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- the disclosure of the present patent application relates generally to the forming and bending of sheet metal, and particularly to a sheet metal brake with side loading rollers for automatically loading a new sheet of metal for bending or folding as the previous sheet is being removed.
- a sheet metal brake sometimes also referred to as a “bending brake”, “bending machine” or “sheet metal folder”, is a machine capable of creating a bend or fold in sheet metal.
- the sheet metal brake creates a linear bend in the sheet metal.
- the sheet metal brake 100 includes a chassis 101 , which functions as a frame of the sheet metal brake 100 , and has a plurality of stations 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , and 115 mounted thereon. Also mounted to the chassis 101 is a machine controller 130 .
- the chassis 101 in its function as a frame, supports lower and upper clamp beams 211 , 212 , respectively, at stations 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , and 115 .
- the lower and upper clamp beams 211 , 212 terminate in lower and upper clamping elements 213 , 214 , respectively, which are used to clamp the workpiece 218 .
- Lower and upper bending tool carriers 221 , 222 respectively, with respective bending tools 223 , 224 or bending noses extending therefrom, are supported by lower and upper hinge assemblies 227 , 228 , respectively, on lower and upper clamp beams 211 , 212 , respectively.
- Bending actuator mechanisms 231 , 232 are connected to the lower and upper bending tool carriers 221 , 222 , and act against the hinge assembly 227 or 228 to draw respective bending tool 223 or 224 against the workpiece 218 at clamping elements 213 , 214 .
- the movement of a bending tool 223 or 224 against the workpiece 218 at clamping elements 213 , 214 causes the workpiece 218 to bend.
- the plurality of stations 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , and 115 function as holding units, each of which has a separate set of bending actuator mechanisms 231 , 232 and hinge assemblies 227 , 228 .
- the bending actuator mechanisms 231 , 232 may have a common drive, or may use separate actuator mechanisms per station. In this way, a bending actuator mechanism 231 , 232 at each station 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , and 115 acts against the hinge assembly 227 or 228 at its respective station.
- Clamp beams 211 , 212 and bending tool carriers 221 , 222 extend across the length of the chassis 101 .
- sheet metal brakes are effective in forming the desired bends or folds in sheet metal workpieces, it would represent a substantial saving in cost and labor to provide such bending machines with a mechanism for automatically feeding a new sheet metal workpiece between the clamping beams or clamping elements when the bending or folding process has been completed on the previous workpiece and it is removed from between the clamping elements.
- the sheet metal brake with side loading rollers includes a plurality of stations mounted on a chassis.
- Each of the stations includes an upper beam and a lower beam, each pivotally mounted on the chassis.
- Each of the upper and lower beams has a workpiece clamping element extending therefrom, which is adapted for clamping a flat elongated sheet metal workpiece therebetween, such that at least an edge of the workpiece extends beyond the clamping elements in cantilever fashion.
- Each station further includes at least one bending tool carrier having a bending tool extending therefrom.
- the at least one tool carrier is movable relative to a corresponding one of the upper and lower beams.
- the at least one bending tool is pivotal to exert pressure for bending the workpiece against the workpiece clamping elements to form an elongated bend in the workpiece.
- a plurality of supports are mounted on the chassis for selectively carrying the workpiece between selected ones of the plurality of stations.
- Each support is selectively vertically adjustable, allowing each support to be individually raised or lowered, the raised position allowing for loading of workpieces to be bent, and the lowered position placing the workpiece at the proper height for the bending operation to be performed.
- Each support corresponds to one of the stations, allowing the bending of a first workpiece by one or more stations while a second workpiece is simultaneously loaded into the sheet metal brake with side loading rollers.
- each support may be a set of driven rollers, although it should be understood that any suitable support for supporting and carrying the workpiece may be used, for example, conveyers, tables and the like.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of a sheet metal brake with side loading rollers.
- FIG. 2A is a front view of a sheet metal brake of the prior art.
