US Patent Class 72
METAL DEFORMING
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| DF | CLASS NOTES | |
| 1 | DF | WITH RANDOMLY-ACTUATED STOPPING |
| 2 | DF | .~ Manually controlled |
| 3 | DF | .~ Responsive to condition of work or product |
| 4 | DF | .~.~ Work feed or faulty work |
| 5 | DF | .~.~.~ Termination or tangle of running-length work |
| 6.1 | DF | WITH USE OF CONTROL MEANS ENERGIZED IN RESPONSE TO ACTIVATOR STIMULATED BY CONDITION SENSOR |
| 6.2 | DF | .~ Metal deforming by use of roller or roller-like tool element |
| 7.1 | DF | .~.~ Including use of sensor responsive to information carried by removable auxiliary record (e.g., recording disk, tape, or card) |
| 7.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to comparison between plural conditions |
| 7.3 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing "pattern" |
| 7.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing work or product (e.g., by X-ray) |
| 7.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Sensing lead end or tail end |
| 7.6 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Sensing cross sectional dimension |
| 8.1 | DF | .~.~ Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to comparison between plural conditions |
| 8.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing "memory" stored on tool or tool-linked part |
| 8.3 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing work or product (e.g., by X-ray) |
| 8.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Work and product |
| 8.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing temperature |
| 8.6 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing slack or tension (e.g., by use of dancer) |
| 8.7 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Measuring tension distribution across width of work |
| 8.8 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing lead end or tail end |
| 8.9 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing cross sectional dimension |
| 9.1 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Sensing flatness (e.g., crown) |
| 9.2 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Sensing thickness |
| 9.3 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~.~ Of edge of work or product |
| 9.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~.~ Sensor utilizes radiation to detect thickness (e.g., by X-ray) |
| 9.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing tool or tool-linked part |
| 10.1 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing tool or tool-linked part |
| 10.2 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing torque |
| 10.3 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing roll rotation (e.g., speed or distance) |
| 10.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing force |
| 10.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ By sensor along roll surface and another sensor along roll axis |
| 10.6 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ By sensing hydraulic pressure applied to roll |
| 10.7 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing roll gap |
| 10.8 | DF | .~.~ Requiring operative intervention (e.g., for safety) |
| 10.9 | DF | .~.~.~ With pause awaiting input from operative |
| 11.1 | DF | .~.~ Sensing work or product (e.g., by X-ray) |
| 11.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to plural conditions |
| 11.3 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing temperature |
| 11.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing slack or tension (e.g., by use of dancer) |
| 11.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing lead end or tail end |
| 11.6 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing cross sectional dimension |
| 11.7 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Sensing flatness (e.g., crown) |
| 11.8 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Sensing thickness |
| 11.9 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~.~ Of edge of work or product |
| 12.1 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing tool or tool-linked part |
| 12.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing temperature |
| 12.3 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing slack or tension (e.g., by use of dancer) |
| 12.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~ With deforming of work by sensor |
| 12.5 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing lead end or tail end |
| 12.6 | DF | .~.~.~ Including sensor responsive to infeeder or outpuller |
| 12.7 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing cross sectional dimension |
| 12.8 | DF | .~.~.~.~ To control operation of deformer directly by sensor |
| 13.1 | DF | .~.~ Including use of sensor responsive to energy input to tool or tool driver |
| 13.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to plural conditions |
| 13.3 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing pressure of tool actuating fluid |
| 13.4 | DF | .~.~ Sensing tool or tool-linked part |
| 13.5 | DF | .~.~.~ To control predetermined sequence of operating movements (e.g., of one tool operating on work) |
| 13.6 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Of different operating assemblages |
| 13.7 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to plural conditions |
| 13.8 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Including work handling or product handling |
| 14.1 | DF | .~.~.~ Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to plural conditions |
| 14.2 | DF | .~.~.~ To control operation of interlock |
| 14.3 | DF | .~.~.~ To stop machine |
| 14.4 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing force on tool |
| 14.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~ By sensing hydraulic pressure |
| 14.6 | DF | .~.~ To control different operating assemblages |
| 14.7 | DF | .~.~ Controlling deflector |
| 14.8 | DF | .~ Including use of sensor responsive to information carried by removable auxiliary record (e.g., recording disk, tape, or card) |
| 14.9 | DF | .~.~ Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to comparison between plural conditions |
| 15.1 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing "memory" stored on tool or tool-linked part |
