Abstract: The limiting of the movement of the stroke of the ram is made by at least one fixed abutment. At least one fixed abutment includes a feeler, which determines the elastic deformation of the respective abutment which is generated by the striking force of the ram. The outgoing signals of the respective sensor are led to a control unit for the adjusting of the height position of the ram. This adjusting of the height position of the ram proceeds via an adjusting motor followed by a gear train. By means of the fixed abutments the position of the lower dead point of the ram relative to the punching tool lower part may be adjusted in accordance with the prevailing conditions. Conclusively, it is also possible to exactly set the depth of immersion of the punching tool upper part with its dies in the punching tool lower part, which thus can amount also to 0 or even less.

Abstract: In a multi-cylinder, in-line, internal combustion engine, the cylinder head has a plurality of exhaust ports, and these ports are connectable to the inlet pipe sockets of an exhaust manifold; the exhaust manifold has a respective attaching flange at each exhaust port for attaching the exhaust manifold to the cylinder head; compression straps stretch over the flanges; securement screws pass through the compression straps and through the flanges into the cylinder head; each flange having a pair of spaced apart fork lugs, between which its screw passes; these give lateral play to the respective flange which absorbs the thermal expansion and contraction of the manifold with respect to the cylinder head.The present invention relates to a device for connecting an exhaust manifold with the cylinder head of a multi-cylinder, usually in-line, internal combustion engine.