Screw Actuated Tool Support Patents (Class 83/631)
  • Patent number: 8984998
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an automatic electric punching apparatus that can automatically punch documents or paper sheets by lowering a screw punch blade by means of a screw while being rotated in conjunction with driving of a motor due to switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Yong-Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20150033923
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus for cutting an original product includes a platform, a base, a cutting device, and a first driving device. The original product includes a stub bar and optical lenses connected to the stub bar. The base is fixed to the platform. The cutting device is mounted on the base. The cutting device includes at least one group of cutter. Two cutters in each group of the cutter are aligned with each other and are apart from each other. The first driving device is fixed to the platform. The first driving device is configured to drive the two cutters in each group to move closer to each other or to move away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: CHANG-WEI KUO
  • Patent number: 8578828
    Abstract: A separating device for cutting off individual containers (12) from a frame network made of a plastic material, particularly of polypropylene, has at least one punching device at least partially separating the containers (12) from a waste frame. Because the punching device can be moved by a ball screw drive (46) that can be driven by a drive unit, particularly in the form of an eclectic motor (48), along a punching axis (44) from a starting position to a punching position and back again, the separation can be done at high speed, determined by the screw shaft that can be driven by the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Inventor: Bernd Hansen
  • Patent number: 8425818
    Abstract: A pelletizing machine for forming pellets from extruded material includes an extruder having at least one exit port and a body defining a cutting chamber through which high-temperature liquid flows, flooding the cutting chamber. The exit port of the extruder opens into the cutting chamber, which includes a cutting section defining a flow path for liquid through the cutting section. A cutter in the cutting section of the cutting chamber is mounted for rotation about an axis generally perpendicular to the first direction and disposed for cutting the extruded material exiting the exit port into the pellets. The axis of rotation of the cutter is parallel to or coincident with the flow path of the cutting section. A method for forming pellets of thermoplastic material with a foaming agent is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Interplast Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi An Lin, Ming-Tsai Liang
  • Patent number: 8020478
    Abstract: A window shade cutting apparatus includes a hollow frame which has a base, a front wall, a rear wall and a plurality of side walls to hold a shade guiding assembly, a cutter assembly located above the shade guiding assembly and coupled therewith, a clipping assembly located at one side of the base and a shade measuring assembly located at another side of the base. The cutter assembly has a transmission screw bar to drive a first toggle lever set and a second toggle lever set at two opposite sides to move a cutter vertically up and down to cut off a window shade easily with less effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventor: Li-Ming Cheng
  • Publication number: 20100089217
    Abstract: A window shade cutting apparatus includes a hollow frame which has a base, a front wall, a rear wall and a plurality of side walls to hold a shade guiding assembly, a cutter assembly located above the shade guiding assembly and coupled therewith, a clipping assembly located at one side of the base and a shade measuring assembly located at another side of the base. The cutter assembly has a transmission screw bar to drive a first toggle lever set and a second toggle lever set at two opposite sides to move a cutter vertically up and down to cut off a window shade easily with less effort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventor: Li-Ming CHENG
  • Patent number: 7694616
    Abstract: There is provided a machine for processing workpieces. In one embodiment, there is provided a workpiece processing machine including a processing tool movable along a tool drive axis to engage a workpiece with a force, a spindle coupled to the processing tool and having two helical spindle drive threads spaced apart along the tool drive axis, through which drive threads tool forces are transmitted, and one or more drive motors operable to move the spindle by applying force through the spindle drive threads to displace the spindle and the tool along the tool drive axis, wherein the processing tool is coupled to the spindle to transmit force from the tool to the spindle by a force transfer element coupled to the spindle so as to distribute the force between both of the spindle drive threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Frank Schmauder
  • Publication number: 20100011930