| 15.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing "pattern" |
| 15.3 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing work or product (e.g., by X-ray) |
| 15.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing lead end or tail end |
| 15.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing cross section dimension |
| 16.1 | DF | .~ Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to comparison between plural conditions |
| 16.2 | DF | .~.~ Sensing work or product (e.g., by X-ray) |
| 16.3 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing performance of work or product |
| 16.4 | DF | .~.~.~ Work and product |
| 16.5 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing temperature |
| 16.6 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing slack or tension (e.g., by use of dancer) |
| 16.7 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing lead end or tail end |
| 16.8 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing cross sectional dimension |
| 16.9 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing thickness |
| 17.1 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing tool or tool-linked part |
| 17.2 | DF | .~.~ Sensing tool or tool-linked part |
| 17.3 | DF | .~ Sensing work or product (e.g., by X-ray) |
| 18.1 | DF | .~.~ Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to plural conditions |
| 18.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Work and product |
| 18.3 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing temperature |
| 18.4 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing slack or tension (e.g., by use of dancer) |
| 18.5 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing lead end or tail end |
| 18.6 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing cross sectional dimension |
| 18.7 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing flatness (e.g., crown) |
| 18.8 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sensing thickness |
| 18.9 | DF | .~.~.~ Sensing tool or tool-linked part |
| 19.1 | DF | .~.~ Sensing temperature |
| 19.2 | DF | .~.~ Sensing slack or tension (e.g., by use of dancer) |
| 19.3 | DF | .~.~.~ With deforming of work by sensor |
| 19.4 | DF | .~.~ Sensing lead end or tail end |
| 19.5 | DF | .~.~ Including sensor responsive to infeeder or outpuller |
| 19.6 | DF | .~.~ Sensing cross sectional dimension |
| 19.7 | DF | .~.~.~ To control operation of deformer directly by sensor |
| 19.8 | DF | .~ Including use of sensor responsive to energy input to tool or tool driver |
| 19.9 | DF | .~.~ Sensing pressure of tool actuating fluid |
| 20.1 | DF | .~ Sensing tool or tool-linked part |
| 20.2 | DF | .~.~ To control predetermined sequence of operating movements (e.g., of one tool operating on work) |
| 20.3 | DF | .~.~.~ Of different operating assemblages |
| 20.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to plural conditions |
| 20.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Including work handling or product handling |
| 21.1 | DF | .~.~ Including plural sensors or sensor responsive to plural conditions |
| 21.2 | DF | .~.~ To control operation of interlock |
| 21.3 | DF | .~.~ To stop machine |
| 21.4 | DF | .~.~ Sensing force on tool |
| 21.5 | DF | .~.~.~ By sensing hydraulic pressure |
| 21.6 | DF | .~ To control different operating assemblages |
| 28.1 | DF | WITH USE OF SELF REGULATING CONTROL SYSTEM UTILIZING ELECTRICAL OR HYDRAULIC ENERGY |
| 28.2 | DF | .~ Metal deforming by use of roller or roller-like tool element |
| 29.1 | DF | .~.~ Utilizing electrical energy |
| 29.2 | DF | .~ Utilizing electrical energy |
| 30.1 | DF | WITH STOPPING UPON COMPLETION OF PRESCRIBED OPERATION |
| 30.2 | DF | .~ Metal deforming by use of roller or roller-like tool element |
| 31.01 | DF | WITH INDICATION OF CONDITION OR POSITION OF WORK, PRODUCT, OR MACHINE ELEMENT (E.G., BROKEN TOOL ALARM, ETC.) |
| 31.02 | DF | .~ Trueness (e.g., devices for repairing, etc.) |
| 31.03 | DF | .~.~ Elongate member straightening |
| 31.04 | DF | .~ Tube or rod bending |
| 31.05 | DF | .~.~ Deflection angle |
| 31.06 | DF | .~ Tube diameter resizing |
| 31.07 | DF | .~ Including deformation by roller or roller-like tool |
| 31.08 | DF | .~.~ Distance between tools of tool couple |
| 31.09 | DF | .~.~ Work guide position |
| 31.1 | DF | .~ Including deformation by simple bending |
| 31.11 | DF | .~.~ Tool or tool driver travel |
| 31.12 | DF | .~.~ Work stop position |
| 31.13 | DF | .~ Work drawn or extruded through die |
| 37 | DF | WITH USE OF OPTICAL OR TRANSPARENT (E.G., VIEWING) MEANS |
| 38 | DF | WITH EXPOSURE OF WORK TO GAS, VAPOR, MIST, OR MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE |
| 39 | DF | WITH CLEANING, DESCALING, OR LUBRICATION OF WORK OR PRODUCT |
| 40 | DF | .~ Mechanical cleaning |
| 41 | DF | .~ Lubricating |
| 42 | DF | .~.~ With particular lubricant |
| 43 | DF | .~.~ With means to apply lubricant |
| 44 | DF | .~.~.~ With means to transfer lubricant |
| 45 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Force feed |
| 46 | DF | WITH "COATING" OF WORK |
| 47 | DF | .~ Metal coating |
| 48 | DF | BY TOOL-COUPLE PRESSING TOGETHER ADJACENT SURFACE PORTIONS OF SAME WORK (E.G., TUBE-SEAMER) |
| 49 | DF | .~ To form helically-seamed tube |
| 50 | DF | .~.~ Using roller conforming to seam contour |
| 51 | DF | .~ To form longitudinally-seamed tube |
| 52 | DF | .~.~ During longitudinal movement of work |
| 53 | DF | BY SHOT-BLASTING |
| 54 | DF | BY APPLICATION OF FLUENT MEDIUM, OR ENERGY FIELD |
| 55 | DF | .~ With cutting |
| 56 | DF | .~ By kinetic energy of fluid or field |
| 57 | DF | .~ With actuated tool engaging work |
| 58 | DF | .~.~ Expanding hollow work |
| 59 | DF | .~.~.~ Corrugating tubular work |
| 60 | DF | .~ Using fixed die |
| 61 | DF | .~.~ Expanding hollow work |
| 62 | DF | .~.~.~ In circular section die |
| 63 | DF | .~.~ Utilizing diaphragm between fluid and work |
| 64 | DF | BY TWISTING AXIALLY MOVING WORK |
| 65 | DF | .~ With adjustment of machine or variation in effect of tool on product |
| 66 | DF | COILING BY WORK-GUIDE MEMBER ORBITING ABOUT LONGITUDINAL CENTERLINE OF FORMED COIL |
