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70 <strong>Fundamentals</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>press</strong> <strong>design</strong><br />

bushing against the clamp so that it can be rotated using a gliding<br />

motion in any direction on an oil cushion. Special seals are used to prevent<br />

oil leakage. The position <strong>of</strong> the eccentrics in relation to each other<br />

is modified from the control desk in accordance with the specific<br />

requirements <strong>of</strong> the die until the sum <strong>of</strong> the eccentricities reaches the<br />

required stroke. The positive connection between the eccentric shells is<br />

created as a result <strong>of</strong> <strong>press</strong>ure relief coupled with run-away <strong>of</strong> the oil<br />

through drainage grooves. For each die, it is possible to store the<br />

required stroke in the die data record. This information can be accessed<br />

again and used for automatic adjustment <strong>of</strong> the slide stroke.<br />

3.2.9 Pneumatic system<br />

The major pneumatic functions <strong>of</strong> mechanical <strong>press</strong>es are the clutch,<br />

brake, flywheel brake, slide counterbalance, slide cushion and bed<br />

cushion. In the case <strong>of</strong> transfer <strong>press</strong>es, pneumatic functions also<br />

include the application <strong>of</strong> air <strong>press</strong>ure to the transfer cam followers and<br />

transport by suction cups. Large volumes <strong>of</strong> air require com<strong>press</strong>ed air<br />

tanks with a monitoring safety function and drainage system. The max-<br />

eccentricbushing<br />

connectingrod<br />

groovesfor<br />

<strong>press</strong>uremedium<br />

eccentric<br />

centralborefor<br />

<strong>press</strong>uremedium<br />

innertaperedring<br />

clampingscrew<br />

outertaperedring<br />

Fig. 3.2.13 Continuous stroke adjustment in an eccentric <strong>press</strong><br />

Metal Forming Handbook / Schuler (c) Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

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