- FIG. 2B is a side view of the prior art sheet metal brake of FIG. 2A .
- FIG. 3 is a side view in section of the prior art sheet metal brake of FIG. 2A , shown with the side wall broken away and partially in section.
- FIG. 4 is a partial left side view of the sheet metal brake of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 5 is a front view of the sheet metal brake of FIG. 1 , shown in an initial loading configuration.
- FIG. 6 is a front view of the sheet metal brake of FIG. 1 , shown with selected sets of rollers in a lowered position for the bending of a first workpiece while a second workpiece is being simultaneously loaded.
- the sheet metal brake with side loading rollers includes multiple sets of supports for side loading a workpiece, before or after bending a previous or presently carried workpiece.
- Each support may be a set of driven rollers, although it should be understood that any suitable support for supporting and carrying the workpiece may be used.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the supports in the form of movable feed rollers 30 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 , as will be described in detail below, although it should be understood that any suitable type of support and/or carrier may be used, such as conveyers, tables and the like.
- the chassis 21 which functions as a frame of the sheet metal brake 10 , and has a plurality of stations 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 and 16 mounted thereon.
- the number of sets of supports e.g., the movable feed rollers in the example of FIG. 1
- chassis 21 in its function as a frame, supports lower and upper clamp beams 20 , 22 , respectively, at stations 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 and 16 .
- the lower and upper clamp beams 20 , 22 terminate in lower and upper clamping elements 24 , 26 , respectively, which are used to clamp the workpiece 18 .
- Lower and upper bending tool carriers 42 , 44 respectively, with respective bending tools 46 , 48 or bending noses extending therefrom, are supported by lower and upper hinge assemblies 50 , 52 , respectively, on lower and upper clamp beams 20 , 22 , respectively.
- FIG. 4 shows hinge assemblies 50 , 52 as scissor-type, extendable hinges, it should be understood that any suitable type of hinge assembly, such as hinge assemblies 227 , 228 (see FIG. 3 ), may be used.
- Bending actuator mechanisms 54 , 56 are connected to the lower and upper bending tool carriers 42 , 44 , and act against the hinge assembly 50 or 52 to draw respective bending tool 46 or 48 against the workpiece 18 at clamping elements 24 , 26 .
- the movement of bending tool 46 or 48 against the workpiece 18 at clamping elements 24 , 26 causes the workpiece 18 to bend.
- the plurality of stations 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 and 16 function as holding units, each of which has a separate set of bending actuator mechanisms 54 , 56 and hinge assemblies 50 , 52 .
- the bending actuator mechanisms 54 , 56 may have a common drive, or may use separate actuator mechanisms per station. In this way, a bending actuator mechanism 54 , 56 at each station 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 and 16 acts against the hinge assembly 50 or 52 at its respective station.
- Clamp beams 20 , 22 and bending tool carriers 42 , 44 extend across the length of the chassis 21 .
- each of the sets of rollers 30 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 is similarly supported by one or more hydraulic or pneumatic pistons or cylinders, allowing the sets of rollers 30 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 to be individually raised and lowered.
- hydraulic or pneumatic pistons or cylinders may be replaced by any suitable type of actuator, motor or the like for effecting the controlled raising and lowering of sets of rollers 30 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 .
- the sets of rollers 30 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 are shown as an example of the supports for the workpieces, and any suitable type of support and/or carrier may be used, including, but not limited to, conveyers, tables and the like. In FIG.
- each set of rollers 30 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 is shown in its raised position to enable side loading into the machine during, before, or after bending the previous or present workpiece, ready to receive workpiece 18 , which may be fed from the side via conveyer 60 .
- conveyer 60 may be any suitable type of powered conveyer or feeder.
- conveyer 60 could be replaced by a manual feeder or removed.
- vacuum cups, magnets or the like could be used to releasably grip the workpiece 18 and move the workpiece 18 onto the rollers, table, or other support.