| 67 | DF | BY USE OF TOOL ACTING DURING RELATIVE ROTATION BETWEEN TOOL AND WORK ABOUT INTERNAL CENTER (E.G., GYRATING OR ROTATING TOOL) |
| 68 | DF | .~ With metal deformation of different type |
| 69 | DF | .~ With modification or control of temperature of work, tool or machine, or with lubrication thereof |
| 70 | DF | .~ With cutting of work or product |
| 71 | DF | .~.~ By composite cutting, deforming tool |
| 72 | DF | .~.~ With actuation of cutter in timed relation to movement of deformer or work |
| 73 | DF | .~ With oscillation of work about work-axis |
| 74 | DF | .~ With oscillation of work-engaging tool surface about work surface |
| 75 | DF | .~ Spherical tool |
| 76 | DF | .~ Work-hammering tool |
| 77 | DF | .~ With tool surface orbiting around axis parallel to direction of travel of longitudinally moving work |
| 78 | DF | .~.~ Including orbiting roller mounted on rotating carrier |
| 79 | DF | .~.~ Including deflectors arranged to provide undulating path for work |
| 80 | DF | .~ During rotation of work |
| 81 | DF | .~.~ With "pattern" causing movement of presser member |
| 82 | DF | .~.~ Caused by work-holding, shape-imparting form (e.g., for "spinning") |
| 83 | DF | .~.~.~ With means causing cooperating presser member to traverse form surface |
| 84 | DF | .~.~ Using tool having rotating surface moving along it axis of rotation during deformation |
| 85 | DF | .~.~.~ And means causing tool to traverse surface of cooperating rotatable member |
| 86 | DF | .~.~ Using angularly related roller-couple acting parallel to axis of work rotation |
| 87 | DF | .~.~.~ And additional work-engaging tool, circumferentially spaced about axis of work rotation |
| 88 | DF | .~.~ Caused by tools (e.g., "platens") relatively moving parallel to their surface |
| 89 | DF | .~.~.~ Including rotating tool (e.g., "disk-platen") |
| 90 | DF | .~.~.~ Including stationary tool |
| 91 | DF | .~.~ Caused by rotating tool and opposing concave surface |
| 92 | DF | .~.~.~ Non-rotating concave surface |
| 93 | DF | .~.~.~.~ With means to adjust concave surface |
| 94 | DF | .~.~ And movement of work laterally of rotational axis during deformation |
| 95 | DF | .~.~ And longitudinal movement of work |
| 96 | DF | .~.~.~ Using external rotating tool and internal core |
| 97 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Including work-piercing or work-expanding plug |
| 98 | DF | .~.~.~ Using tool-surfaces spaced along axis of work rotation |
| 99 | DF | .~.~.~ Using hyperboloidal roller |
| 100 | DF | .~.~.~ Using tool-cluster |
| 101 | DF | .~.~ Using rotating tool-couple relatively adjustable about pivot normal to tool axis |
| 102 | DF | .~.~ Using non-cylindrical rotating tool |
| 103 | DF | .~.~.~ Having helical groove |
| 104 | DF | .~.~.~.~ With cooperating tool rotating in same direction |
| 105 | DF | .~.~.~ And cooperating, complementary tool |
| 106 | DF | .~.~.~.~ And circumferentially spaced, work-engaging elements |
| 107 | DF | .~.~.~ Included in roller-cluster |
| 108 | DF | .~.~.~ With cooperating tool rotating in same direction |
| 109 | DF | .~.~.~ Including in tool-couple |
| 110 | DF | .~.~ Using roller-cluster |
| 111 | DF | .~.~ Using tool-couple |
| 112 | DF | .~ Tool orbiting or rotating about an axis |
| 113 | DF | .~.~ Comprising transverse-axis roller inside hollow work |
| 114 | DF | .~.~ Helically-grooved tool threadedly engaging work |
| 115 | DF | .~.~ Comprising movable tool cooperating with fixed, work-spaced tool |
| 116 | DF | .~.~.~ Plural, selectively usable fixed tools |
| 117 | DF | .~.~.~ Outwardly acting movable tool |
| 118 | DF | .~.~ Including tool surfaces spaced along orbital axis |
| 119 | DF | .~.~.~ Including plural tools rotating on angularly related axes |
| 120 | DF | .~.~ With actuation of tool radially |
| 121 | DF | .~.~.~ Wherein tool is actuated inwardly |
| 122 | DF | .~.~.~ Including rotating tool mounted on rotating carrier |
| 123 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Including roller having noncylindrical work-engaging surface |
| 124 | DF | .~.~ Comprising roller cooperating with work-spaced tool |
| 125 | DF | .~.~ With work or tool locator or work-clamp |
| 126 | DF | .~.~ Tool both orbits and rotates |
| 127 | DF | BY DEFLECTING SUCCESSIVELY-PRESENTED PORTIONS OF WORK DURING BODILY MOVEMENT THEREOF (E.G., FOR COILING, LEVELLING, CURVING OR TROUGHING MATERIAL IN MOVEMENT) |
| 128 | DF | .~ With modification or control of temperature or work, tool or machine |
| 129 | DF | .~ With cutting of work or product |
| 130 | DF | .~.~ And deforming of work or product (other than by deflecting) |
| 131 | DF | .~.~ And stopping of work movement during cutting |
| 132 | DF | .~.~ And actuation of cutter in timed relation to deflector or work movement |
| 133 | DF | .~ With feeding of discrete articles or orienting of work relative to deflector (other than by deflector) |
| 134 | DF | .~ With use of means to remove product from deflector |
| 135 | DF | .~ To form helical coil or tube |
| 136 | DF | .~.~ Including thinning of helical portion of work section |
| 137 | DF | .~.~ With deforming of work or product (other than by coiler) |
| 138 | DF | .~.~ By use of means acting by and during machine operation to form coil of irregular pitch and/or diameter |
| 139 | DF | .~.~.~ Including non-cylindrical core |
| 140 | DF | .~.~ By interchangeable or selectable tool portion |
| 141 | DF | .~.~ By multi-convolutional tool |
| 142 | DF | .~.~ By work-guide and rotatable, work-holding core |
| 143 | DF | .~.~.~ And means to change pitch of coil |
| 144 | DF | .~.~.~ And means to traverse work-guide |
| 145 | DF | .~.~ By movable-periphery tool external of coil |
| 146 | DF | .~ To form spiral coil |
| 147 | DF | .~.~ With interposes to space adjacent coil convolutions |
| 148 | DF | .~.~ With core inside coil |
| 149 | DF | .~ By use of work-contacting wiper and moving, work-holding form |
| 150 | DF | .~.~ With core inside hollow workpiece |
| 151 | DF | .~.~ With tensioning or work |
| 152 | DF | .~.~ With deforming or work or product (other than by wiper and former) |
| 153 | DF | .~.~ And means to impart compound motion to form |
| 154 | DF | .~.~ Including backed-up, travelling wiper (e.g., follow bar) |
| 155 | DF | .~.~ And means to urge wiper toward form surface |
