Abstract: A multiple pill cutting device has a pivoting housing structure holding a blade holding assembly. The pivoting housing structure has a top housing pivotably connected at one end to a bottom housing. The bottom housing has a plurality of pill holding openings arranged in one or more rows. The one or more rows of pill holding openings have a slotted channel extending along a length of the bottom housing through and bisecting each pill holding opening. The blade holding assembly has one or more extending cutting blades. One blade is configured to align with each slotted channel when the top housing pivots closing onto the bottom housing, this moves the one or more cutting blades of the blade holding assembly to enter the slotted channels and cut pills held in the pill holding openings.

Abstract: A pizza cutter includes at least one blade, a handle attached to the blade, and extenders for positioning the cutter in a pizza box to cut uniform slices of pizza. The blade may be a single blade or two blades forming a 90 degree “X”. The handle is attached across the top of the blade and may include slots to better grasp the handle. The extenders are attached to opposite ends of the cutter and may be fixed or rotating, and intersect opposite corners of the pizza box to align the blade to cut uniform slices.

Abstract: A device and method for stamping or extruding molten glass sheet material into discrete glass parts defined by the shape of a metal or ceramic die may use force applied through one or more metal or ceramic punches to form precisely shaped glass parts. A molten glass sheet material may be positioned over the die and under the punches for processing. The molten glass material may be pushed through the die using, for example, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and/or manual force to create a shearing action. The resulting glass part(s) may be subsequently moved to an annealing leer for controlled cooling while the residual sheet material may be gathered for recycling. Parts created with this method may be arranged into assemblies to combine colors for decorative effect, and reheated to unify them into a single solid piece comprised of an assembly of formerly discrete glass parts.

Abstract: Apparatus for converting between rotary motion and linear motion includes a rotatable piece being rotatable about an axis; at least one member having a linking surface facing the rotatable piece and arranged for movement relative to the axis of the piece; and a means for linking the linking surface of the respective member and the surface of the rotatable piece, so that rotational motion of the rotatable piece causes linear movement of the at least one member, and/or linear movement of the at least one member causes rotational motion of the rotatable piece. A sawing device may include said apparatus for cutting by repetitive reciprocating cutting action. A saw blade may be configured for such a sawing device.

Abstract: A sheet punching apparatus capable of improving the accuracy of movement distance of a movable member and maintaining the durability of a drive unit of the apparatus. A sheet post-processing apparatus controller computes a time period corresponding to an amount of overrun of a slider at the time of stopping the slider in an initial operation. In a punching operation, the sheet post-processing apparatus controller starts a punch motor at a timing earlier by the computed time period corresponding to the amount of overrun than a stop timing of a conveyance motor.

Abstract: A slicing apparatus for vegetables includes a slicing apparatus with a base portion, a slicing area, an actuator support portion adapted to be releasably connected to the base portion; and an actuator, attached to the actuator support portion comprising a drive rod and a slicing blade portion. Another embodiment includes a mounting plate having a base-mounting surface and a wall-mounting surface, the base-mounting surface adapted to be removably attached to the base portion, and the wall-mounting surface adapted to be permanently attached to a vertical wall surface, the base-mounting surface and the wall-mounting surface being arranged at an angle to one another such that the drive rod is maintained at an angle to the vertical wall surface.

Abstract: There is provided a punching unit capable of punching holes in high-performance by increasing a punching force and by rotating a punch. A guide hole that guides the punch in the vertical direction is formed to have a narrow upper part, a wider lower part and inclined surfaces between them. An actuation pin engages with a cam and the punch moves up and down to punch a hole when a cam member reciprocates. The actuation pin abuts with the inclined surface of the guide hole at the punching position, so that the punch is rotated and a cam inclined angle is reduced by an inclined angle of the guide hole, allowing a large punching force.

Abstract: A sectioning device including a frame having a cutter deck with an opening disposed therethrough; a removable insert having an opening disposed therethrough, the removable insert positioned above the opening of the cutter deck such that the opening of the removable insert and the opening of the cutter deck are concentrically aligned; a cutter removably positioned on the removable insert; a press assembly positioned on the frame for pushing an item against and through the cutter; and an activator moving at least one of the cutter and the press assembly between a neutral position and a sectioning position in a single continuous motion, the press assembly and the cutter configured such that the item is sectioned upon movement from the neutral position to the sectioning position.

