摘要 |
<p>A press for forming articles such as sphere-like objects and the like from workpieces includes a frame having two fixed mating dies mounted thereon and a crankshaft rotatably mounted on said frame, the crankshaft having crank arms actuating movable dies. A stationary shearing bushing means is disposed between the two fixed dies, and means are provided for feeding an elongated rod to the shearing bushing means. The shearing bushing means has an entry side and an exit side, and a movably mounted shearing knife means mounted on the entry side of the shearing bushing means is operable to cut blanks from the elongated rod. A feeding means is movably mounted on the exit side of the shearing bushing means and is operable to simultaneously receive a cut blank at the exit side of the shearing bushing means while delivering another cut blank to one of the fixed dies.</p> |