| 156 | DF | .~.~ And interrelated means to move form and gripper element thereon |
| 157 | DF | .~.~ Including interchangeable or adjustable wiper or form |
| 158 | DF | .~.~.~ Comprising adjustable wiper |
| 159 | DF | .~.~ And work-complementing gripper faces (e.g., contoured) |
| 160 | DF | .~ By use of deflected arranged to provide longitudinally undulating path for work (e.g., "leveling") |
| 161 | DF | .~.~ With deforming of work or product (other than levelling) |
| 162 | DF | .~.~ Including relatively-inclined successive rollers |
| 163 | DF | .~.~ And back-up means for roller-deflector |
| 164 | DF | .~.~ And adjustable carrier for deflector |
| 165 | DF | .~.~.~ Including tier of roller-deflectors on carriers |
| 166 | DF | .~ By use of deflectors arranged to bend work longitudinally of direction of work-movement |
| 167 | DF | .~.~ Including thinning of portion of work-section |
| 168 | DF | .~.~ With deforming of work or product (other than bending longitudinally) |
| 169 | DF | .~.~ With handling of curved product |
| 170 | DF | .~.~ Including three concurrently-acting delta-arranged deflector elements |
| 171 | DF | .~.~.~ And additional work-deflecting or work-constraining element |
| 172 | DF | .~.~.~ Comprising two rollers and guide |
| 173 | DF | .~.~.~ Including adjustable element |
| 174 | DF | .~.~.~.~ And interrelated means to adjust plural elements simultaneously |
| 175 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Comprising rectilinearly reciprocable carrier for element |
| 176 | DF | .~ By use of deflector arranged to bend work transversely of direction of work movement (e.g., troughing) |
| 177 | DF | .~.~ With deforming of work or product (other than bending transversely) |
| 178 | DF | .~.~ Including roller-cluster |
| 179 | DF | .~.~ Including complementary roller-couple |
| 180 | DF | .~.~.~ Including plural, axially-spaced circumferential ribs and grooves |
| 181 | DF | .~.~.~ Including plural, successively-acting roller-couples |
| 182 | DF | .~.~ Including roller-couple |
| 183 | DF | .~ By tension applied to work or product (e.g., uncoiling) |
| 184 | DF | BY USE OF "FLYING TOOL" ENGAGING MOVING WORK |
| 185 | DF | .~ With cutting |
| 186 | DF | .~.~ By composite cutting, deforming tool |
| 187 | DF | .~ Included in plural deforming stations or passes |
| 188 | DF | .~.~ Passes spaced along axis of rotating tool |
| 189 | DF | .~ Including arcuately oscillating tool-face |
| 190 | DF | .~ Including orbitally-moving tool-face |
| 191 | DF | .~.~ Moving in circular orbit |
| 192 | DF | .~.~.~ With cooperating rectilinearly-moving tool (e.g., "anvil") |
| 193 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Comprising tool inside hollow work |
| 194 | DF | .~.~.~ Included in tool-cluster |
| 195 | DF | .~.~.~ Circumferentially adjustable relative to work-spaced cooperating surface |
| 196 | DF | .~.~.~ With cooperating complementary (e.g., conjugate) tool-face |
| 197 | DF | .~.~.~ With cooperating roller |
| 198 | DF | .~.~.~ With cooperating allochiral tool-face |
| 199 | DF | BY USE OF ROLLER OR ROLLER-LIKE TOOL-ELEMENT |
| 200 | DF | .~ With modification or control of temperature of work, tool or machine |
| 201 | DF | .~.~ Including cooling |
| 202 | DF | .~.~ By means (other than a tool) modifying temperature of work |
| 203 | DF | .~ With cutting of work or product |
| 204 | DF | .~.~ By composite cutting deforming tool |
| 205 | DF | .~ Including tautening of work during deformation (e.g., "tension bridle") |
| 206 | DF | .~ With non-roller Metal Deforming station |
| 207 | DF | .~ Including rectilinearly moving tool cooperating with single roller |
| 208 | DF | .~ With tool inside hollow work |
| 209 | DF | .~.~ Comprising plug acting on longitudinally moving work |
| 210 | DF | .~ Mounted on travelling, work-supported carriage |
| 211 | DF | .~ Mounted on manually maneuverable carrier |
| 212 | DF | .~ With work-forcer offset from, and relatively movable between, spaced rollers |
| 213 | DF | .~.~ With use of means to move work-forcer |
| 214 | DF | .~ Comprising tool movable relative to stationary work-portion during deformation |
| 215 | DF | .~.~ Along a curved path |
| 216 | DF | .~.~.~ About a fixed pivot |
| 217 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Work between movable tool and pivot (e.g., sweep-arm bender) |
| 218 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ With means to apply torque to movable tool |
| 219 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Including adjustable tool |
| 220 | DF | .~.~ Along a straight path relative to stationary cooperating tool |
| 221 | DF | .~ Plural passes spaced along axis of one roller of tool-couple |
| 222 | DF | .~.~ With use of means to displace work laterally into next pass |
| 223 | DF | .~.~ Roller common to two tool-couples |
| 224 | DF | .~ Included in roller-cluster |
| 225 | DF | .~.~ Comprising diverse roller-pairs |
| 226 | DF | .~ Plural roller-couples (e.g., successively or optionally usable) |
| 227 | DF | .~.~ With material-handling between successive couples |
| 228 | DF | .~.~.~ Including optionally selectable work paths |
| 229 | DF | .~.~.~ To reverse-roll the workpiece |
| 230 | DF | .~.~.~ By curved guide (e.g., "loop return") |
| 231 | DF | .~.~.~ Changing orientation or direction of work |
| 232 | DF | .~.~ Including one roller common to two roller-couples (e.g., three-high mill) |
| 233 | DF | .~.~.~ Including roller shiftable between successive passes of work |
| 234 | DF | .~.~ Including successively-acting roller-couples |
| 235 | DF | .~.~.~ Comprising relatively-inclined successive couples |
| 236 | DF | .~ With cleaning or conditioning of tool, or lubrication of tool or machine |
| 237 | DF | .~ With carrier for roller-couple or tool-couple |
| 238 | DF | .~.~ With replacement of tool |
| 239 | DF | .~.~.~ By means to replace tool |
| 240 | DF | .~.~ With variation of bite of roller-couple during deformation |
| 241.2 | DF | .~.~ Including back-up for roller |
| 241.4 | DF | .~.~.~ With means to relatively vary back-up force along roller axis |
| 241.6 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Hydraulic or pneumatic force appliers spaced along roller axis |