    Abstract: A handheld device for cutting material, preferably linear material, such as ice pop sticks, building sticks, chalk sticks, dowels, plastic toy construction pieces, candy, and paper. The device having a cutting portion having a blade, a control portion controlling the cutting portion, and a base portion. The device configured, for instance by having a small hole into which the portion of the material to be cut is inserted, so as to prevent the user, such as a child, from being injured by contact with the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: DANE SCARBOROUGH
  • Publication number: 20090007741
    Abstract: A clamping and cutting apparatus for a conveyor belt is provided. The apparatus includes upper and lower elongate members between which the belt is to be clamped. A clamping mechanism has a screw drive mechanism mounted to the upper member and an end linkage assembly which are operable to generate a more rapid clamping operation of the elongate members on the belt. The upper elongate member can be releasably latched to the lower elongate member for quick connection and removal therefrom. A cutting blade of the apparatus is preferably provided with upper and lower guides to increase the rigidity thereof for increasing cutting accuracy and allowing thicker belts to be cut therewith without increasing blade thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Flexible Steel Lacing Company
    Inventor: Andrew J. Zieger
  • Patent number: 7255031
    Abstract: A vertical curtain cutter includes at least a base and a mold cutting device fixed on the base, which consists of a clamper, a knife and a motor. The clamper has a stationary clamp block and a movable clamp block, and the stationary clamp block has a flat clamp surface at one side and a curved clamp surface at other side. As a result, the movable clamp block and the stationary clamp block can clamp between them the rolled curtain cloth or folded-up curtain cloth. The cloth is vertically inserted by reversing the flat surface and the curved surface of the stationary clamp block. The motor can drive the knife to shift towards the curtain cloth and cut it, so that the cutter is able to cut either rolled or folded-up curtain cloth into multiple curtain pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Nien, Wen-Yeu Lee, Kun-Ming Chuang
  • Patent number: 7249551
    Abstract: A gasket cutter with changeable and reversible dies and punches including a body having upper and lower opposed arm members, a cylindrical member slidingly engaged within said upper arm member to be raised and lowered by rotation of a handle attached to the cylindrical member, and a platen releasably secured to the lower arm member. A cylindrical punch and a ring die surrounding the punch are attached to the platen. The ring die includes a first and second inner diameter at first and second ends thereof creating with said punch a first and second gap, respectively. A reversible punch die having first and second opposed cutting edges is releasably attached to the cylindrical member so that the first or second cutting edge of the punch die descends into the first or second gap, thereby cutting a ring gasket of a desired size from a sheet of gasket material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Inventor: Daniel W. Ray
  • Patent number: 7131362
    Abstract: A punching machine includes a body frame having a table to support a workpiece. First and second work movement positioning apparatuses are mounted at both sides to move and position the workpiece in a direction of axis X. A work head is mounted on the body frame and has a ram and a tool. The work head moves on the body frame in a direction of axis Y, which is perpendicular to axis X. The first and second work movement positioning apparatuses are arranged in series in the direction of axis X. The workpiece is clamped by the first positioning apparatus, moved in the direction of axis X, punched, clamped by the second positioning apparatus, unclamped by the first positioning apparatus, and moved further in the direction of axis X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignees: Amada Company Limited, Amada Engineering Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morikatsu Matsuda, Eiji Matsuno
  • Patent number: 7000521
    Abstract: The method of cutting a pleated shade to selected length, said shade having pleats retained in pleated condition between longitudinally elongated first and second retainers, that includes the steps providing a blade having a cutting edge, orienting the blade to extend laterally relative to the retainers and/or pleats, with the blade edge presented toward the first retainer at an angle to that retainer, and urging the blade in a first direction toward the first retainer so that the blade edge cuts through the first retainer progressively in a lateral and second direction, and progressively laterally through the pleats and lower retainer, the pleats and/or retainers being adjustably laterally confined, and the first retainer and pleats being clamped in said first direction at the locus of cutting, by force transmission from the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: ZipShade Industrial (B.V.I.) Corp.
