Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
A cutoff die set operable in various mechanical press arrangements for severing elongate workpieces comprising, in combination, a lower die shoe, an upper die shoe, guide post means fixed to the shoes and interconnecting the shoes for guided relative reciprocation to effect the cutoff, and tube cutting means operated by the relative reciprocation, the guide post means consisting of three guide post bushings and three guide posts, each post being slidable in one of the bushings; the first and second of the posts having parallel axes lying spaced apart in a first plane parallel to the direction of the said reciprocation and the third post and one of the first and second posts having parallel axes lying spaced apart in a second plane parallel to the direction of the said reciprocation and approximately perpendicular to the said first plane, so that the die set is tolerant of side thrusts of various orientation exerted by a ram operating the die; the die set including clamping jaw means mounted on one of the shoes for holding a workpiece during the cutoff operation, the clamping jaw means comprising a first carriage slidably mounted on one of the shoes for movement transverse to the direction of relative reciprocation of the shoes and comprising a second carriage slidably mounted on the first carriage for movement opposite to that of the first carriage; and means operated by relative reciprocation of the shoes to move the said carriages.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
A cutoff die set operable in various mechanical press arrangements for severing elongate workpieces comprising, in combination, a lower die shoe, an upper die shoe, guide post means fixed to the shoes and interconnecting the shoes for guided relative reciprocation to effect the cutoff, and tube cutting means operated by the relative reciprocation, the guide post means consisting of three guide post bushings and three guide posts, each post being slidable in one of the bushings; the first and second of the posts having parallel axes lying spaced apart in a first plane parallel to the direction of the said reciprocation and the third post and one of the first and second posts having parallel axes lying spaced apart in a second plane parallel to the direction of the said reciprocation and approximately perpendicular to the said first plane, so that the die set is tolerant of side thrusts of various orientation exerted by a ram operating the die; the die set including clamping jaw means mounted on one of the shoes for holding a workpiece during the cutoff operation, the clamping jaw means comprising a first carriage slidably mounted on one of the shoes for movement transverse to the direction of relative reciprocation of the shoes and comprising a second carriage slidably mounted on the first carriage for movement opposite to that of the first carriage; and means operated by relative reciprocation of the shoes to move the said carriages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
156 words
A cutoff die set operable in various mechanical press arrangements for severing elongate workpieces comprising, in combination, a lower die shoe, an upper die shoe, guide post means fixed to the shoes and interconnecting the shoes for guided relative reciprocation to effect the cutoff, and tube cutting means operated by the relative reciprocation, the guide post means consisting of guide post bushings and guide posts, each post being slidable in one of the bushings; the die set including clamping jaw means mounted on one of the shoes for holding a workpiece during the cutoff operation, the clamping jaw means comprising a first carriage slidably mounted on one of the shoes for movement transverse to the direction of relative reciprocation of the shoes and comprising a second carriage slidably mounted on the first carriage for movement opposite to that of the first carriage; and means operated by relative reciprocation of the shoes to move the said carriages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
156 words
A cutoff die set operable in various mechanical press arrangements for severing elongate workpieces comprising, in combination, a lower die shoe, an upper die shoe, guide post means fixed to the shoes and interconnecting the shoes for guided relative reciprocation to effect the cutoff, and tube cutting means operated by the relative reciprocation, the guide post means consisting of guide post bushings and guide posts, each post being slidable in one of the bushings; the die set including clamping jaw means mounted on one of the shoes for holding a workpiece during the cutoff operation, the clamping jaw means comprising a first carriage slidably mounted on one of the shoes for movement transverse to the direction of relative reciprocation of the shoes and comprising a second carriage slidably mounted on the first carriage for movement opposite to that of the first carriage; and means operated by relative reciprocation of the shoes to move the said carriages.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
232 words