| 241.8 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Means to apply bending moment to roller or back-up roll |
| 242.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Load bearing, equal size pair of back-up rolls |
| 242.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~ And second stage, equal size pair of back-up rolls |
| 243.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Including reaction roll |
| 243.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Equal size pair of reaction rolls |
| 243.6 | DF | .~.~.~ Irregular, convex or hollow back-up roll |
| 244 | DF | .~.~ With interposer (e.g., wedge or gag) between tool and pressure applier |
| 245 | DF | .~.~ Including fluent-driven tool support |
| 246 | DF | .~.~ Including resiliently urged tool support |
| 247 | DF | .~.~ Including means to position tool along axis |
| 248 | DF | .~.~ With "screw-down" to adjust bite of tool-couple |
| 249 | DF | .~.~ With means to drive tool |
| 250 | DF | .~ With handling of, or guiding of, work or product relative to tool |
| 251 | DF | .~.~ By endless belt or conveyor roll |
| 252 | DF | .~.~ By reciprocating or oscillating means |
| 252.5 | DF | .~ Roller or roller-like tool-element of particular configuration |
| 253.1 | DF | BY EXTRUDING THROUGH ORIFICE |
| 254 | DF | .~ With cutting |
| 255 | DF | .~.~ Severing product from stock or residue |
| 256 | DF | .~ With metal-deforming other than by extrusion |
| 257 | DF | .~ With product handling |
| 258 | DF | .~ Expressing polymetallic-layered product |
| 259 | DF | .~ By plural impellers operating into one extrusion chamber |
| 260 | DF | .~ Expressing non-uniform cross-section or non-linear product |
| 261 | DF | .~ Expressing plural products |
| 262 | DF | .~ By rotating impeller means |
| 263 | DF | .~ Non-axial movement of die, ram, mandrel or container |
| 264 | DF | .~ Utilizing internal forming means (e.g., mandrel) or core tube (e.g., wire guide) |
| 265 | DF | .~.~ Movable longitudinally in ram |
| 266 | DF | .~.~ Integral with ram |
| 267 | DF | .~.~.~ Single element ("impact extrusion" type) |
| 268 | DF | .~.~ Core tube |
| 269 | DF | .~.~ Bridge mandrel |
| 270 | DF | .~ Work supplying |
| 271 | DF | .~ Pressure or velocity conditioning |
| 272 | DF | .~ Container and/or support therefor |
| 273 | DF | .~ Ram or ram element |
| 273.5 | DF | .~ Indirect extrusion |
| 274 | DF | BY PULLING WORKPIECE THROUGH CLOSED PERIPHERY DIE (E.G., ROD-, TUBE-, OR WIRE-DRAWING) |
| 275 | DF | .~ With cutting |
| 276 | DF | .~ Producing a non-uniform product |
| 277 | DF | .~ With movement of discrete workpiece angularly, laterally, or in a reverse direction |
| 278 | DF | .~ Utilizing plural metal-deforming tools |
| 279 | DF | .~.~ Varying speed of continuous workpiece through successive tool stations |
| 280 | DF | .~.~ Accumulating work between successive tool stations |
| 281 | DF | .~.~ Including non-coaxial closed dies |
| 282 | DF | .~.~ All closed dies coaxially aligned |
| 283 | DF | .~.~ Including a mandrel inserted within a hollow workpiece |
| 284 | DF | .~ And applying a "pushing" force |
| 285 | DF | .~ Movable die |
| 286 | DF | .~ With heating or cooling |
| 287 | DF | .~ Utilizing specified work moving means |
| 288 | DF | .~.~ Varying speed of moving work |
| 289 | DF | .~.~ Rotating a drum, roll, sheave, etc. |
| 290 | DF | .~.~ Interrelated work gripper and carrier |
| 291 | DF | .~.~ Maintaining a "straight-line-draw" |
| 292 | DF | BY TIGHTENING FLEXIBLE BAND OR CHAIN ABOUT WORK |
| 293 | DF | BY USE OF NON-DEFORMING WORK-GRIPPING CLAMP AND RELATIVELY MOVABLE CLAMP, TOOL OR WORK-FORCER |
| 294 | DF | .~ With cutting |
| 295 | DF | .~ By individually non-deforming clamps |
| 296 | DF | .~.~ With coacting relatively movable tool |
| 297 | DF | .~.~.~ With means to actuate tool |
| 298 | DF | .~.~ With means to rotate clamp about fixed axis |
| 299 | DF | .~.~.~ About axis intersecting work-gripping regions of two clamps (e.g., twisting) |
| 300 | DF | .~.~ With interrelated clamp closer and clamp mover |
| 301 | DF | .~.~ With bodily motion in fixed path |
| 302 | DF | .~.~.~ Substantially direct approach or recession (e.g., stretching) |
| 303 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Along curved path (e.g., tire upsetting) |
| 304 | DF | .~ With work-distorting clamp |
| 305 | DF | .~ With plural spaced clamps |
| 306 | DF | .~ Plural or complex apparatus (e.g., with plural operations) |
| 307 | DF | .~.~ With means to advance elongated work (e.g., pipe elbow crimper) |
| 308 | DF | .~ Clamp is active metal-deforming element |
| 309 | DF | .~.~ With coacting movable tool |
| 310 | DF | .~.~ Clamp rotatable about fixed axis (e.g., bending brake) |
| 311 | DF | .~ Movable clamp |
| 312 | DF | .~ With interrelated clamp closer and tool mover |
| 313 | DF | .~.~ Jaw actuator driven by tool or tool holder |
| 314 | DF | .~.~ Mechanical actuator |
| 315 | DF | .~.~.~ Cam or toggle |
| 316 | DF | .~ Clamp structure constitutes sole initial metal-deforming force-reaction means (i.e., is passive tool) |
| 317 | DF | .~.~ With plural selectively usable clamps (e.g., tube flarer) |
| 318 | DF | .~.~ Deforming indeterminate-length work |
| 319 | DF | .~.~ With pivotal tool (e.g., sheet metal bender) |
| 320 | DF | .~.~.~ With die surface extension on clamp |
| 321 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Curved die surface |
| 322 | DF | .~.~ With die surface extending from clamp jaw |
| 323 | DF | .~.~.~ Plural die surface portions and coacting tools |
| 324 | DF | WITH CUTTING |
| 325 | DF | .~ By composite tool (e.g., piercing) |
| 326 | DF | .~.~ Shear-type |
| 327 | DF | .~.~.~ With endless cutting edges |
| 328 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Utilizing stripper or ejector |
| 329 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Blank detaching |
| 330 | DF | .~.~.~ Blank detaching |
| 331 | DF | .~.~.~ Severing (e.g., subdividing) |
| 332 | DF | .~ By shearing tool-couple |
| 333 | DF | .~.~ With endless cutting edges (e.g., for punching a hole) |
| 334 | DF | .~.~.~ After final metal-deforming operation |
| 335 | DF | .~.~.~ Pre-cutting (i.e., before metal-deforming) |
| 336 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Blank detaching |
| 337 | DF | .~.~ Blank detaching |
