Patent ID: 6926511

Claim:
Rotary press comprising a plurality of punches arrayed in a circle for rotating about the rotary press, each of said punches being an exchangeable punch disposed rotatably about a punch shaft, the punch shaft being secured against rotation with respect to its longitudinal axis, a connecting component residing in a circumferential recess of a stem of the punch effecting a rotational connection of the punch with the punch shaft, an external component residing substantially externally of the circle, a second zone of the external component residing adjacent the circle, a shell surface of the punch comprising a first zone which is engageable with the second zone of the external component, the second zone being fixed with respect to the rotation of the punches about the circle, the first zone and second zone together comprising a means for effecting a force-locking or a positive locking in such a way that the punch receives a turning movement at a defined point of circle.