    Inventors: Li-Ming Cheng, Lawrence S. Wu
  • Patent number: 6938531
    Abstract: A reciprocal-movement power tool includes a movable blade reciprocally movably provided on a main body. A receiving plate that supports an angle iron to be cut is supported on the main body at a position in front of the movable blade. The movable blade is fixed on a front tip of a rod-shaped shuttle screw. The shuttle screw moves back and forth in the axial direction within a tubular screw shaft. The screw shaft is carved with a female screw portion and is rotated through a joint spindle that is deceleratingly rotated upon rotation of the motor through a deceleration means. The shuttle screw has a male screw portion that is threadingly engageable with the female screw portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikai Yoshimizu, Masao Kikumoto, Takahiko Shimada
  • Patent number: 6823764
    Abstract: An apparatus for boring stoma wafers is provided, which comprises a base and a cutter, and enables even a user himself to easily make in a stoma wafer a substantially elliptic hole having a beautiful inner circumference. The base comprises an upper base member on which a stoma wafer is placed so that the stoma wafer can be temporarily fixed thereon, and a lower base member supporting the upper base member so that the upper base member can be moved freely. After a stoma wafer in which a circular hole has been made by the cutter is slid with the upper base member, a circular hole is bored again by the cutter in a position which is staggered from the center of the initially-formed circular hole, and this enables a non-circular hole comprising not less than two staggered circular holes to be made in the stoma wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Tsubota Kosakusho Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuji Tsubota
  • Publication number: 20040177738
    Abstract: A cutter cassette mechanism includes a holding mechanism for holding a cutter blade in a completely inserted state and an extending mechanism for protruding the cutter blade from the case holder. The cutting blade is held in the holding mechanism when not used, and is promptly ejected by the extending mechanism when used. A cutting device mounted on a rail and a portable hand-operated cutter are also provided. Preferably, the cutting device includes a driving mechanism for shifting the cutting blade in the cutter cassette into an operative state in synchronization with the operation of pushing the cutter cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: CARL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Mori, Fumio Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6763212
    Abstract: A photoreceptor web cutting apparatus includes a driving unit provided in the printer. The driving unit drives a cutting blade in the widthwise direction of the photoreceptor web. As the blade moves, it cuts the photoreceptor web in the widthwise direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-chan Lee
  • Patent number: 6688204
    Abstract: A cutting machine of dual blade feeding for a blind of foamed plastics, more specially a cutting machine providing the cutting application for the blind of foamed plastics that includes a filing board with a squeezing blade and a trimming blade mounted relative to the cutting end. The squeezing blade and the trimming blade respond to a shiftable tool block. During the cutting process, when the squeezing blade and the trimming blades move respectively, the shifting corresponding to the shifting status of the tool block can be used to provide the two cutting tools with the resistant force of press cutting to align to the angular position to produce an evenly cut end of the foamed plastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventor: Shien-Te Huang
  • Patent number: 6651537
    Abstract: A cutter for self-adhesive labels has a top part and a bottom part and a feeding gap between the top part and the bottom part. The cutter includes further a cutting mechanism having a blade and coupled to one of the top part and the bottom part. Further, the cutter has a transport and guiding device for the labels, wherein the transport and guiding device includes a transport roll located opposite the cutting mechanism. The feeding gap receives an adhesive paper or label sheet and the transport roll pulls the adhesive paper or label sheet through the feeding gap. The adhesive paper or label sheet passes between the cutting mechanism and the transport roll, and the blade cuts the adhesive paper or label sheet against a curved surface of the transport roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Firma Hengstler GmbH
    Inventor: Horst Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 6619175
    Abstract: A V-cutter for use in forming V-shaped grooves (3) on a light guide panel (1) of the backlight unit for a liquid crystal display (LCD) is disclosed. The V-cutter may include a Z-axis lift piece (7) and a W-axis lift piece (8), each of which has a pin kit (10a, 10b) with a plurality of pins (9a, 9b) attached at the bottom thereof. The pins (9a, 9b) are preferably equal in number and spacing to the V-shaped grooves (3) to be formed. The lift pieces (7, 8) may be vertically actuated by a Z-axis controller (5) and a W-axis controller (6). The light guide panel (1) is preferably fixtured to a table (11). The lift pieces (7, 8) are configured to move with respect to the table (11) so that, through successive X-axis and Y-axis operations, the V-shaped grooves can be formed in perpendicular directions with only two reciprocating motions. As a result, the manufacturing cost of the light guide panels (1) is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Fawoo Technology Co., LTD
    Inventor: Young Ho Yoo
  • Publication number: 20030070520
