Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A hydraulic press comprising: a lower cross-piece, a die mounted on said lower cross-piece, an upper cross piece, a punch fastened to said upper cross-piece, actuating cylinders mounted on said lower cross-piece, said actuating cylinders including upwardly projecting threaded rods, damping means on the upper cross-piece for engaging said rods to preclude bending moments in said rods, said damping means including nuts by which said rods are releasably coupled with said upper cross-piece, said rods being articulated in said actuating cylinders and adjusting nuts on said rods to support said upper cross-piece and to insure parallel arrangement of said upper and lower cross-pieces at the end of a stamping operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A hydraulic press comprising: a lower cross-piece, a die mounted on said lower cross-piece, an upper cross piece, a punch fastened to said upper cross-piece, actuating cylinders mounted on said lower cross-piece, said actuating cylinders including upwardly projecting threaded rods, damping means on the upper cross-piece for engaging said rods to preclude bending moments in said rods, said damping means including nuts by which said rods are releasably coupled with said upper cross-piece, said rods being articulated in said actuating cylinders and adjusting nuts on said rods to support said upper cross-piece and to insure parallel arrangement of said upper and lower cross-pieces at the end of a stamping operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A press as claimed in claim 1 comprising a bogie on said lower cross-piece, and bogie being rollable on a track so that the lower cross-piece together with the actuating cylinders are movable with respect to the upper cross-piece.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A press as claimed in claim 1 wherein said lower cross-piece is laterally displaceable with respect to the upper cross-piece, said press further comprising hydraulic jacks rigidly secured on a foundation, said upper cross-piece bearing against said jacks and being removable from the rods of the actuating cylinders when the lower cross-piece is laterally displaced.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A press as claimed in claim 1 wherein said damping means comprises rings installed in the upper cross-piece, one for each rod, a shaped bushing for each ring including a lower end portion inserted into a circular recess provided in said ring, said recess being filled with elastic material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A press as claimed in claim 4 comprising a sprocket on each nut of said damping means, a drive mechanism for said nuts including a chain coupled to the sprockets on said nuts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A press as claimed in claim 5 in which said drive mechanism for the nuts of the damping means comprises a drum with a sprocket fitted thereon, a frame supporting said drum and sliding friction bearings supporting said frame from the nuts of said damping means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
A press as claimed in claim 1 in which the articulation of the rods in said actuating cylinders is effected, on the one hand by a floating washer fitted on each rod and including packing means engaging the rod and the actuating cylinder, and an adjusting nut On the rod supporting the washer from below, and on the other hand, said piston being provided with a peripheral rounded surface with packing rings contacting the actuating cylinder along an inner cylindrical surface thereof.