Patent ID: 7017380

Claim:
A bending assembly in a bending machine ( 1 ) for bending elongated rod and bar-shaped workpieces ( 8 ) comprising (a) a bending tool ( 10 ) and (b) a bending drive unit ( 11 ) including (c) a swivel arm ( 21 ) and (ii) a bending-drive motor ( 22 ), said bending tool ( 10 ) including (i) at least one workpiece thrust block ( 12 , 13 ) and (ii) at least one thrust pad ( 17 , 18 ) on the swivel arm ( 21 ), said bending-drive motor ( 22 ) being operable to rotate the swivel arm ( 21 ) with the thrust pad ( 17 , 18 ) around a bending axis ( 14 ) extending in a direction transversely of the elongated workpiece, whereby the workpiece, forced by the thrust pad ( 17 , 18 ) against the associated workpiece thrust block ( 12 , 13 ), can be bent by rotating the swivel arm ( 21 ) with the thrust pad ( 17 , 18 ) around the workpiece thrust block ( 12 , 13 ), said bending-drive motor ( 22 ) having a motor shaft ( 27 ) which extends parallel to the bending axis ( 14 ) and is drive-connected at both shaft ends ( 28 , 29 ) to the swivel arm ( 21 ).