- each exemplary set of rollers 30 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 may be powered to drive horizontal movement of the workpiece 18 .
- the workpiece 18 has been side-loaded from conveyer 60 and is carried to the left (in the exemplary orientation of FIG. 5 ), by the multiple driven sets of rollers 30 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 .
- the sets of rollers 30 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 may be driven by any suitable type of motors or the like, and may utilize any suitable type of mechanical linkages, such as chains, gears and the like.
- the left-most sets of rollers 30 , 32 may again be raised to their initial position of FIGS. 1 and 5 , ready to receive the second workpiece 18 ′. It should be understood that although the movement and operation of the left-most sets of rollers 30 , 32 , along with their corresponding stations 11 , 12 , have been solely described, this is for purposes of clarity and illustration only.
- Each set of rollers 30 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 may be operated individually, both to drive movement of a workpiece horizontally, as well as to selectively raise and lower, and each of the corresponding stations 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 may be used to bend the workpiece. It should be understood that the driving movement of the sets of rollers 30 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 , the selective vertical movement thereof, the bending operations of each of stations 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , and the feeding operation of conveyer 60 may be controlled by any suitable type of controller, such as the controller 130 associated with the sheet metal brake 100 of FIGS. 2A, 2B and 3 .
- each of the stations 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 may further include lower and upper gripping members 70 , 72 , respectively, for holding and manipulating the workpiece 18 after it has been lowered into the bending position.
- the gripping members 70 , 72 may selectively grasp the workpiece 18 to move the workpiece 18 into position (i.e., move the workpiece to the left in the orientation of FIG. 4 ) for the bending operation.
- Gripping members 70 , 72 may be selectively opened and closed by an suitable type of actuator, motor or the like, and may be selectively driven to move horizontally by any suitable type of horizontal drive, such as sliding actuator 74 or the like.
- gripping members 70 , 72 may grasp the workpiece 18 while it rests on rollers 30 , 32 and, under the power of sliding actuator 74 , move the workpiece 18 to the left (in the orientation of FIG. 4 ) for the bending operation to begin. Once bending is complete, the gripping members 70 , 72 may be driven to move back into their initial position (i.e., to the right in the orientation of FIG. 4 ).
- sheet metal brake with side loading rollers are not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the generic language of the following claims enabled by the embodiments described herein, or otherwise shown in the drawings or described above in terms sufficient to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the claimed subject matter.
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The sheet metal brake with side loading rollers (10) includes a plurality of stations (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16), each having a lower beam (20) and an upper beam (22). Each of the lower and upper beams (20, 22) has a workpiece clamping element (24, 26) extending therefrom. Each station (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) includes at least one bending tool carrier (42, 44) having a bending tool (46, 48). The at least one tool carrier (42, 44) is movable relative to a corresponding one of the lower and upper beams (20, 22). A plurality of supports (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40) selectively carry a workpiece (18) between selected ones of the plurality of stations (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16). Each support (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40) is selectively vertically adjustable, and may be a set of driven rollers or the like.
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- The disclosure of the present patent application relates generally to the forming and bending of sheet metal, and particularly to a sheet metal brake with side loading rollers for automatically loading a new sheet of metal for bending or folding as the previous sheet is being removed.
- A sheet metal brake, sometimes also referred to as a “bending brake”, “bending machine” or “sheet metal folder”, is a machine capable of creating a bend or fold in sheet metal. In its simplest form, the sheet metal brake creates a linear bend in the sheet metal.
