STAMP Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: light industry, in particular, manufacture of artistic articles from leather, mechanical engineering and food engineering, in particular, equipment for cutting food product into pieces. SUBSTANCE: stamp has punch with press and die configured in accordance with shape of article to be obtained and provided with blade receiving grooves, set of blades having different curvature and connected in accordance with required pattern, ejectors and feeders for assembling different stamps. Feeders for assembling different stamps with toothed blades of equal length and curvature are disposed in overhead table feeders for spring-type gravitational feeding and drives for orienting each blade in accordance with required degrees of freedom. Overhead rail conveyor has electromagnetic plate. Jigs for sequential placing of different blades are positioned below rails of conveyor. Blades are provided with cylinders made from magnetic materials and positioned at blade ends, and with cylinders-magnets. Inclined guiding chutes leading into jigs are mounted in jig bottom below overhead feeders. Blades are directed in succession from set of feeders into jigs. Blade clamps may be disengaged from inclined guides. Such construction provides simplified joining of die and punch with edge of embossed or embroidered pattern of article. EFFECT: wider operational capabilities, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 14 cl, 11 dwg