Jared A Lewis

US Patent:

20110219926, Sep 15, 2011

Filed:

Feb 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/036103

Inventors:

JARED A. LEWIS - Canton OH, US

Assignee:

STOLLE MACHINERY COMPANY, LLC - CENTENNIAL CO

International Classification:

B26D 3/10
B26D 1/08

US Classification:

83 55, 83694

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20170087618, Mar 30, 2017

Filed:

Dec 12, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/375482

Inventors:

- CENTENNIAL CO, US
JARED A. LEWIS - CANTON OH, US

Assignee:

STOLLE MACHINERY COMPANY, LLC - CENTENNIAL CO

International Classification:

B21D 28/06
B21D 51/26
B21D 22/28

Abstract:

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.