- However, more complex bends and shapes are possible. One exemplary type of
sheet metal brake 100 or folder, in particular, the bending machine described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,324,882, issued Dec. 4, 2001 to Kutschker et al., which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, is shown inFIGS. 2A, 2B and 3 . Thesheet metal brake 100 includes achassis 101, which functions as a frame of thesheet metal brake 100, and has a plurality ofstations chassis 101 is amachine controller 130. - The
chassis 101, in its function as a frame, supports lower andupper clamp beams stations FIG. 3 , the lower andupper clamp beams upper clamping elements workpiece 218. Lower and upperbending tool carriers respective bending tools upper hinge assemblies upper clamp beams - Bending
actuator mechanisms bending tool carriers hinge assembly respective bending tool workpiece 218 atclamping elements bending tool workpiece 218 atclamping elements workpiece 218 to bend. - The plurality of
stations actuator mechanisms hinge assemblies bending actuator mechanisms bending actuator mechanism station hinge assembly Clamp beams bending tool carriers chassis 101. - Although such sheet metal brakes are effective in forming the desired bends or folds in sheet metal workpieces, it would represent a substantial saving in cost and labor to provide such bending machines with a mechanism for automatically feeding a new sheet metal workpiece between the clamping beams or clamping elements when the bending or folding process has been completed on the previous workpiece and it is removed from between the clamping elements.
- Thus, a sheet metal brake with side loading rollers solving the aforementioned problems is desired.
- The sheet metal brake with side loading rollers includes a plurality of stations mounted on a chassis. Each of the stations includes an upper beam and a lower beam, each pivotally mounted on the chassis. Each of the upper and lower beams has a workpiece clamping element extending therefrom, which is adapted for clamping a flat elongated sheet metal workpiece therebetween, such that at least an edge of the workpiece extends beyond the clamping elements in cantilever fashion.
- Each station further includes at least one bending tool carrier having a bending tool extending therefrom. The at least one tool carrier is movable relative to a corresponding one of the upper and lower beams. The at least one bending tool is pivotal to exert pressure for bending the workpiece against the workpiece clamping elements to form an elongated bend in the workpiece.
- A plurality of supports are mounted on the chassis for selectively carrying the workpiece between selected ones of the plurality of stations. Each support is selectively vertically adjustable, allowing each support to be individually raised or lowered, the raised position allowing for loading of workpieces to be bent, and the lowered position placing the workpiece at the proper height for the bending operation to be performed. Each support corresponds to one of the stations, allowing the bending of a first workpiece by one or more stations while a second workpiece is simultaneously loaded into the sheet metal brake with side loading rollers. In some embodiments, each support may be a set of driven rollers, although it should be understood that any suitable support for supporting and carrying the workpiece may be used, for example, conveyers, tables and the like.
- These and other features of the present disclosure will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a front view of a sheet metal brake with side loading rollers. -
FIG. 2A is a front view of a sheet metal brake of the prior art. -
FIG. 2B is a side view of the prior art sheet metal brake ofFIG. 2A . -
FIG. 3 is a side view in section of the prior art sheet metal brake ofFIG. 2A , shown with the side wall broken away and partially in section. -
FIG. 4 is a partial left side view of the sheet metal brake ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 5 is a front view of the sheet metal brake ofFIG. 1 , shown in an initial loading configuration. -
FIG. 6 is a front view of the sheet metal brake ofFIG. 1 , shown with selected sets of rollers in a lowered position for the bending of a first workpiece while a second workpiece is being simultaneously loaded. - Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the attached drawings.
