Patent ID: 8758667

Claim:
A cold press for the production of green compacts for diamond-containing tool segments, comprising a tool matrix, a top ram and a bottom ram, the top ram and the bottom ram being assigned to a matrix adapter of the tool matrix from opposite directions for compacting sinterable metal powder and diamond granules, both of the sinterable metal powder and the diamond granules being capable of being moved into said matrix adapter, and further comprising a diamond granule feeder for feeding said diamond granules and a sinterable metal powder feeder for feeding said sinterable metal powder, wherein said diamond granule feeder comprises at least one pressure-resistant diamond granulate receptacle which protrudes beyond said matrix adapter at at least two sides thereof and which, in order to enable diamond granules to be fed downwardly, rests on an edge of said matrix adapter and in an operating state is pressed by said top ram against said edge of said matrix adapter, and that said bottom ram applies pressure to said matrix adapter in an upward direction toward said pressure-resistant diamond granulate receptacle.