TOOL AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PLATE-SHAPED WORKPIECES

Abstract

A tool and a method for processing plate-shaped workpieces, in particular metal sheets. An upper tool and a lower tool are movable toward one another for processing a workpiece arranged in between. The upper tool has a clamping shank and a main body arranged on a common position axis. A processing tool is arranged on a main body so as to be situated opposite the clamping shank. The lower tool has a main body with a bearing surface for the workpiece and an opening within the bearing surface. The processing tool of the upper tool has at least one bending edge and at least one cutting edge, and the main body of the lower tool has at least one counterpart bending edge and at least one counterpart cutting edge.

Claims

1. A tool for processing plate-shaped workpieces, the tool comprising: an upper tool and a lower tool movably disposed toward one another for processing a workpiece arranged in between said upper and lower tools; said upper tool having a clamping shank and a main body, arranged on a common position axis, and a processing tool mounted to said main body opposite said clamping shank; said lower tool having a main body with a bearing surface for the workpiece and an opening formed within said bearing surface; said processing tool of said upper tool being formed with at least one bending edge and at least one cutting edge; and said main body of said lower tool being formed with at least one counterpart bending edge and at least one counterpart cutting edge.

2. The tool according to claim 1, wherein said cutting edge and said bending edge of said processing tool are formed separately from one another on said processing tool.

3. The tool according to claim 2, wherein said cutting edge and said bending edge of said processing tool are formed separately from one another on one and the same processing tool.

4. The tool according to claim 1, wherein said cutting edge and said bending edge are arranged on said processing tool so as to be in each case oppositely spaced apart from said position axis.

5. The tool according to claim 1, wherein said cutting edge and said bending edge run parallel to one another and are oriented perpendicular to said position axis.

6. The tool according to claim 1, wherein said cutting edge and said bending edge delimit a ram surface on said processing tool, and said ram surface is oriented perpendicular to said position axis.

7. The tool according to claim 1, wherein said bending edge of said processing tool runs perpendicular to said position axis, and wherein said cutting edge is oriented so as to be spaced apart in parallel from said bending edge but inclined at an angle relative to said position axis.

8. The tool according to claim 1, wherein said processing tool is formed with an inclined surface that extends from said bending edge in a direction of said main body and with an inclination relative to said position axis.

9. The tool according to claim 1, wherein said bending edge and said cutting edge of said upper tool are aligned within a projection plane which is formed perpendicular to said position axis and, as viewed in a stroke direction, through said main body, or wherein at least said bending edge or said cutting edge of said upper body lie outside said projection plane.

10. The tool according to claim 1, which comprises at least one hold-down element on said main body of said upper tool, said at least one hold-down element extending at least partially along said processing tool and being compressible relative to said processing tool.

11. The tool according to claim 1, wherein at least one counterpart bending edge and/or at least one counterpart cutting edge is provided in the opening of said bearing surface of said lower tool and/or is provided on said lower tool so as to adjoin said bearing surface from outside.

12. The tool according to claim 11, wherein said counterpart bending edge and/or said counterpart cutting edge are provided fixedly at said opening of said bearing surface or fixedly on a base body of said lower tool, said opening of said bearing surface being positioned so as to adjoin said counterpart bending edge and/or counterpart cutting edge and being displaceable relative to said base body.

13. The tool according to claim 1, wherein a length of said bending edge and/or of said cutting edge on said processing tool is smaller than an opening width of said opening in said bearing surface of said lower tool.

14. The tool according to claim 1 configured for processing plate-shaped metal sheets.

15. A method of processing a plate-shaped workpiece, the method comprising: providing an upper tool, which is movable by a stroke drive apparatus along a stroke axis in a direction of the workpiece for processing by the upper tool and in an opposite direction, and which is positionable along an upper positioning axis running perpendicular to the stroke axis, and moving the upper tool along the upper positioning axis by a drive arrangement; providing a lower tool, which is aligned with the upper tool and is positionable along a lower positioning axis which is oriented perpendicular to the stroke axis of the upper tool, and moving the lower tool along the lower positioning axis by a drive arrangement; and actuating the drive arrangements by a controller for selectively moving the upper tool or the lower tool; providing a tool according to claim 1 for processing the workpiece, and positioning a workpiece part of the plate-shaped workpiece relative to the bearing surface of the lower tool; aligning the bending edge of the upper tool and the counterpart bending edge of the lower tool with one another, and effecting at least one stroke movement during which the workpiece part is bent at an angle relative to the plate-shaped workpiece; and transferring the workpiece part that has been bent at an angle and/or the cutting edge of the upper tool and the counterpart cutting edge of the lower tool into a cutting position, and subsequently effecting a cutting stroke for punching out the workpiece part from the plate-shaped workpiece.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of aligning the bending edge or cutting edge of the upper tool with the counterpart bending edge or counterpart cutting edge of the lower tool comprises rotating at least one of the upper tool or the lower tool and/or displacing at least one of the upper tool or the lower tool in a displacement direction along the upper and/or lower positioning axis.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein, during a bending stroke movement between the upper tool and the lower tool, performing a stroke movement along the stroke axis of the upper tool and/or of the lower tool, or additionally superposing a stroke movement that lies outside the stroke axes on the stroke movement along the stroke axes.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein, when a width of the workpiece part is smaller than the opening in the bearing surface of the lower tool, adjusting at least one of the bending or cutting position relative to the at least one counterpart bending edge and/or counterpart cutting edge in the opening.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein, when a width of the workpiece part is greater than the opening in the bearing surface of the lower tool, adjusting at least one of the bending or cutting position to the at least one counterpart bending edge and/or counterpart cutting edge outside the bearing surface.