| 338 | DF | .~ Severing a discrete piece from stock, work, or product |
| 339 | DF | .~.~ Pre-cutting |
| 340 | DF | .~ Machining after final metal-deforming (e.g., grinding to size) |
| 341 | DF | .~ Machining between plural metal-deforming operations |
| 342.1 | DF | WITH TEMPERATURE MODIFICATION OF TOOL OR OF SPECIFIED PORTION OF WORK |
| 342.2 | DF | .~ Cooling |
| 342.3 | DF | .~.~ Of tool |
| 342.4 | DF | .~.~.~ And heating of tool |
| 342.5 | DF | .~.~ And heating of work |
| 342.6 | DF | .~.~.~ Distinct temperature modifications at distinct locations of workpiece |
| 342.7 | DF | .~ Of tool |
| 342.8 | DF | .~.~ Preheating |
| 342.92 | DF | .~.~ By electrical resistance heater within tool |
| 342.94 | DF | .~ Distinct temperature modifications at distinct locations of workpiece |
| 342.96 | DF | .~.~ By passing electric current through work |
| 343 | DF | BY USE OF CLOSED-DIE AND COACTING WORK-FORCER (E.G., PUSH-DRAWING) |
| 344 | DF | .~ With stripping or ejecting from tool |
| 345 | DF | .~.~ Timed with tool motion |
| 346 | DF | .~.~.~ With work feeding |
| 347 | DF | .~ Cup or shell drawing (i.e., deep drawing) |
| 348 | DF | .~.~ With additional metal-deforming |
| 349 | DF | .~.~.~ Plural deep drawing |
| 350 | DF | .~.~ With application of frictional restraining force to work during deformation |
| 351 | DF | .~.~.~ With yieldable actuation of work-gripper (e.g., spring-biased blank-holder) |
| 352 | DF | .~ Forcing work into or within closed die; e.g., forging |
| 353.2 | DF | .~.~ By two or more coacting tools movable relative to closed die; e.g., tool complex |
| 353.4 | DF | .~.~.~ Symmetrically expanding tools |
| 353.6 | DF | .~.~.~.~ With tools converging to form annular surface; e.g., segments of closed die |
| 354.2 | DF | .~.~.~ With tools converging to form annular surface; e.g., segments of closed die |
| 354.6 | DF | .~.~.~ One tool telescoping into closed die |
| 354.8 | DF | .~.~.~.~ One yieldably connected to another |
| 355.2 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Coaxial opposed tools |
| 355.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Passing through work; e.g., punch |
| 355.6 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Both tools telescoping into closed die |
| 356 | DF | .~.~ With additional metal-deforming |
| 357 | DF | .~.~ With actuation of split die |
| 358 | DF | .~.~ Tool portion enters cavity of closed die |
| 359 | DF | .~.~.~ With telescoping engagement |
| 360 | DF | .~.~ Coacting closed-dies |
| 361 | DF | .~.~ With holding, handling or guiding of work or product |
| 362 | DF | PROCESS |
| 363 | DF | .~ Deforming stacked blanks |
| 364 | DF | .~ With temperature maintenance or modification |
| 365.2 | DF | .~ "Rolling" |
| 366.2 | DF | .~.~ Between disclosed rollers |
| 367.1 | DF | .~ Tube making or reshaping |
| 368 | DF | .~.~ Making |
| 369 | DF | .~.~ Bending |
| 370.01 | DF | .~.~ Comprising use of internal tool |
| 370.02 | DF | .~.~.~ End necked down |
| 370.03 | DF | .~.~.~ End upset |
| 370.04 | DF | .~.~.~ Laterally pressed die(s) |
| 370.05 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Collapsible mandrel |
| 370.06 | DF | .~.~.~ Expanding tube |
| 370.07 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Sleeve expanded in passage |
| 370.08 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Expanding internal tool |
| 370.1 | DF | .~.~ End forming |
| 370.11 | DF | .~.~.~ Flange forming |
| 370.12 | DF | .~.~.~ End closing (e.g., crimping) |
| 370.13 | DF | .~.~.~ Compression die (e.g., swaging) |
| 370.14 | DF | .~.~ Changing wall thickness |
| 370.15 | DF | .~.~.~ Increasing wall thickness |
| 370.16 | DF | .~.~ Fin or thread forming |
| 370.17 | DF | .~.~.~ Internal |
| 370.18 | DF | .~.~.~.~ And external |
| 370.19 | DF | .~.~ Corrugations forming |
| 370.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Axial |
| 370.21 | DF | .~.~ Groove forming |
| 370.22 | DF | .~.~ Using pressurized fluid during deformation |
| 370.23 | DF | .~.~ Change in cross section |
| 370.24 | DF | .~.~.~ Change in circular tube diameter |
| 370.25 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Reduction in diameter |
| 370.26 | DF | .~.~.~ Polygon cross section (e.g., rectangular) |
| 370.27 | DF | .~.~ Forming holes in tube |
| 371 | DF | .~ Coiling and/or twisting |
| 372 | DF | .~ Involving use of claimed apparatus |
| 373 | DF | .~.~ Reciprocating tool |
| 374 | DF | .~.~.~ Opposed tool faces |
| 375 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Complementary |
| 376 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Single tool pair |
| 379.2 | DF | .~ Deforming sheet metal |
| 379.4 | DF | .~.~ Container making |
| 379.6 | DF | .~.~ Forming undulations |
| 377 | DF | .~ With attenuation, thickening, elongating or shortening of work material |
| 378 | DF | .~.~ By application of tensile forces |
| 380 | DF | BY RELATIVELY MOVABLE OFFSET TOOL-FACES (E.G., FOR BENDING OR DRAWING) |
| 381 | DF | .~ Embodying three or more coacting relatively movable tools (i.e., tool complex) |
| 382 | DF | .~.~ Comprising yieldable tool or face portion |
| 383 | DF | .~.~ With concurrent actuation of tools |
| 384 | DF | .~ Plural |
| 385 | DF | .~ Multi-point tool-couple (e.g., corrugator) |
| 386 | DF | .~ With tool motion in fixed path |
| 387 | DF | .~.~ Pivotal motion only |
| 388 | DF | .~.~.~ Cantilever bender |
| 389.1 | DF | .~.~ Between and co-planar with opposed tools |
| 389.2 | DF | .~.~.~ For a small radius bend |
| 389.3 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Elongated knife edge die (i.e., press brake) |
| 389.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Adjustable tool face |
| 389.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~.~ Opposed tools having adjustable crown (i.e., provision for die crowning) |
| 389.6 | DF | .~.~.~ Fluid pressure actuated (i.e., hydraulically or pneumatically actuated) |
| 389.7 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Manually pumped (e.g., by use of a hydraulic jack) |
| 389.8 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Pivotable opposed tools |
| 389.9 | DF | .~.~.~ Rack and pinion actuated |
| 390.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Ratchet actuated |
| 390.3 | DF | .~.~.~ Cam actuated |