Abstract: A sectioning device for sectioning food and non-food items includes a frame, a cutter removably positioned on the frame and press means positioned on the frame for pushing an item against and through the cutter. The sectioning device also includes means for moving, in a single continuous motion, at least one of the cutter and the press means between a neutral position and a sectioning position. The press means and the cutter are configured such that an item to be sectioned, positioned between the cutter and the press means is sectioned in its entirety upon movement from the neutral position to the sectioning position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tire segmenting device capable of cutting tires into two or more segments, the device including: a cutter for dividing the tire into two or more segments; a positioning device on which the tire is mounted, the positioning device positioning a tire mounted thereon in alignment with the cutter; and a moving device operatively connected to the positioning device; wherein in use, the moving device moves the positioning device between a loading position in which a tire can be loaded and unloaded from the positioning device and a cutting position where the cutter engages the tire and divides the tire into the two or more segments.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus of the present invention mainly includes a cylinder, a cutting assembly and a valve assembly. The valve assembly is connected to the cylinder so as to control action of the cylinder. The cutting assembly is connected to the cylinder, so that the cutting assembly can be driven to cutting plates or boards. The valve assembly has a first switch and a second switch. When both of the first switch and the second switch are turned on, the cutting assembly is driven to move for cutting. When one of the first switch and the second switch is turned off, the cutting assembly is driven to return its initial position. As such, the first switch is provided for ordinary operation. The second switch is taken as an emergency switch for particular situation so as to avoid accident.

Abstract: A multiple holes punching machine includes a main body and a holes-punching unit. The main body includes a first side board and a second side board. A positioning slot is provided on the inner side of the first side board and at least a sloped surface is formed in the positioning slot. A manual stick is pivotally connected to the second side board and may be rotated. An engagement portion is provided on the stick. The holes-punching unit comprises a first side board, a second side board, a border adjusting assembly and a plurality of holes-punching members. A male positioning portion is provided on one end of the first side board. A sloped surface and an arc-shaped surface are provided on the male positioning portion. Therefore, as the holes-punching unit is fitted to the main body, accurate positioning and secured attachment may be achieved.

Abstract: A device and method of cutting soft food material. The cutting is performed by an arrangement of cutting wire or ribbon that is pulled taut across a supporting frame. The cuts are made while the food material is lightly compressed and confined in a press. The press consists of a compression chamber having a bottom surface. The cutter is placed at the bottom of the compression chamber. Food material is then placed into the compression chamber atop the cutter. A compression plate is placed over the food material. The compression plate is pressed down to compress the food material. The compression squeezes the food material and liberates any excess fluids that may be present within the food material. This conditions the food material. The cutter is then pulled through the conditioned food.

Abstract: A punching device includes: plural punches and a die having plural punching holes with each of which each punch is engaged and arranged to be spaced apart; a support member which supports rotatably each punch and movably in a direction of each rotation axis, on which a fixed cam member including a first cam hole having a first vertical and inclined portions, is provided; and a movable cam member including a second cam hole having a second inclined portion, provided on the fixed cam member, movable in an orthogonal direction; wherein each punch has a pin passing through each of the first and second cam holes, and when each pin is regulated by the first vertical and second inclined portions, each punch moves toward the die, and when each pin is regulated by the first and the second inclined portions, each punch moves toward the die and rotates about each axis.

Abstract: A cutting mechanism includes a first main body and a second main body. The first main body includes a first base, a plurality of first cutter holders, and a plurality of first cutters. The first cutters are mounted on the respective first cutter holders. The first cutter holders are movably engaged with the first base in a manner that the first cutters mounted thereon are adjustably movable toward and away from the first base. The first cutters are rotatable relative to the respective first cutter holders about parallel first axes, and each of the first cutters has a first blade substantially parallel to the respective first axis. The second main body has a similar configuration as the first main body.