20. The method according to claim 15, which comprises, for a cutting stroke or for a bending stroke, aligning the cutting edge or the bending edge of the upper tool and the counterpart cutting edge or the counterpart bending edge of the lower tool in dependence on a material thickness of the workpiece part.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0034] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a machine tool;

[0035] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a tool for a machine tool as per FIG. 1;

[0036] FIG. 3 shows a schematic sectional view of the tool as per FIG. 2;

[0037] FIG. 4 shows a schematic view from below of the upper tool as per FIG. 2;

[0038] FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the lower tool in relation to the lower tool as per FIG. 2;

[0039] FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of a plate-like workpiece that has been prepared for processing using the tool as per FIG. 2;

[0040] FIGS. 7 to 9 show schematic side views for illustrating an operation of pivoting and bending processing of the workpiece part as per FIG. 6 using the tool as per FIG. 2;

[0041] FIGS. 10 to 12 show schematic side views for illustrating an operation of punching processing of a workpiece part that has been processed in accordance with FIGS. 7 to 9;

[0042] FIG. 13 shows a schematic side view of an alternative embodiment of the tool in relation to FIG. 2 prior to a pivoting and bending processing operation;

[0043] FIG. 14 shows a schematic side view of the alternative embodiment of the tool as per FIG. 13 prior to a punching processing operation;

[0044] FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of a further alternative embodiment of the tool in relation to FIG. 13;

[0045] FIG. 16 shows a schematic side view of the tool as per FIG. 15 prior to an operation of pivoting and bending processing of a workpiece part; and

[0046] FIG. 17 shows a schematic side view of the tool as per FIG. 15 prior to an operation of punching processing of the workpiece part.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0047] Referring now to the figures of the drawing in detail and first, in particular, to FIG. 1 thereof, there is shown a machine tool 1 that is configured as a punching and bending machine. The machine tool 1 comprises a load-bearing structure with a closed machine frame 2. The machine frame comprises two horizontal frame members 3, 4 and two vertical frame members 5 and 6. The machine frame 2 encloses a frame interior space 7, which forms the working region of the machine tool 1 with an upper tool 11 and a lower tool 9.

[0048] The machine tool 1 serves for the processing of plates, referred to as plate-shaped or plate-like workpieces 10, which for the sake of simplicity are not illustrated in FIG. 1, and which for processing purposes are arranged in the frame interior space 7. A workpiece 10 for processing is placed onto a workpiece support 8 that is provided in the frame interior space 7. The lower tool 9 is mounted, in an aperture of the workpiece support 8, on the lower horizontal frame member 4 of the machine frame 2.

[0049] The upper tool 11 is fixed in a tool receptacle at a lower end of a plunger 12. The plunger 12 is part of a stroke drive apparatus 13, by means of which the upper tool 11 can be moved in a stroke direction along a stroke axis 14. The stroke axis 14 runs in the direction of the Z axis of the coordinate system of a numerical controller 15, indicated in FIG. 1, of the machine tool 1. Perpendicularly with respect to the stroke axis 14, the stroke drive apparatus 13 can be moved along a positioning axis 16 in the direction of the double arrow. The positioning axis 16 runs in the direction of the Y direction of the coordinate system of the numerical controller 15. The stroke drive apparatus 13, which receives the upper tool 11, is moved along the positioning axis 16 by means of a motor drive 17.

