COMPLIANT ANVIL

• Main Authors: BURNETT, Chad, BUSCH, James William, CONGLETON, Stephen Douglas, SCHALLICK, Jennifer Lynn
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.06.2020
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CUTTING; CUTTING-OUT; HAND CUTTING TOOLS; PERFORATING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PUNCHING; SEVERING; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; STAMPING-OUT; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

An anvil is configured to operatively engage with a tooling agent. The anvil includes an outer surface, an opposing surface opposite the outer surface and an inner surface. One or more spring elements are disposed between the opposing surface and the inner surface. The springs provide a compliance t...