- Referring to
FIG. 1 , the sheet metal brake with side loading rollers, designated generally as 10 in the drawings, includes multiple sets of supports for side loading a workpiece, before or after bending a previous or presently carried workpiece. Each support may be a set of driven rollers, although it should be understood that any suitable support for supporting and carrying the workpiece may be used.FIG. 1 illustrates the supports in the form ofmovable feed rollers sheet metal brake 10 ofFIG. 1 includes achassis 21, which functions as a frame of thesheet metal brake 10, and has a plurality ofstations FIG. 1 , the number of sets of supports (e.g., the movable feed rollers in the example ofFIG. 1 ) may match the number of stations, thus providing one support for each station. - As shown in
FIG. 4 ,chassis 21, in its function as a frame, supports lower andupper clamp beams stations upper clamp beams upper clamping elements workpiece 18. Lower and upperbending tool carriers respective bending tools upper hinge assemblies upper clamp beams FIG. 4 shows hingeassemblies hinge assemblies 227, 228 (seeFIG. 3 ), may be used. - Bending
actuator mechanisms bending tool carriers hinge assembly respective bending tool workpiece 18 atclamping elements bending tool workpiece 18 atclamping elements workpiece 18 to bend. - The plurality of
stations actuator mechanisms hinge assemblies bending actuator mechanisms bending actuator mechanism station hinge assembly Clamp beams bending tool carriers chassis 21. - In the side view of
FIG. 4 , only the right-most set ofrollers 40 can be seen (i.e., referring to the orientation ofFIG. 1 , the set ofrollers 40 appears as the right-most set inFIG. 1 ). The set ofrollers 40 is supported by one or more hydraulic or pneumatic pistons orcylinders 60. It should be understood that each of the sets ofrollers rollers rollers rollers FIG. 1 , each set ofrollers workpiece 18, which may be fed from the side viaconveyer 60. It should be understood thatconveyer 60 may be any suitable type of powered conveyer or feeder. Alternatively,conveyer 60 could be replaced by a manual feeder or removed. As further alternatives, vacuum cups, magnets or the like could be used to releasably grip theworkpiece 18 and move theworkpiece 18 onto the rollers, table, or other support. - In addition to being mounted on the hydraulic or pneumatic pistons or cylinders for vertical movement thereof, each exemplary set of
rollers workpiece 18. As shown inFIG. 5 , theworkpiece 18 has been side-loaded fromconveyer 60 and is carried to the left (in the exemplary orientation ofFIG. 5 ), by the multiple driven sets ofrollers rollers - In
FIG. 6 ,workpiece 18 has been fully moved to the left (in the exemplary orientation ofFIG. 6 ), and the left-most sets ofrollers workpiece 18 at the proper height for bending, i.e., at the proper height for the operation shown inFIG. 4 , described above, to be performed. As shown inFIGS. 4 and 6 , since each set ofrollers second workpiece 18′ may be loaded into thesheet metal brake 10 while thefirst workpiece 18 is being bent. Once thefirst workpiece 18 is bent and extracted from the sheet metal brake with side loading rollers, the left-most sets ofrollers FIGS. 1 and 5 , ready to receive thesecond workpiece 18′. It should be understood that although the movement and operation of the left-most sets ofrollers stations rollers stations rollers stations conveyer 60 may be controlled by any suitable type of controller, such as thecontroller 130 associated with thesheet metal brake 100 ofFIGS. 2A, 2B and 3 . - Returning to
FIG. 4 , as shown, each of thestations members 70, 72, respectively, for holding and manipulating theworkpiece 18 after it has been lowered into the bending position. In the example ofFIG. 6 , once the left-most sets ofrollers workpiece 18 and have lowered theworkpiece 18 into position for bending, the grippingmembers 70, 72 may selectively grasp theworkpiece 18 to move theworkpiece 18 into position (i.e., move the workpiece to the left in the orientation ofFIG. 4 ) for the bending operation. Grippingmembers 70, 72 may be selectively opened and closed by an suitable type of actuator, motor or the like, and may be selectively driven to move horizontally by any suitable type of horizontal drive, such as slidingactuator 74 or the like. Thus, under the control ofcontroller 130, grippingmembers 70, 72 may grasp theworkpiece 18 while it rests onrollers actuator 74, move theworkpiece 18 to the left (in the orientation ofFIG. 4 ) for the bending operation to begin. Once bending is complete, the grippingmembers 70, 72 may be driven to move back into their initial position (i.e., to the right in the orientation ofFIG. 4 ). - It is to be understood that sheet metal brake with side loading rollers are not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the generic language of the following claims enabled by the embodiments described herein, or otherwise shown in the drawings or described above in terms sufficient to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the claimed subject matter.