In a cutoff die set including two relatively reciprocable die shoes, means for holding a workpiece on one die shoe, and a cutoff blade fixed to and driven by the other die shoe, the improvement in means for attaching the cutoff blade to the die shoe comprising, in combination, a first mount portion having a face abutting one face of the blade and a shoulder adapted to engage the end of the blade to transmit driving force to the blade; a reversible second mount portion having two faces adapted alternatively to engage the other face of the blade, and means for clamping the said mount portions together with the blade between them; the second mount portion having a flange extending from one face thereof adapted to lie between and engage the end of the blade and the shoulder on the first mount portion in one orientation of the second mount portion to transmit driving force from the first mount portion to the blade, the said flange extending away from the blade and the first mount portion in the other orientation of the second mount portion to accommodate direct contact between the said shoulder and the blade end; so that the blade is positively drivingly coupled to the first mounting portion in either of two degrees of spacing from the said other die shoe, depending upon the orientation of the second mount portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
232 words
In a cutoff die set including two relatively reciprocable die shoes, means for holding a workpiece on one die shoe, and a cutoff blade fixed to and driven by the other die shoe, the improvement in means for attaching the cutoff blade to the die shoe comprising, in combination, a first mount portion having a face abutting one face of the blade and a shoulder adapted to engage the end of the blade to transmit driving force to the blade; a reversible second mount portion having two faces adapted alternatively to engage the other face of the blade, and means for clamping the said mount portions together with the blade between them; the second mount portion having a flange extending from one face thereof adapted to lie between and engage the end of the blade and the shoulder on the first mount portion in one orientation of the second mount portion to transmit driving force from the first mount portion to the blade, the said flange extending away from the blade and the first mount portion in the other orientation of the second mount portion to accommodate direct contact between the said shoulder and the blade end; so that the blade is positively drivingly coupled to the first mounting portion in either of two degrees of spacing from the said other die shoe, depending upon the orientation of the second mount portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
286 words
In a cutoff die set including two relatively reciprocable die shoes, means for holding a workpiece on one die shoe, and a cutoff blade fixed to and driven by the other die shoe, the improvement in means for attaching the cutoff blade to the die shoe comprising, in combination, a first mount portion having a face abutting one face of the blade and a shoulder adapted to engage the end of the blade to transmit driving force to the blade; a reversible second mount portion having two faces adapted alternatively to engage the other face of the blade, and means for clamping the said mount portions together with the blade between them; the second mount portion having a flange extending from one face thereof adapted to lie between and engage the end of the blade and the shoulder on the first mount portion in one orientation of the second mount portion to transmit driving force from the first mount portion to the blade, the said flange extending away from the blade and the first mount portion in the other orientation of the second mount portion to accommodate direct contact between the said shoulder and the blade end; so that the blade is positively drivingly coupled to the first mounting portion in either of two degrees of spacing from the said other die shoe, depending upon the orientation of the second mount portion; the first and second mount portions having two rows of holes extending transversely to the direction of movement of the blade to receive the clamping means, the clamping means extending through holes in the blade; the holes in the blade comprising an upper central hole, two intermediate lateral holes, and a lower central hole.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
286 words
In a cutoff die set including two relatively reciprocable die shoes, means for holding a workpiece on one die shoe, and a cutoff blade fixed to and driven by the other die shoe, the improvement in means for attaching the cutoff blade to the die shoe comprising, in combination, a first mount portion having a face abutting one face of the blade and a shoulder adapted to engage the end of the blade to transmit driving force to the blade; a reversible second mount portion having two faces adapted alternatively to engage the other face of the blade, and means for clamping the said mount portions together with the blade between them; the second mount portion having a flange extending from one face thereof adapted to lie between and engage the end of the blade and the shoulder on the first mount portion in one orientation of the second mount portion to transmit driving force from the first mount portion to the blade, the said flange extending away from the blade and the first mount portion in the other orientation of the second mount portion to accommodate direct contact between the said shoulder and the blade end; so that the blade is positively drivingly coupled to the first mounting portion in either of two degrees of spacing from the said other die shoe, depending upon the orientation of the second mount portion; the first and second mount portions having two rows of holes extending transversely to the direction of movement of the blade to receive the clamping means, the clamping means extending through holes in the blade; the holes in the blade comprising an upper central hole, two intermediate lateral holes, and a lower central hole.