Abstract: A pizza cutting apparatus and portions of the apparatus, and methods of forming the apparatus and of disassembly. The apparatus includes a simple frame assembly made from sheet metal, an actuator assembly and a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a central hub, a number of attached blade and guard combinations, a shaft with a flange and an elastic band. Each blade includes two spaced apart openings, one to receive the flange and the other to be engaged by the band so as to restrain the blades mounted in the hub. Each guard includes perforations for easy gripping by an operator. A blade is removed by having the operator safely grip each guard to stretch the band so as to disengage the blade from the flange and then return and rotate the blade to disengage the blade from the band.

Abstract: A machine for creating holes in a structural angle, including parallel plates including (1) an earth plate perpendicular to an axial direction and positionable at a fixed position relative to the structural angle, (2) a top plate mounting a workpiece tool, (3) a bottom plate spaced a fixed distance from the top plate, both plates being supported for axial movement relative to the earth plate, and (4) a support plate between the earth plate and the top plate and supported for axial movement relative to the earth plate. The support plate is biased toward the top plate and away from the earth plate. A first stop limits movement of the bottom plate toward the earth plate and a second stop limits movement of the support plate away from the earth plate. A drive selectively moves the support and bottom plates axially away from each other.

Abstract: A paper punch includes a first arm which includes two side portions pivotably connected to two frames on a base and each side portion has a first oval hole. Two second arms are pivotably connected with the two first oval holes by two connection pins and each of the two second arm has a second oval hole. Two punch heads are connected to the two second arms respectively and movably inserted into the two frames. The two side portions of the first arm are pivotably connected to the two respective rear ends of the two frames. The two second oval holes of the two second arms are pivotably connected to the two respective front ends of the two frames. The distance between the connection pin and the first pin is reduced when the first arm is pivoted downward so as to achieve the purpose of saving energy.

Abstract: A food cutter has a base and at least two transverse panels extending from the base and sized to complement a pan. The panels may form a grid with an upper end located in the base. The grid has a lower end with cutting edges adapted to cut food. The upper end may be concave and the lower end is flat. The base is formed from a smooth rigid material and may be covered in a soft pliable material. The grid may be coated with a food safe, non-stick material.

Abstract: One embodiment of a cutting apparatus for edibles may include a base member. The cutting apparatus may also include a pair of sliding assemblies mounted on opposite edges of a top surface of the base member. The cutting apparatus may further include a cutting assembly slidably carried by the pair of sliding assemblies. The cutting assembly may include a pair of side plates mounted on the pair of sliding assemblies. The cutting assembly may also include a plurality of spacers mounted between the pair of side plates in a spaced apart relation. Further, the cutting assembly may include a plurality of blades held by the plurality of spacers, press-fitted between the pair of side plates. The cutting apparatus may also include a handle assembly mounted between the cutting assembly and the pair of sliding assemblies and adapted for slidably moving the cutting assembly over the base member.

Abstract: A stamping device, which in particular is arranged for stamping unfired ceramic substrates, has a die holder device with a plurality of dies, which for activation can be locked to the die holder device and then jointly with it execute an axial stamping motion. A coupling device which is remote-actuated is used for the locking. For the remote transmission of the actuation motion, a flexible mechanical connecting arrangement is used, such as preferably a cable.

Abstract: A hole punch includes a base and a lever system to actuate a punch. The lever system includes a first lever having an end pivotally connected to the first end of the base and a second lever having an end pivotally connected to the second end of the base. Actuation of a free end of the second lever causes the first lever to move. In one embodiment, a lock is operatively coupled to the lever system and engages the first and second levers to hold the levers in a stowed position. In another embodiment, the hole punch includes a third lever having a first end operatively coupled to the first lever and a second end operatively coupled to the second lever.

Abstract: A sectioning device for sectioning food and non-food items includes a frame, a cutter removably positioned on the frame and press means positioned on the frame for pushing an item against and through the cutter. The sectioning device also includes means for moving, in a single continuous motion, at least one of the cutter and the press means between a neutral position and a sectioning position. The press means and the cutter are configured such that an item to be sectioned, positioned between the cutter and the press means is sectioned in its entirety upon movement from the neutral position to the sectioning position.