| 390.4 | DF | .~.~.~ Linkage actuated |
| 390.5 | DF | .~.~.~ Lever actuated |
| 390.6 | DF | .~.~.~ Screw actuated |
| 390.7 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Puller |
| 391.2 | DF | .~.~ Concentric or telescoped tools |
| 391.4 | DF | .~.~.~ Tool inside hollow fastener |
| 391.6 | DF | .~.~.~.~ With fastener loader or supply |
| 391.8 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Helically ribbed tool |
| 392 | DF | BY RELATIVELY RECEDING WORK-ENGAGING TOOL-FACES (E.G., FOR STRETCHING) |
| 393 | DF | .~ Embodying three or more tools (e.g., tube expander) |
| 394 | DF | BY THREE OR MORE COACTING RELATIVELY MOVABLE TOOLS (I.E., TOOL-COMPLEX) |
| 395 | DF | .~ With paired coplanar tool-faces (e.g., for stretching flat work) |
| 396 | DF | .~ Yieldable face portion or auxiliary tool on tool-couple element |
| 397 | DF | .~.~ On actuated tool |
| 398 | DF | .~.~ Movable toward and against portion of work (e.g., floating mandrel) |
| 399 | DF | .~ Concurrently actuated tools |
| 400 | DF | .~.~ With coacting fixed tool |
| 401 | DF | .~.~.~ Between generally opposed-stroke tools |
| 402 | DF | .~.~ All tools movable radially inward |
| 403 | DF | .~ With means to actuate tools in sequence |
| 404 | DF | BY PLURAL TOOL-COUPLES |
| 405.01 | DF | .~ With means to feed work between plural tool stations |
| 405.02 | DF | .~.~ Belt or chain work carrier |
| 405.03 | DF | .~.~ Rotary work carrier (e.g., Turret) |
| 405.04 | DF | .~.~ Threaded rod work carrier |
| 405.05 | DF | .~.~ Sliding table work carrier |
| 405.06 | DF | .~.~ Continuous stock feed |
| 405.07 | DF | .~.~ Work pushed between tool stations |
| 405.08 | DF | .~.~ Including means to store work |
| 405.09 | DF | .~.~ Work grasping |
| 405.1 | DF | .~.~.~ Suction device (e.g., suction cup) |
| 405.11 | DF | .~.~.~ Reciprocating work feeder |
| 405.12 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Having work grasping jaws |
| 405.13 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Adapted to grasp work laterally (e.g., by gripper rail or transfer fingers) |
| 405.14 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Telescoping work gripper |
| 405.15 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Rotational movement |
| 405.16 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Lifting movement |
| 406 | DF | WITH MEANS TO EFFECT COMPOUND MOTION OF TOOL (E.G., ROCKING) |
| 407 | DF | WITH MEANS TO ACTUATE BOTH ELEMENTS OF TOOL-COUPLE |
| 408 | DF | .~ By continuously rotating shaft |
| 409.01 | DF | .~ Handle actuated (e.g., plier type, etc.) |
| 409.02 | DF | .~.~ Hog ringer |
| 409.03 | DF | .~.~.~ With supply |
| 409.04 | DF | .~.~ With work supply or feed |
| 409.05 | DF | .~.~.~ Surgical clip |
| 409.06 | DF | .~.~.~ Electrical connector |
| 409.07 | DF | .~.~ Multiple stroke actuator |
| 409.08 | DF | .~.~ Tool having constant angular orientation |
| 409.09 | DF | .~.~.~ Including cam |
| 409.1 | DF | .~.~ Including cam |
| 409.11 | DF | .~.~ Plural tools pivotal with respect to plural handles |
| 409.12 | DF | .~.~ Toggle |
| 409.13 | DF | .~.~ Including distinct work retaining or positioning means |
| 409.14 | DF | .~.~.~ Electrical connector |
| 409.15 | DF | .~.~.~ Belt clip |
| 409.16 | DF | .~.~ Including selectable or replaceable tool |
| 409.17 | DF | .~.~ Spreader |
| 409.18 | DF | .~.~ Flanger or beader |
| 409.19 | DF | .~.~ Work comprises tube |
| 411 | DF | BY RELATIVELY MOVABLE TOOLS HAVING SLIDABLY-ENGAGED WORK-CONFINING WALL MEANS (E.G., EDGEWISE SHEET-METAL BENDER) |
| 412 | DF | BY TOOL-COUPLE EMBODYING NONPLANAR TOOL-FACE |
| 413 | DF | .~ With adjustable or replaceable section of tool-face |
| 414 | DF | .~ With complementary tool-faces (e.g., for embossing) |
| 415 | DF | .~.~ Constant profile (e.g., cylindrical segments) |
| 416 | DF | .~ Similar tool-faces |
| 417 | DF | INCLUDING INTERRELATED TOOL-MOVER AND BLANKHOLDER-MOVER |
| 418 | DF | INCLUDING TOOL MEANS TO MOVE WORK TO OR AGAINST COOPERATING TOOL |
| 419 | DF | WITH MEANS TO HANDLE WORK OR PRODUCT |
| 420 | DF | .~ Including means to permit maneuvering of work or product at tool zone |
| 421 | DF | .~.~ With means to interrelate movement of tool and of work |
| 422 | DF | .~ By gripper and/or endless chain |
| 423 | DF | .~.~ With drum carrier for gripper |
| 424 | DF | .~ With means to store workpieces (e.g., magazine) |
| 425 | DF | .~ Including variable-speed means |
| 426 | DF | .~ Including product handling means |
| 427 | DF | .~.~ Ejector |
| 428 | DF | .~ Including work guide |
| 429 | DF | WITH MEANS TO DRIVE TOOL |
| 452.1 | DF | .~ Including cam-actuated support |
| 452.2 | DF | .~.~ Pivotal cam |
| 452.3 | DF | .~.~.~ Internal cam |
| 452.4 | DF | .~.~.~ Rotary cam |
| 452.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Eccentric circle (e.g., crank) |
| 452.6 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Radial cam face |
| 452.7 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Axial cam face |
| 452.8 | DF | .~.~ Linear cam |
| 452.9 | DF | .~.~.~ Inclined cam (eg., inclined plane) |
| 430 | DF | .~ Including magnet, solenoid or explosive |
| 431 | DF | .~ Including yieldable connection in drive train to movable tool |
| 432 | DF | .~.~ Including pneumatic or hydraulic connection |
| 433 | DF | .~.~ Including metallic spring connection |
| 434 | DF | .~.~.~ Coil spring |
| 435 | DF | .~ Mechanical potential-energy drive means only |
| 436 | DF | .~.~ With means to check energy for subsequent release |
| 437 | DF | .~.~ Wherein energy is stored by retraction of tool |
| 438 | DF | .~.~.~ With means to control force of blow |
| 439 | DF | .~.~.~ Wherein tool is retracted by pinch rolls acting on rectilinearly moving tool-support |
| 440 | DF | .~.~.~ Wherein tool is retracted by flexible strap |
| 441 | DF | .~ With means to selectably control movement of tool |
| 442 | DF | .~.~ By drive means common to optionally selectable tools |
| 443 | DF | .~.~ To control speed of tool |
| 444 | DF | .~.~ By means to connect and/or disconnect tool from its drive |
| 445 | DF | .~ With stored-energy means to retract tool |
| 446 | DF | .~ With means to permit tool positioning |
| 447 | DF | .~.~ To reposition line-of-action of tool |
| 448 | DF | .~.~ To position stationary tool of tool-pair |
