Transfer device for transferring large metal sheets in a transfer press line

摘要

In a transfer press line, the press frames of the individual presses (1.1-1.3) are of asymmetrical design with different frame widths in the direction of component transport and are arranged in series in such a way that, on each side, a large and a small frame width alternate from stage to stage. Arranged at each of the coupling points between the suction bars (24) and the supporting rails (23) there is an additional device of modular construction with separate positioning drives for the orientation of the components with up to four degrees of freedom. The new arrangement is intended to retain the characteristics of integrated single presses as regards the non-interference of the tool stages with one another in the case of a press line of short length in the direction of transport of the components and without idle stages and to do this without increasing the transfer steps and, if required, while allowing orientation of the components before they are fed into the transfer press.