    Abstract: A cutting machine comprising a chuck table for holding a workpiece, a spindle unit having a rotary spindle for mounting a cutting blade which cuts the workpiece held on the chuck table, and a spindle unit support mechanism for supporting the spindle unit in such a manner that it can move in a cutting direction, wherein the spindle unit support mechanism comprises a movable base, a guide rail which is provided on the movable base and has a predetermined curvature radius, a spindle unit support member which is movably disposed along the guide rail and mounts the spindle unit, and an angle adjustment mechanism for moving the spindle unit support member along the guide rail to adjust the angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventor: Takayuki Gawazawa
  • Patent number: 6467383
    Abstract: The invention relates to a punch machine for punching a panel in which the position of each hole to be made is identified by a mark. The machine comprises a structure for receiving said panel, said structure presenting X and Y directions; means for holding said panel relative to the structure; at least four punch blocks secured to a support, each punch block having at least one punch carrier tool and at least one matrix carrier assembly; means for displacing each punch block separately in the X and Y directions and in rotation; optical means for comparing the position of each punch block with said mark; and means for separately controlling the displacement means in response to position error information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Automa-Tech
    Inventor: Serge Charbonnier
  • Publication number: 20020148338
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus for transverse curtain lath is proposed to cut the curtain materials in transverse direction. The cutting apparatus comprises a station with driving thread rod linked to a driving tenon in the station and driving a cutting board; the cutting board sliding on a cutting surface in front of the station. The station has a feeding table on backside thereof. The driving thread rod is operated by a handle to perform linear operation. The cutting apparatus has simple structure and easy operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventor: Shien-Te Huang
  • Publication number: 20020117039
    Abstract: An improved cutting machine of dual blade feeding for the blind of foamed plastics, more especially an improved cutting machine providing the cutting application for the blind of foamed plastics mainly comprises of a filing board with a squeezing blade and a trimming blade mounted relative to the cutting end; the squeezing blade and the trimming blade respond to a shiftable tool block; during the cutting process, when the squeezing blade and the trimming blades move respectively, the shifting corresponding to the shifting status of the tool block can be used to efficiently provide the two said cutting tools with the resistant force of press cutting to align to the angular position to achieve the efficiency of obtaining an evenly cut end of the foamed plastics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventor: Shien-Te Huang
  • Publication number: 20020112586
    Abstract: A cutter cassette includes a cutter case for holding a cutting blade slidably in a case holder. The cutter cassette further includes a holding mechanism for holding the cutter case in a completely inserted state and an extending mechanism for protruding the cutter case from the case holder. The cutting blade is held in the holding mechanism when not used, and is promptly ejected by the extending mechanism when used. A cutting device mounted on a rail and a portable hand-operated cutter are also provided. Preferably, the cutting device includes a driving mechanism for shifting the cutting blade in the cutter cassette into an operative state in synchronization with the operation of pushing the cutter cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: CARL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Mori, Fumio Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6435082
    Abstract: A portable electropressing apparatus is provided with an installing base having an installing surface extending in a plane in parallel with the axial movement directions (horizontal, vertical and oblique) of a pressing ram so that the apparatus may be may be easily and exactly installed with a variety of positional changes with respect to a workpiece to be pressed, wherein the portable electropressing apparatus comprises an apparatus body; a pressing ram provided in the apparatus body and axially movable to import a required amount of pressure to a workpiece to be pressed; an electric drive motor; a drive mechanism including a threaded drive shaft operatively connected to the electric drive motor to be rotated thereby; a transmission operatively connected to the threaded drive shaft and to the pressing ram to convert the rotational movement of the threaded drive shaft into the axial movement of the pressing ram; and an installing arrangement including the aforementioned installing base formed integral with th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naohide Habara
  • Patent number: 6405625
    Abstract: A printer is provided with a cutter for cutting recording paper in arbitrary lengths or cutting recording paper with a part left after cutting. A pair of movable blades, at least one of which is displaced in a direction approximately orthogonal to the paper path, are driven in a cooperative relationship to effect a cutting operation with a fixed blade. The dispersion of force required for tearing off the cut recording paper is reduced, a torn trace of a left part after cutting the recording paper looks nice, and the position of a left part after cutting the recording paper can be arbitrarily set respectively without increasing the size in the direction of the recording paper width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Nomura, Keiji Murakoshi
  • Publication number: 20020069741
