LOADING AND UNLOADING UNIT FOR SHEET METAL COMPRISING A TOOL HOLDER FOR A SHEET METAL PROCESSING MACHINE

• Main Authors: KLINKHAMMER MARC, KERSCHER STEFAN, BUTTNER STEFAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 01.08.2012
• Subjects: COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOTDIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT; DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g.ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PUNCHING METAL; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL

The sheet metal loading and unloading unit (1) has a stationary unit (2) and a sheet metal retaining unit (6). A device is provided for adjusting a sheet metal, where a drive device is provided for moving the sheet metal retaining unit in a horizontal axis. The sheet metal retaining unit has a tool retainer (10) for adjusting a sheet metal processing tool (11). Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a sheet metal processing machine, which has controlling device; and (2) a method for inserting and changing of tools.