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Balancing means in a punching machine
Assignee: Bruderer AG
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Filing: 1987-02-12
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Granted: 1988-07-19
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Expires: 2007-02-12
Abstract
Abstract In a punching machine, a yoke is supported on an eccentric section of the crankshaft. The yoke is designed to counterbalance the rotating forces. Both ends of the yoke are pivotably connected to connecting rods. Both connecting rods are pivotably connected, in turn, to a vertically-guided counterbalancing weight to counterbalance the oscillating forces.
Inventors
- 👤 August T. Portmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:10
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B15/00; B30B15/0064; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2173; Y10T74/2183; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/869; Y10T83/8821; Y10T83/8824; Y10T83/8841; Y10T83/8843; Y10T83/8848
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A punching machine, comprising: a machine frame; a crankshaft rotatably supported on the machine frame, the crankshaft having eccentric sections; two punch connecting rods, each for connection at one end to a ram, the opposite ends of the punch connecting rods being rotatably supported on respective eccentric sections of the crankshaft; a counterbalance weight guided from the machine frame for linear movement counterbalancing oscillating forces; a yoke rotatably supported on an eccentric section of the crankshaft between the punch connecting rods for counterbalancing rotating forces, the yoke having opposite lateral ends; and two counterbalance connecting rods each pivotably connected, at one end, respectively to one of the opposite lateral ends of the yoke and, at the opposite end, to the counterbalance weight.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A punching machine, comprising: a machine frame; a crankshaft rotatably supported on the machine frame, the crankshaft having eccentric sections; two punch connecting rods, each for connection at one end to a ram, the opposite ends of the punch connecting rods being rotatably supported on respective eccentric sections of the crankshaft; a counterbalance weight guided from the machine frame for linear movement counterbalancing oscillating forces; a yoke rotatably supported on an eccentric section of the crankshaft between the punch connecting rods for counterbalancing rotating forces, the yoke having opposite lateral ends; and two counterbalance connecting rods each pivotably connected, at one end, respectively to one of the opposite lateral ends of the yoke and, at the opposite end, to the counterbalance weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The machine of claim 1, wherein the stroke-connecting-rod ratio of the two counterbalance connecting rods approximately equals, the stroke-connecting-rod ratio of the two punch connecting rods.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The machine of claim 1, wherein the eccentricity of the eccentric sections of the crankshaft supporting the punch connecting rods is larger than the eccentricity of the eccentric section of the crankshaft supporting the yoke.
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