Abstract: An arrangement for coupling and decoupling gripper rail partial sections of a transfer press in which the gripper rail partial sections are to be clamped together flange-like. The clamping bolt is adapted to be actuated by an adjusting drive in the displacement direction and in a rotary movement. A slide member displaceable in the end portion of the gripper rail partial section includes slide guidances which extend at an inclination to the displacement direction and in which pressure members are displaceably supported. During the displacement of the clamping bolt, the slide member is moved along and the pressure members are displaced into the separating gap between the gripper rail partial sections under abutment at stop members in the end portion of the gripper rail partial section to be coupled. The clamping anchor is adapted to be fixed at a ball socket by rotation and by retraction.

Abstract: A dividing apparatus for dividing, cutting, or severing a continuously running strip material with the apparatus including an articulated drive for effecting a stroke movement of a cutting unit. The articulated drive is constructed as a quadrangular linkage including a driven crank and a rocker lever pivotally connected to the driven crank through a coupling member. The rocker lever includes an extension portion extending beyond a pivotal connection of the coupling member with the rocker lever. A secondary drive lever is provided with a first end of a link member being pivotally connected with the secondary drive lever and a second end of the link member being pivotally connected with a free end of the extension portion of the rocker lever. A transmission link element is provided for moving the cutting unit with the transmission link element being adjustably connected with the secondary drive lever.

Abstract: Driving apparatus for imparting linear reciprocating movement to a shear on a flying shear apparatus or the like. A continuously constantly rotatable axle is provided with a pair of disks having cam surfaces on the periphery thereof engageable with guide rollers fixed at two lever arms of a three-armed lever, the third lever arm being connected to the flying shear by way of a coupling rod pivotably attached at the third lever arm and the flying shear. The cam disks are configured so as to impart motion to the shear in a feeding direction with a first feed segment of increasing velocity, a second feed segment of constant velocity, and a third feed segment of decreasing velocity, whereby the shearing operation can conveniently be executed during the phase of constant velocity.