| 449 | DF | .~ Including gear-actuated tool support |
| 450 | DF | .~ Including link-actuated tool support |
| 451 | DF | .~.~ Toggle links |
| 453.01 | DF | .~ Including pneumatic- or fluid-actuated tool support |
| 453.02 | DF | .~.~ Multiple or staged drive means |
| 453.03 | DF | .~.~.~ With mechanical drive means |
| 453.04 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Fluid high pressure/mechanical low pressure |
| 453.05 | DF | .~.~.~ Displacement additive |
| 453.06 | DF | .~.~.~ Pressure additive |
| 453.07 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Axially aligned pistons |
| 453.08 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Independently actuated means |
| 453.09 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Pull-down press |
| 453.1 | DF | .~.~ Utilizing stored energy |
| 453.11 | DF | .~.~.~ Stored kinetic energy |
| 453.12 | DF | .~.~ Pull-down press |
| 453.13 | DF | .~.~ Including fluid cushion for die opposite to ram |
| 453.14 | DF | .~.~ With ram or tool support aligning means |
| 453.15 | DF | .~.~ Randomly manipulated or work-supported tool |
| 453.16 | DF | .~.~.~ With handle for manual manipulation |
| 453.17 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Riveting tool |
| 453.18 | DF | .~.~ Having hydraulic or pneumatic return |
| 453.19 | DF | .~.~.~ Riveting tool |
| 454 | DF | .~ Including screw-actuated tool support |
| 455 | DF | WITH TOOL CARRIER (E.G., PRESS FRAME) |
| 456 | DF | .~ With guide for rectilinearly moving tool |
| 457 | DF | BY OR WITH WORK-CONSTRAINER AND/OR MANIPULATED WORK-FORCER |
| 458 | DF | .~ Comprising lever manipulated to force work |
| 459 | DF | .~.~ With work-complementing tool-face adjacent to work-gripping clamp |
| 460 | DF | .~ Comprising nondeforming work-gripping clamp having adjacent tool-face |
| 461 | DF | .~ Comprising work-stopping abutment |
| 462 | DF | TOOL AND/OR TOOL HOLDER |
| 463 | DF | .~ With nondeforming passageway |
| 464 | DF | .~ Including deforming tool and cutting tool |
| 465.1 | DF | .~ Including flexible or yieldable tool or support |
| 466 | DF | .~.~ Flexible or articulated back-up |
| 466.2 | DF | .~.~ Bending mandrel |
| 466.3 | DF | .~.~ Overload release |
| 466.4 | DF | .~.~ Riveting tool |
| 466.5 | DF | .~.~.~ Rivet bucker or dolly |
| 466.6 | DF | .~.~ Handtool (e.g., hammer or dolly) |
| 466.7 | DF | .~.~ Fluid pressure supported |
| 466.8 | DF | .~.~ Resilient material |
| 466.9 | DF | .~.~.~ Metal spring (e.g., coil or leaf) |
| 467 | DF | .~ Tool comprising closed periphery deforming passageway |
| 468 | DF | .~.~ Including adjustable size or multiple passageway |
| 469 | DF | .~ Tool-comprising die plate having ribs and/or grooves |
| 470 | DF | .~ Including tool couple or die couple (e.g., opposed die faces) |
| 471 | DF | .~.~ With intermediate tool |
| 472 | DF | .~.~ Including plural tool couples |
| 473 | DF | .~.~ Having adjustable face |
| 474 | DF | .~.~ Having nonsymmetrical faces |
| 475 | DF | .~.~.~ Complementary faces |
| 476 | DF | .~ Having unitary tool-face |
| 477 | DF | .~.~ Including optionally selectable faces |
| 478 | DF | .~.~ Comprising plural sections fixed together in use (e.g., adjustable or collapsible) |
| 479 | DF | .~.~ With elongated extension fixed to tool face in use (e.g., handle or shank) |
| 480 | DF | .~.~.~ Adjustable relative to tool-face before use |
| 481.1 | DF | .~.~ With support or holder for adjustable or removable tool face |
| 481.2 | DF | .~.~.~ Pneumatic- or fluid-actuated means to move or hold tool face |
| 481.3 | DF | .~.~.~ Threaded means to move or hold tool face |
| 481.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~ To move by threaded member that travels along tool face |
| 481.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Threaded means "telescopically" interfits with tool face |
| 481.6 | DF | .~.~.~.~ To hold by actuating a clamping mechanism |
| 481.7 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Threaded means comprising "fastener" |
| 481.8 | DF | .~.~.~.~ To hold by threaded means comprising "fastener" |
| 481.9 | DF | .~.~.~.~ To hold by binding tool face |
| 482.1 | DF | .~.~.~ Cam to move or hold tool face |
| 482.2 | DF | .~.~.~.~ To hold by actuating a clamping mechanism |
| 482.3 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Wedge shaped cam |
| 482.4 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ To move tool face |
| 482.5 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Engaging dovetail on tool face |
| 482.6 | DF | .~.~.~ Lever to move tool face |
| 482.7 | DF | .~.~.~ Ratchet to move tool face |
| 482.8 | DF | .~.~.~ Gear to move tool face |
| 482.9 | DF | .~.~.~ Magnetic means to hold tool face |
| 482.91 | DF | .~.~.~ Spring to hold tool face |
| 482.92 | DF | .~.~.~ Pin to hold tool face |
| 482.93 | DF | .~.~.~ Tool face held by friction fit to support |
| 482.94 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Tool face threaded directly to support |
| 483 | DF | MISCELLANEOUS |
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| CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS | ||
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| 700 | DF | DEFORMING SPECIFIED ALLOYS OR UNCOMMON METAL OR BIMETALLIC WORK |
| 701 | DF | PREVENTING DISTORTION |
| 702 | DF | OVERBENDING TO COMPENSATE FOR SPRINGBACK |
| 703 | DF | KNURLING |
| 704 | DF | CAMBER-ADJUSTING TOOL |
| 705 | DF | VEHICLE BODY OR FRAME STRAIGHTENER |
| 706 | DF | EXPLOSIVE |
| 707 | DF | MAGNETISM |
| 708 | DF | REVERSE DRAWING |
| 709 | DF | SUPERPLASTIC MATERIAL |
| 710 | DF | VIBRATING |
| 711 | DF | HYDROSTATIC EXTRUSION |
| 712 | DF | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CRIMPER |
| 713 | DF | METHOD OF MAKING VEHICLE POWER TRANSMITTING SHAFT |
| 714 | DF | METHOD OF MAKING UNIVERSAL JOINT SHELL |
| 715 | DF | METHOD OF MAKING CAN BODIES |
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| FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS | ||
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| FOR 100 | DF | .~ Tube making and/or reshaping (72/367) |
| FOR 101 | DF | .~.~ Comprising use of internal tool (72/370) |
| FOR 102 | DF | .~ Including flexible or yieldable tool or support (72/465) |