Press brake safety apparatus

Details Press brake safety apparatus Press brake safety apparatus

1994-04-20

1996-12-03

Bonck, Rodney H.

192 clutches and power-stop control

Stop mechanism

Safety device

192129A, 100 53, F16P 314

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055798845

ABSTRACT:
A press brake safety apparatus for use on a press brake (10) of the kind having a moving blade (18) having a leading edge (36) and a platform (38) against which an item (42) may be pressed, the safety apparatus comprising at least one beam (26) of light mounted at a level marginally forward of and substantially parallel to the leading edge (36) so as to move with the blade (18), the interruption of the or each beam (26) causing the movement of the blade (18) to stop and thereby halting operation of the press brake (10) without the leading edge (36) contacting the item (42).

REFERENCES:
patent: 2241556 (1941-05-01), MacMillin et al.
patent: 4166369 (1979-09-01), Nakajima
patent: 4660703 (1987-04-01), Filcich et al.
"The Hoffman Electronic Controlled Automatic Safety Guard for Power Presses", Hoffman Engineering Corporation, pp. 2-3, Apr. 1952.

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