[0050] The movement of the plunger 12 along the stroke axis 14 and the positioning of the stroke drive apparatus 13 along the positioning axis 16 are performed by means of a motor drive arrangement 17, in particular a spindle drive arrangement, with a drive spindle 18 which runs in the direction of the positioning axis 16 and which is fixedly connected to the machine frame 2. During movements along the positioning axis 16, the stroke drive apparatus 13 is guided on three guide rails 19 of the upper frame member 3, of which two guide rails 19 can be seen in FIG. 1. The one remaining guide rail 19 runs parallel to the visible guide rail 19 and is spaced apart from the latter in the direction of the X axis of the coordinate system of the numerical controller 15. Guide shoes 20 of the stroke drive apparatus 13 run on the guide rails 19. The mutual engagement of the guide rail 19 and of the guide shoes 20 is such that this connection between the guide rails 19 and the guide shoes 20 can also accommodate a load acting in a vertical direction. The stroke apparatus 13 is accordingly suspended on the machine frame 2 by means of the guide shoes 20 and the guide rails 19. A further part of the stroke drive apparatus 13 is a wedge mechanism 21 by means of which a situation of the upper tool 11 relative to the lower tool 9 is adjustable.

[0051] The lower tool 9 is received so as to be movable along a lower positioning axis 25. This lower positioning axis 25 runs in the direction of the Y axis of the coordinate system of the numerical controller 15. The lower positioning axis 25 is preferably oriented parallel to the upper positioning axis 16. The lower tool 9 can, directly at the lower positioning axis 25, be moved along the positioning axis 16 by means of a motor drive arrangement 26. Alternatively, or in addition, the lower tool 9 may also be provided on a stroke drive apparatus 27, which is movable along the lower positioning axis 25 by means of the motor drive arrangement 26. This drive arrangement 26 is preferably configured as a spindle drive arrangement. The lower stroke drive apparatus 27 may correspond in terms of construction to the upper stroke drive apparatus 13. The motor drive arrangement 26 may likewise correspond to the motor drive arrangement 17.

[0052] The lower stroke drive apparatus 27 is likewise displaceably mounted on guide rails 19, which are assigned to a lower horizontal frame member 4. Guide shoes 20 of the stroke drive apparatus 27 run on the guide rails 19 such that the connection between the guide rails 19 and guide shoes 20 on the lower tool 9 can also accommodate a load acting in a vertical direction. Accordingly, the stroke drive apparatus 27 is also suspended on the machine frame 2 by means of the guide shoes 20 and the guide rails 19 and so as to be spaced apart from the guide rails 19 and guide shoes 20 of the upper stroke drive apparatus 13. The stroke drive apparatus 27 may also comprise a wedge mechanism 21 by means of which the situation or height of the lower tool 9 along the Z axis is adjustable.

[0053] FIG. 2 is a perspective illustration of a tool 31 and FIG. 3 shows a schematic sectional view taken through the tool 31 of FIG. 2. The tool 31 is configured as a bending and punching tool. The tool 31 comprises a bending and punching ram, which forms the upper tool 11, and a bending and punching die, which forms the lower tool 9. The upper tool 11 comprises a main body 33 with a clamping shank 34 and an alignment or indexing element or an alignment or indexing wedge 36. The clamping shank 34 serves for the fixing of the upper tool 11 in the machine-side upper tool receptacle. Here, the orientation of the upper tool 11 or the rotational position of the upper tool 11 is determined by the indexing wedge 36. Here, the upper tool 11 is rotated about a position axis 35. The position axis 35 forms a longitudinal axis of the clamping shank 34 and preferably also a longitudinal axis of the main body 33. The adoption of the rotational position of the upper tool 11 in the upper tool receptacle results in an orientation of a processing tool 37 of the upper tool.

[0054] The lower tool 9 likewise comprises a main body 41, which is suitable for being fixed in the machine-side lower tool receptacle with a defined rotational position, for example by means of at least one indexing element 42. Here, the lower tool 9 is rotatable about a position axis 48. This forms a longitudinal axis or longitudinal central axis of the main body 41.

[0055] In the main body 41, the lower tool 9 has an opening 46, which is preferably delimited by an encircling bearing surface 47. The opening 46 preferably extends all the way through the main body 41, such that workpiece parts 81 that have been punched out or cut away can be discharged through the opening.

[0056] The processing tool 37 on the upper tool 11 comprises at least one cutting edge 38 and at least one bending edge 45. At the end side, the processing tool 37 has a ram surface 43. The ram surface 43 is delimited in one direction by the cutting edge 38 and in an opposite direction by a bending edge 45. The cutting edge 38 and the bending edge 45 are preferably oriented parallel to one another. The cutting edge 38 and bending edge 45 preferably lie in a common plane at right angles with respect to the positioning axis 35. The ram surface 43 delimits the body of the processing tool 37 with an elongate rectangular geometry.

[0057] The bending edge 45 is adjoined at one side by the ram surface 43 and at the other side by an inclined surface 49. The inclined surface 49 is configured so as to be at an angle of less than 90° with respect to the ram surface 43. A bend radius 45 of the bending edge may be selected in accordance with the bend radii to be produced.