Abstract: A pressing structure for a hole-punching unit includes an axle, two wrenching pieces, a pole and two pressing pieces, wherein the axle is axially attached to a case of the hole-punching unit, with one end of the axle axially connecting to a control knob, each wrenching piece connecting to the axle near its end, the pressing piece having a spring coil disposed at its middle and pivotally connected to the pole, and the pressing piece having a pair of lapping portions extending from a first side of the spring coil, and a pair of suppressing portions extending from a second side of the spring coil, the lapping portions leaning against an upper edge of the wrenching piece for the control knob to drive the wrenching piece to move synchronously, so as to let the suppressing portions to press the hole-punching assembly and to fasten the hole-punching assembly.

Abstract: A blade material cutting device for producing a blade material used as a punching blade. Included are: a stationary blade part having a pair of front and rear support faces on which a strip plate part and a blade edge part of the blade material are to be overlaid, and which are separated from each other by a gap in a feeding direction of the blade material; a pair of opposed front and rear stationary edges which are disposed in the pair of support faces; a movable blade part which moves into and out of the mutual gap between the pair of support faces; and a pair of front and rear movable edges which are disposed in the movable blade part. When the blade material is overlaid on the support faces and the movable blade part is moved, a disposal portion of the blade material is cut away, and the shapes of the front and rear ends of the blade material are not bent but are maintained in their original shape.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular punch/binding machine and a punching module for the punch/binding machine. The punch/binding machine includes a transmission device, at least one punching module, and a body. The punching module includes an upper die base, a lower die base, two joint elements, and two resilient elements. A plurality of punches is disposed in the upper die base, and the transmission device contacts and drives the upper die base. The lower die base has at least one hole for the punches to pass through. The joint elements are respectively connected to two sides of the upper die base and the lower die base. The resilient elements respectively press against two sides of the upper die base and the lower die base. Thus, the punching module is one module, and when being disassembled, the entire module can be taken out merely by detaching the transmission device.

Abstract: An edge punch for creating a repeatable pattern on an edge of a target sheet, including a base including a floor panel, a sidewall projecting from the floor panel and a lever actuator disposed on the sidewall, and a cassette having an edge punch assembly constructed and arranged for being slidably received in the floor panel for lateral sliding movement to a designated operating position.

Abstract: A slicing machine includes a machine frame having a food loaf delivery path arranged in a longitudinal direction, and a cutting assembly arranged in the delivery path. The cutting assembly has two longitudinally directed reciprocating blades facing upstream in the delivery path. In operation, the loaf is pressed through the cutting assembly which cuts the loaf into quarter sections. A slicing blade is arranged in the delivery path downstream of the cutting assembly, the slicing blade arranged to slice the sectioned food loaf transversely to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A food slicer 10 of the present invention contains a hollow body 12 having an inner wall 13 defining an interior 17 and an outer wall 15 for containment of a food product therein. A plurality of blades 32 extends across the interior 17 of the body thereby cutting a food product biased against the blades 32 into a plurality of portions.

Abstract: A blade material cutting device has a stationary blade part with a pair of front and rear support faces which are separated from each other by a gap. A pair of opposed front and rear stationary edges are disposed in the pair of support faces. A movable blade part which moves between the members of the stationary blade part. The movable blade part includes movable edges which cooperate with the stationary edges for cutting the blade material.

Abstract: A paper punch includes a ratchet assembly received in each of the frames on a base. A handle assembly is connected to the frames. The ratchet assembly includes ratchet wheels co-rotatably connected to the driving gear which drives a rack to lower the punch head. The handle assembly includes a driving pawl which is engaged with two teeth in sequence of the ratchet wheels to proceed the punching action, and a return pawl which rotates the ratchet wheels in opposite direction after the punching action is finished. The handle assembly is repeatedly operated while the punch head is kept in the pile of paper sheets to be punched. The angular movement of each movement of the handle assembly is less than 90 degrees.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a billet for cold forging according to the present invention is characterized by the first spheroidizing annealing step of spheroidizing a carbide in a blank, the drawing step of drawing the blank at a predetermined sectional area reduction ratio after the first spheroidizing annealing step, and the second spheroidizing annealing step of promoting the dispersion of the internal carbide for an increased spheroidizing ratio after the drawing step. The drawing step has a drawing ratio of approximately 20%. The blank is cut to a desired dimension between said first spheroidizing annealing step and said second spheroidizing annealing step.

