Press Brake Clamping Beam With Internally Linked Cavities
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clamping systems for press brakes are prone to failure due to external connections and require complex manufacturing, which affects reliability and ease of use.
Innovation Solution
The clamping system integrates cavities within the elongate beam, eliminating the need for external connections and simplifying the manufacturing process, thereby enhancing reliability and reducing maintenance needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If external connections are used to interconnect cavities in the elongate beam, then the cavities can be supplied with fluid or gas, but the system becomes more complex and prone to failure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the cavity interconnection function into the elongate beam structure itself by forming internal passages within the beam material. These internal passages connect multiple cavities without requiring external connections, thereby eliminating external failure points and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining the ability to supply fluid or gas to all cavities.
Solution Approach 2:
The elongate beam acts as an intermediary structure that provides internal fluid or gas pathways between cavities. Instead of using external connections, the beam's internal passages serve as the mediator for transferring fluid or gas between cavities, reducing exposure to external harmful factors and simplifying the system architecture.
2Ease of repair
If external connections are used for cavity interconnection, then fluid or gas can be supplied to cavities, but maintenance requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the cavity interconnection function into the elongate beam structure itself by forming internal passages within the beam material. These internal passages connect multiple cavities without requiring external connections, thereby eliminating external failure points and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining the ability to supply fluid or gas to all cavities.
Solution Approach 2:
The elongate beam acts as an intermediary structure that provides internal fluid or gas pathways between cavities. Instead of using external connections, the beam's internal passages serve as the mediator for transferring fluid or gas between cavities, reducing exposure to external harmful factors and simplifying the system architecture.
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AI summary
A clamping system for a press brake includes an elongate beam having a receiving space for receiving a part of a bending tool. The elongate beam has at least two cavities formed therein, where each of the at least two cavities has an opening to the exterior of the elongate beam. The at least two cavities are interconnected internally. A press brake includes such a clamping system. A method of manufacturing an elongate beam for such a clamping system includes a step of providing a fluid connection to each of at least two cavities in the elongate beam by interconnecting the at least two cavities by machine from inside at least one of the at least two cavities.