    Abstract: The invention relates to a printer device for printing on a paper tape and for cutting the tape into printed tickets. The device comprises a frame having a cover hinged on the frame, a printer, cutter means, and guide means for guiding the tape between the printer and the cutter means. According to the invention, the guide means are formed by two walls substantially parallel to the axis of a paper drive roller, one wall being carried by the cover and the other wall being carried by the frame, in such a manner as to impose an S-bend on the portion of the tape that extends between the printer and the cutter means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventor: Eric Paris
  • Publication number: 20020069736
    Abstract: To provide a cutting apparatus capable of executing cutting or half cutting of a work-piece depending upon quality of the work-piece by producing parallelism between a knife edge of a cutting blade and a mounting face of the work-piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: UHT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Yasoda, Noriyuki Wakabayashi, Takashi Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20020066350
    Abstract: A structure of a punch system comprises a punch head set, a linking gear, and an activating board. Wherein the punch head set comprises a series of cutters at bottom and teeth along the two inner sides. The linking gear is formed with a gear wheel and an idle gear in the same shaft. The idle gear is sleeved in the punch head set and meshes with the teeth of the punch head set. The activating board also comprises teeth extending along two sides vertically and meshes with the gear wheel, thus by pressing the activating board, the gear wheel, the idle gear and the punch head set are both linked to decent, simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventor: Tom Chiang
  • Patent number: 6257110
    Abstract: A tube saw for precision cuts on tubing wherein a motorized circular saw is rotated about the circumference of a tube to cut it without leaving burrs, finishing marks or other deformations on the tubing. The tubing is held firmly and precisely by a plurality of facing triangular clamping elements and the clamping elements are centered and firmly locked in place relative the housing containing the saw to ensure the blade does not move relative the tube during the cut. The housing, rotatably holding the saw, has bearings with angular and radial stiffness to hold the saw firmly in position during the cut to ensure a high quality cut. A servomotor drives the rotatable portion of the housing at an even rate to cut the tubing with an even force and rate around its circumference. The saw is positioned close to the end of the clamping elements to limit bending and vibrations in the tubing from interfering with a square high precision cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventors: Donato L. Ricci, Martin A. Gardzinski
  • Patent number: 6189444
    Abstract: A press has a press ram actuated by a drive apparatus and a dosing system to be actuated by the drive apparatus for lubricating at least the drive apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Gebr. Schmidt Fabrik für Feinmechanik
    Inventors: Hartmut Babiel, Thomas Elsässer, Erich Weisser
  • Patent number: 6182492
    Abstract: A hemming machine of the type having a base, a nest for supporting a sheet metal part to be hemmed, and at least one die is disclosed in which the nest supporting the part to be hemmed is vertically displaced against the dies in order to form the hem. The improvement includes at least three elongated and external shafts wherein each shaft has one end rotatably mounted to the base so that the shafts are spaced apart and parallel with each other. A nut threadably engages each shaft, and these nuts are swivelly secured to the nest which permits a small amount of angular and radial deflection of the nut and shafts during movement of the nest from its lower to its upper position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: E.R. ST. Denis Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Raffin, Dominique R. M. Baulier
  • Patent number: 6152619
    Abstract: A portable camera system comprising an image sensor device for sensing an image; a processing means for processing the sensed image; a print media supply means provided for the storage of print media in a roll form; a print head for printing the sensed image on print media stored internally to the camera system; and a cutter mechanism for cutting the printed sensed images comprising a worm screw extending the length of the printed sensed image; and a worm gear attached to the worm screw and adapted to be driven the length of the printed sensed image, the worm gear including a cutting blade for cutting the print media into separate sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kia Silverbrook
  • Patent number: 6152007
    Abstract: A sheet cutter has a fixed blade and a movable blade. The fixed blade has a straight edge extending in a lateral direction with respect to a longitudinal direction of a sheet to be cut, and the movable blade is provided so as to be moved in the longitudinal direction. The movable blade has an edge on a side of a blade end portion extending in a direction making a first angle with the straight edge of the fixed blade. The edge of the movable blade is pressed against the edge of the fixed blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Japan CBM Corporation
    Inventor: Hitoshi Sato
  • Patent number: 6145424
    Abstract: A punching machine includes a body frame having a table to support a workpiece. First and second work movement positioning apparatuses are mounted at both sides to move and position the workpiece in a direction of axis X. A work head is mounted on the body frame and has a ram and a tool. The work head moves on the body frame in a direction of axis Y, which is perpendicular to axis X. The first and second work movement positioning apparatuses are arranged in series in the direction of axis X. The workpiece is clamped by the first positioning apparatus, moved in the direction of axis X, punched, clamped by the second positioning apparatus, unclamped by the first positioning apparatus, and moved further in the direction of axis X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignees: Amada Company, Limited, Amada Engineering Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morikatsu Matsuda, Eiji Matsuno