Abstract: A printing system includes a support arrangement. A print cartridge receiving arrangement is mounted on the support arrangement to engage a print cartridge. A drive mechanism delivers print media from the print cartridge. A print engine is mounted on the support arrangement downstream of the print cartridge and has a pair of opposed printhead assemblies that are configured to perform double-sided printing on print media fed from the print cartridge between the printhead assemblies. A slitter is mounted on the support arrangement downstream of the print engine and is configured to separate the print media into sheets.

Abstract: An apparatus for sizing at a single workstation pleated shades and mini blinds in a particular dimension uses a sizing device that includes hydraulic actuated horizontal and vertical blades and a cutting rail assembly. The hydraulic actuated horizontal and vertical blades are used to respectively cut the components of a pleated shade or a mini blind, such as head rails, bottom rails and a pleated blind or aluminum slats. The horizontal and the vertical blades are sequentially operated to prevent the blades from colliding with each other. The cutting rail assembly has multiple stacked guiding blocks so that the pleated shade and the mini blind can be held in different tiers and be simultaneously cut at the single workstation.

Abstract: A dough divider including a hopper with a lid, latch assembly and press plate. The lid has an open and closed position. The latch assembly is adapted to maintain the lid in the closed position when activated and to discontinue maintaining the lid in the closed position when deactivated. The press plate is vertically slidable within the hopper, with the hopper being adapted to accept dough between the lid and the press plate. The press plate is adapted to be driven towards the lid in order to compress the dough between the press plate and the lid within the hopper. The latch assembly is automatically activated to maintain the lid in the closed position while the press plate is being driven towards the lid. The latch assembly is automatically deactivated to discontinue maintaining the lid in the closed position after the dough has been compressed and divided within the hopper.

Abstract: A photofinishing system comprising: a) a digital processor, a printer and means for feeding print media to the printer; the digital processor being arranged to receive digitised data that is representative of a photographic image and to process the data in a manner to generate a printer drive signal that is representative of the photographic image, and the printer being coupled to the digital processor and being arranged to process the drive signal and effect printing of the photographic image on the print media, and provided as an integrated portion of the photofinishing system, b) means for effecting controlled chemical development and subsequent printing of exposed photographic film.

Abstract: A photo cutting apparatus includes a support, a press, a linkage and a cutting device. The press is movably mounted on the support. The linkage is for pressing the press. The cutting device is arranged between the support and the press for separating photos developed on a sheet from one another in a single action.

Abstract: A cutting tool (1) for a punching machine has a punching body (8) on which a plurality of punching tool elements (5) which are located parallel to each other are provided. The puncing body (8) consists of a double-layered metal sheet (2, 12). Essentially longitudinal openings (7) are advantageously punched out of a sheet metal plate (2 and 12) symmetrically about an axis (6), these longitudinal openings (7) being situated parallel to each other, respectively. The sheet metal plate (2, 12) is then folded about the axis (6) in order to form the double-layered punching tool elements (5). This allows the use of more simple punching machines and enables a punching machine to be produced from just a few individual parts.

Abstract: Narrow aerial and die-mount cams, each having a cam adapter, a driver and a slide sandwiched between the cam adapter and driver. The narrow aerial cam slide has an elongate primary portion that has a T-shaped cross-section and has a primary bearing surface, and the cam adapter has a rectangular recess. An elongate keeper plate having a longitudinal slot is secured to each side of the cam adapter adjacent the rectangular recess to slidably retain the primary portion of the slide within the longitudinal slots and the rectangular recess. The primary bearing surface and a pair of intermediate bearing surfaces formed in the slide below the primary portion slidably support the keeper plates and thus the cam adapter. The driver slidably supports the slide. The narrow die-mount cam is basically an inverted version of the aerial cam.

Abstract: A trimming apparatus for variously trimming a sheet material is disclosed. The trimming apparatus includes a base for placing the sheet material thereon, a rail mounted on the base, a first trimming element for trimming the sheet material in a first manner, a second trimming element for trimming the sheet material in a second manner, a carriage movably engaging with the rail, having a first and a second portions coupled to the first and second trimming elements, respectively, and having a third portion for being exerted thereon a driving force to move along the rail, thereby carrying a selected one of the first and second trimming elements to cross over the sheet material.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus for cutting a sheet material is provided. The cutting apparatus includes a platform; a rail structure secured onto the platform; a sliding member sliding along the rail structure; a cutting member movably engaging with and carried by the sliding member to pass through and cut the sheet material sustained on the platform; and an adjusting member. The adjusting member can urge the cutting member to move relative to the sliding member so as to contact with the sheet material in response to an external force, and return the cutting member to move relative to the sliding member so as to release the cut sheet material manually or automatically.

