said strip of metal material along a feed path; at least one pair of holding plates connected to said table and located downstream said drive rollers along said feed path to maintain said strip of metal material in a substantially perpendicular direction relative to the surface of the table, said holding plates including left and right side sharp bending dies formed at their first ends to provide a contact surface that a bending assembly acts upon to produce a sharp bend on said material strip; and said bending assembly including a sharp bend roller and a round bend roller secured to a rotating assembly, said bending assembly constructed and arranged to independently position said sharp bend roller and said round bend roller on either side of and across said feed path for creating at least one sharp angle or curve at predetermined locations along said strip of material; wherein said strip bending device is capable of creating bends or angles in said strip of material without the need to stop the advancement of said strip of material during operation of said device; wherein said bending assembly includes a pair of independently controlled round rolling arms rotatably connected to said table surface, each said rolling arm includes a die surface upon which said round bending roller acts against to produce a curved bend as the material strip is continuously fed through said device.