  • Patent number: 6109154
    Abstract: A sheet cutter cuts a portion of a continuous sheet, discharged through a gap between a pair of moving and stationary knives respectively having arc-shaped and straight knife edges. A motor rotates a pair of rotatable, identical gear wheels engaged with each other and opposed to the moving knife and having a pair of respective link arms thereon. Each link arm has a first end connected to a peripheral position of the respective gear wheel by a pivot thereon and a second end connected to the moving knife by a pin inserted into a respective one of a pair of horizontally extending slits in the moving knife.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Limited
    Inventors: Keiji Miyatsu, Yukihiro Mori, Masami Ishizawa
  • Patent number: 6050165
    Abstract: A ratchet box wrench (10) comprising an elongate handle (12). A main housing (14) is at one end of the elongate handle (12). The main housing (14) has a circular cavity (16) therein with a seat (18) and a central aperture (20) therethrough. A geared socket (22) has a central collar (24) with a multiple faced opening (26) extending therethrough. A structure (28) is for rotatably carrying the geared socket (22) within the circular cavity (16) on the seat (18), so that the central collar (24) will extend through the central aperture (20) in the main housing (14). A rotational adjustment lever (30) is on one end of the elongate handle (12) adjacent to the main housing (14) to reverse rotation of the geared socket (22), whereby the multiple faced opening (26) in the geared socket (22) will engage with a multiple faced object, which will be turned by movement of the elongate handle (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Inventor: Charles E Hall
  • Patent number: 6000308
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a screw drive apparatus. The apparatus may include a threaded rod having a helical thread, a nut disposed about the threaded rod and having a load-bearing channel aligned with and radially outward from the helical thread, and a plurality of balls between the helical thread and the load-bearing channel. The apparatus may further include a housing with at least one support bearing having an inner race coupled to the nut and an outer race coupled to the housing and rotatable relative to the inner race. A retaining member is removably and adjustably coupled to the nut to apply an adjustable force against the support bearing in a direction generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the threaded rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Flow International Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. LaFountain, Robert A. Carman
  • Patent number: 5819627
    Abstract: A device for making a hole in an ink cartridge used in an ink jet printer comprising a main frame body to be mounted on the cartridge in a positionally immovable fashion by a combination of a cantilever type pressing member and a groove that respectively engage a recess and a flange of the cartridge. The main frame body has a screw with a pointed end so that when the screw is rotated the pointed end advances and penetrates into the cartridge, thus forming a hole in the cartridge so that ink can be refilled into the cartridge through the thus opened hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Pencil Corporation of America
    Inventor: Sakae Hayao
  • Patent number: 5669296
    Abstract: A high ratio screw actuated device used as a press to provide high pressure under small increments of movement which includes a frame or base for a housing rotatably carrying a screw having large pitch threads, a nut within said housing receiving said screw and having internal threads of the same pitch as the screw threads but a pitch diameter larger than the screw pitch diameter, a thrust/radial bearing encompassing said nut, a compression spring in said housing urging said nut downward, the free end of said screw carrying one piece of a two-piece die set, a guide rod having one end received in a socket in the frame, and a motor mounted on the guide rod for slidable movement thereof, the upper end of the screw terminating in a coupling receiving the drive end of the motor to engage the screw in rotational movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Inventor: Alan R. Newton
  • Patent number: 5634387
    Abstract: A precision cutting assembly comprises a frame, a material support table mounted to the frame and a cutting blade for cutting sheet stock material. A cutting blade carrier is mounted to the frame for movement along a linear path. Pressure producing elements contiguously hold the cutting blade carrier within precise parallel limits of movement along the linear path. The cutting blade carrier causes the cutting blade to accurately cut precision segments from a sheet of material disposed on the material support table. A precision measuring mechanism includes a precision threaded rod member and an indicating element mounted to move along a linear scale upon rotation of the precision threaded rod member. A circumferential scale has a plurality of marks spaced from a circumferential zero point and spaced to indicate a preselected amount of rod member rotation between adjacent circumferential marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Inventor: Richard D. Squires
  • Patent number: 5609081