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1. A sheet metal brake, comprising:
a chassis; and
a plurality of stations mounted on the chassis, each of the stations having:
an upper beam and a lower beam pivotally mounted on the chassis, each of the beams having a workpiece clamping element extending therefrom adapted for clamping a flat elongated sheet metal workpiece therebetween so that at least an edge of the workpiece extends beyond the clamping elements in cantilever fashion; and
at least one bending tool carrier having a bending tool extending therefrom, the at least one tool carrier being movable relative to a corresponding one of the upper and lower beams, the at least one bending tool being pivotal to exert pressure for bending the workpiece against the workpiece clamping elements to form an elongated bend in the workpiece; and
a plurality of supports mounted on the chassis for selectively supporting and carrying the workpiece between the stations.
2. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 1 , wherein each said support is selectively vertically adjustable.
3. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 1 , wherein each said station has a corresponding said support adjacent thereto for carrying the workpiece between the stations and lowering the workpiece to a bending position.
4. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a conveyer mounted on the chassis for feeding the workpiece to a first one of the supports.
5. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 1 , wherein each said station further comprises a bending tool actuator connected to the at least one bending tool carrier to effect movement of the at least one bending tool carrier to bring the bending tool into contact with the workpiece for bending the workpiece.
6. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one bending tool carrier comprises:
an upper bending tool carrier having an upper bending tool extending therefrom; and
a lower bending tool carrier having a lower bending tool extending therefrom.
7. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 1 , wherein each said station further comprises a hinge assembly connected between the at least one bending tool carrier and a corresponding one of the upper and lower beams.
8. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 1 , wherein each said station further comprises at least one gripping member for selectively grasping the workpiece.
9. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 8 , wherein the at least one gripping member is selectively horizontally movable.
10. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of supports comprises a plurality of sets of driven rollers.
11. A sheet metal brake, comprising:
a chassis;
a plurality of stations mounted on the chassis, each of the stations including:
an upper beam and a lower beam, each of the beams being pivotally mounted on the chassis, each of the upper and lower beams having a workpiece clamping element extending therefrom adapted for clamping a flat elongated sheet metal workpiece therebetween with at least an edge of the workpiece extending beyond the clamping elements in cantilever fashion; and
at least one bending tool carrier having a bending tool extending therefrom, the at least one tool carrier being movable relative to a corresponding one of the upper\ and lower beams, the at least one bending tool being pivotal to exert pressure for bending the workpiece against the workpiece clamping elements to form an elongated bend in the workpiece; and
a plurality of supports mounted on the chassis for selectively supporting and carrying the workpiece between selected ones of the plurality of stations, each of the supports being selectively vertically adjustable.
12. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 11 , wherein each said station has a corresponding one of the supports adjacent thereto for carrying the workpiece between the stations and lowering the workpiece to a bending position.
13. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 11 , further comprising a conveyer mounted on the chassis, the conveyor feeding the workpiece to a first one of the supports.
14. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 11 , wherein each said station further comprises a bending tool actuator connected to the at least one bending tool carrier to effect movement of the at least one bending tool carrier to bring the bending tool into contact with the workpiece for bending the workpiece.
15. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 11 , wherein the at least one bending tool carrier comprises:
an upper bending tool carrier having an upper bending tool extending therefrom; and
a lower bending tool carrier having a lower bending tool extending therefrom.
16. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 11 , wherein each said station further comprises a hinge assembly connected between the at least one bending tool carrier and a corresponding one of the upper and lower beams.
17. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 11 , wherein each said station further comprises at least one gripping member for selectively grasping the workpiece.
18. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 17 , wherein the at least one gripping member is selectively horizontally movable.
19. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 11 , wherein at least one of the plurality of supports includes a set of driven rollers.
20. The sheet metal brake as recited in claim 11 , wherein said supports are selected from the group consisting of a set of driven rollers, a table, and a conveyor.
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