TOOLING ASSEMBLY, BLANKING TOOL THEREFOR AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

摘要

A blanking tool is provided for cutting blanks from a sheet of material. The sheet of material includes a product area where the blanks are located, and a web area, which is the area between the blanks. The blanking tool includes a shear having first and second opposing sides, an outer diameter, and an inner diameter. A plurality of contact surfaces are disposed on the second side of the shear. The contact surfaces engage only the web of the material. A tooling assembly is also disclosed, which includes first and second tooling coupled to first and second opposing portions, respectively, of a press and being structured to cooperate to engage the sheet of material therebetween. The blanking tool is coupled to the first tooling, and the shear of the blanking tool cooperates with a portion of the second tooling to cut the blanks from the material.

主权项

1. A blanking tool for cutting a number of blanks from a sheet of material, said blanking tool comprising:
a shear comprising:
an inner edge defining a thru hole,an outer edge concentric with the inner edge, anda plurality of contact surfaces disposed between the inner edge and the outer edge, wherein every contact surface of said shear extends from proximate the inner edge toward the outer edge.