Abstract: A dough cutting apparatus is disclosed including a plurality of dough cutting members (6), each of which is adapted for cutting a desired shape out of a strip of dough. Each dough cutting member is spaced apart from an adjacent cutting member by a predetermined distance so that when each cutting member cuts a dough cut-out from the strip of dough, there is a relatively narrow web (101) of waste dough produced in the region between adjacent dough cutting members. There is also a waste dough web removing apparatus (50) which has a plurality of fingers (51, 52, 53) for urging the waste dough web upwardly for separation from the dough cut-outs.

Abstract: An apparatus for punching CMP machine backing film. The apparatus comprises a base, a first plate, and a second plate. The base holds the backing-film. The first plate is disposed on the base in a manner such that it moves between a first position and a second position. The first plate abuts the backing-film when it is located at the second position. The second plate, having a plurality of punches, is disposed on the base in a manner such that it moves between a third position and a fourth position. The first plate is located at the first position when the second plate is located at the third position. The first plate is located at the second position when the second plate is located at the fourth position so that the punches pass through the first plate to punch the backing-film.

Abstract: An electric punch for automatically punching holes in documents and the like is provided that allows the spacing between the holes to be selectively set at either 70 mm (U.S. standard) or 80 mm (European and Japanese standard) by forming a bend midway of the length of operating arms of respective perforating members so that forward and rearward portions of the operating arms are laterally offset in parallel by a prescribed distance and clamping the operating arms with two supports of different width, thereby enabling the punched hole spacing to be selectively changed by exchanging the left and right perforating members.

Abstract: The punching device for edge decoration enables repeated punching of a pattern in a target, such as paper along edges of the target. The punching device includes a jig in which a predetermined pattern is perforated, a punching member having a section corresponding to the perforated pattern and being slidable through the perforated pattern, and a base combined with the jig and having an angle (2) in range of 60°<2<180° to the perforated pattern. The base having a standard marking with a pattern corresponding to all or part of the perforated pattern.

Abstract: A perforation device for making roll of plastic bag with an opening and a perforation line on each bag, comprising a cutting unit, an anvil unit and a expanding board, wherein, the cutting unit involves a main unit whereto are fitted with a toothed blade and a specified number of compressing blocks, the expanding board serving to expanding the material bag, the toothed blade on the cutting unit serving to cut and punch a surface of the material bag, making a roll of plastic bags each having an opening on one side, thereby fully automated packaging can be achieved by installing the present invention on an automatic weighing and packaging machine or a in conveyor packaging line for convenient packaging process, to reduce labor cost and enhance packaging efficiency.

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.

Abstract: A flat cable (13) is formed by a plurality of juxtaposed conductors (15) which are insulated and coated. An end portion of the flat cable (13) is provided with a terminal processing structure in which cut surfaces (15a, 15b) of the respective conductors (15) are alternately positioned in a staggered manner, thereby making it possible to lengthen the creeping distance between the cut surfaces of the adjacent conductors.

Abstract: A paper trimmer includes a base having a plurality of trimmer devices connected thereto and a top member is mounted on the base and has a center hole through which a tube extending from the base extends. The top member has multiple extensions which is fixed on the base and the trimmer devices are located between the extensions. A pushing handle is rotatably mounted to the tube and has a tongue extending therefrom which is located above one of the trimmer devices. The chosen trimmer device can be operated by pushing the pushing handle.

Abstract: A punching apparatus is provided capable of punching a non-circular hole at a predetermined position on a work even when the rotatable range of the work setting is restricted. In the punching apparatus for punching a non-circular hole at a predetermined position of the work, said punch and said die are constituted such that said punch supported by the punch supporting portion is relatively rotatable and stoppable for said punch supporting portion about the central axis line of the punching direction; and, similar to said punch, said die is rotatable and stoppable about the central axis line of the punching direction in the identical rotational phase with said punch.