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EP 1702692 B1 20080305 - Hemming device

Title (en)

Hemming device

Title (de)

Bördelvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Machine à border

Publication

EP 1702692 B1 20080305 (DE)

Application

EP 06115742 A 19991125

Priority

EP 06115742 A 19991125
EP 03101031 A 19991125
EP 99123455 A 19991125

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1702692A1] Flanging device for sheets, especially for automobile chassis sheets, with a base support (sic)(1), a flanging bed (5) which (1) can be raised or lowered, a moving flanging jaws (17,18) (sic) in the working region of the flanging bed, flanging tool (2) for workpiece specific components, and flanging jaws (e.g.18). The flanging drive for the flanging bed (20) is located in the base support (1) and the drive for lifting (sic) flanging bed (20) between the flanging jaws (sic) is an electrically driven spindle lifting device.

IPC 8 full level

B21D 39/02 (2006.01); B21D 37/10 (2006.01); B21D 37/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B21D 39/021 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1702692 A1 20060920; EP 1702692 B1 20080305

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06115742 A 19991125