    Abstract: A portable round tube cutter has a hollow central shaft through which passes a length of tubing to be cut. A transmission gear jacket is axially slidable along the shaft and rotates with the shaft. A tool chuck has a tubing cutter that is manually movable into the tubing to cut the tubing at a desired location. The tool is fed into and away from the tubing by a manually operable gear engaging the transmission gear jacket to cause axial movement of the jacket along the central shaft. Such axial movement rotates a transmission gear which, in turn, is engaged with a rack on the cutting tool mount to move the cutting tool either towards or away from the tubing. A clamping device is also included to clamp the length of tubing in the desired cutting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Inventor: Shoei C. Lin
  • Patent number: 5373765
    Abstract: An apparatus for driving upper and lower tool parts for punching, cutting and stamping, and more particular to such an apparatus using a rotary screw rod and a nut member threadedly engaging with the screw rod so as to move up or down therealong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Tsukishima Kikai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Asano, Toshihiro Takai
  • Patent number: 5279197
    Abstract: A punching press according to the present invention employs a servo motor as the driving source of the punching operation to achieve fine control, and exhibits a performance which is equivalent to or higher than that of a conventional punching press which employs a hydraulic cylinder. A hammer member which performs the punching operation is coupled to a stroke member which performs a stroke motion. The stroke member is coupled to a motion converting unit which converts the rotational motion of a servo motor into a stroke motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Mechtro Joban International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Takeda, Kazuo Saegusa
  • Patent number: 5123342
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a mechanical, low-noise press, particularly of the screw type, comprising a tup-bearing ram connected with a driving screw, rotatably connected with a lead nut, which is integrally fixed on the frame supporting the press. The press also comprises sealing means which define, together with the mating surfaces of the screw and of the lead nut, a chamber, having a pre-determined volume, adapted to collect an incompressible medium, such as a lubricating oil, and a circulation mechanism in order to maintain within the chamber a controlled delivery of the medium, which delivery insures the presence of a constant spacing film of medium between the mating surfaces during the operation phase of the press, so as to prevent the direct contact between the screw and the lead nut, thereby absorbing the vibrations and the collisions generated by their interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Vaccari S.p.A.
    Inventor: Roberto Camossi
  • Patent number: 5104350
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a support base, the support base including a top and bottom wall arranged in a parallel relationship, with the top wall including a lower track, with an upper track spaced from the lower track in a parallel confronting relationship to receive a slide plate therewithin. The slide plate cooperates with a portal opening directed through a guide flange extending coextensively between the upper and lower guide tracks, with the slide plate including a cutting edge defining an acute included angle between the lower track and the cutting edge directed past the portal to effect a cutting procedure. A support tray mounting a handle, with wheel members mounted to the base adjacent the lower wall effects ease of transport and manipulation of the apparatus. A modification of the invention includes a fluid chemical receiving sponge mounted within and above the portal to receive a fluid chemical from an overlying reservoir to effect anesthesizing of the associated animal prior to a cutting procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Inventors: Sean C. Morlack, Henry B. Rue
  • Patent number: 5056375
    Abstract: A spindle adjustment mechanism which includes a rotatable hand wheel, a bracket for operably retaining a spindle and a motor for driving the spindle, and an assembly for uniaxially transmuting rotation of the hand wheel to linear movement of the spindle through movement of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Delta International Machinery Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth Kapton, Stephen O. Sutton, Barry D. Wixey
  • Patent number: 5018417
    Abstract: The graphic tape slicer comprises a frame having a feed guide at the rear end for receiving the graphic tape from a roll. A cutting blade is mounted in the center of the frame on a traveling blade holder that engages a threaded rod. Rollers through which the tape is extracted are mounted on the front of the frame. The extraction rollers are joined by a pulley arrangement to the threaded rod. When the graphic tape is extracted from the slicer, the front drive rollers rotate which, through the action of the pulleys, causes the threaded rod to rotate. This causes the blade to move along the threads of the threaded rod. This movement effects the cutting blade to move across the width of the graphic tape causing a resulting length of graphic tape being cut at an oblique angle. By disengaging the pulley arrangement, the blade can be positioned in a fixed location along the length of the threaded rod which will result in a straight cut along the length of the graphic tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Inventor: Larry V. Keister
  • Patent number: RE38562
    Abstract: A press has a press ram actuated by a drive apparatus and a dosing system to be actuated by the drive apparatus for lubricating at least the drive apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Gebr. Schmidt Fabrik für Feinmechanik
    Inventors: Hartmut Babiel, Thomas Elsässer, Erich Weisser