[0058] The lower tool 9, which for example comprises the opening 46, has an internally situated counterpart cutting edge 51 adjoining the bearing surface 47. The opening 46 is preferably of square or rectangular form. At least one further side edge of the opening 46 may be configured as a counterpart bending edge 52. It is preferable for one counterpart cutting edge 51 and two or more counterpart bending edges 52 to be provided, wherein the further counterpart bending edges 52 may in each case have different radii than one another. Aside from a square or rectangular opening, use may also be made of an opening in the shape of a polygon in order to be able to use further counterpart cutting or counterpart bending edges. Increased flexibility of the tool 31 can thus be realized. One or more further counterpart cutting edges may also be provided, which can be used if a first counterpart cutting edge has become unusable for example as a result of wear.

[0059] A punching-out surface 56 is provided so as to adjoin the internally situated counterpart cutting edge 51, which punching-out surface is configured so as to be parallel to the longitudinal axis 40 of the tool body 39, or so as to be inclined slightly relative to the longitudinal axis, in order to allow the workpiece part 81 to be cut from the workpiece 10 with high cut quality.

[0060] A hold-down element 71 is provided in each case laterally adjacent to the processing tool 39. The hold-down element 71 is preferably provided exchangeably on the main body 33 of the upper tool 11. The hold-down elements 71 are elastically flexible. Thermoplastic elastomers, in particular PU, are preferably used for forming the hold-down elements 71. Further resiliently elastic materials, in particular resiliently elastic materials which are suitable for the processing of plate-like material even with the use of lubricants or oils, may be provided. The hold-down elements 71 preferably have an end surface 72. The end surface 72 is preferably oriented parallel to the ram surface 43. The lateral spacing of the hold-down elements 71 to the processing tool 37 is dimensioned such that, when the hold-down elements 71 lie on the lower tool 9, a compression of the hold-down elements 71 is made possible, wherein a plunging depth of the processing tool 37 can still be effected such that the processing tool 37, in particular the bending edge 45, can also be adjusted relative to the counterpart bending edge 52 on the lower tool 9 so as to generate overbending on the workpiece part 81.

[0061] FIG. 4 illustrates a view from below of the upper tool as per FIG. 2. The length of the hold-down elements 71 corresponds to the length of the processing tool 37. The length of the hold-down elements 71 may be greater than the length of the processing tool 37, such that the end surfaces 72 of the hold-down elements 71 project relative to the ram surface 43. Alternatively, the length of the hold-down element 71 may also be shorter than the length of the processing tool 37.

[0062] In some usage situations, the length of the hold-down element 71 is equal to the length of the processing tool 37.

[0063] FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the lower tool 9 in relation to FIG. 2. In this embodiment, it is for example the case that a counterpart cutting edge 51 is provided outside the bearing surface 47 on the main body 41 of the lower tool 9. This counterpart cutting edge 51 may, on a separate component, be connected preferably by means of a screw connection to the lower tool 9. This arrangement allows the counterpart cutting edge 51 to be configured to be of greater width than the counterpart cutting edge 51 in the opening 46, which is delimited by the outer periphery of the bearing surface 47. Alternatively, analogously to the counterpart cutting edge 51, the counterpart bending edge 52 may likewise be provided outside the bearing surface 47. For example, such a counterpart bending edge 52 could be oriented oppositely to the counterpart cutting edge 51 in relation to the main body 41. If the counterpart cutting edge 51 and/or counterpart bending edge 52 are provided outside the bearing surface 47 of the lower tool 9, the opening 46 can be omitted. The opening 46 may preferably also be configured with at least one counterpart cutting edge 51 and at least one counterpart bending edge 52 even if at least one externally situated counterpart cutting edge 51 and/or counterpart bending edge 52 is provided. Wider workpiece parts 81 can be bent at an angle and cut off by means of the counterpart cutting edge 51 and/or counterpart bending edge 52 arranged outside the bearing surface 47 than by means of the counterpart cutting edge 51 and/or counterpart bending edge 52 provided in the opening 46.

[0064] FIG. 6 illustrates a simplified perspective view of a plate-like workpiece 10, which comprises a workpiece part 81. The workpiece part 81 is illustrated, by way of example, as a tab-like cut-out portion. The workpiece 10 may be produced by laser cutting and/or by means of a punching processing operation in a preparatory processing step, in order for the workpiece part 81 to subsequently be processed by bending and/or punching. Here, the workpiece part 81 may be formed as a good part. Alternatively, the workpiece part 81 may also constitute a waste part, such that the plate-like workpiece 10 is present in the form of a semifinished part or finished workpiece.

[0065] FIGS. 7 to 9 illustrate a bending and punching processing operation in individual steps using the tool 31. FIG. 7 shows the upper tool 11 in an initial position relative to the lower tool 9, which is illustrated in a sectional view. The workpiece 10 lies on the bearing surface 47 of the lower tool 9. Here, the workpiece part 81 is aligned for the subsequent processing step, that is to say the length of the workpiece part 81 or of the tab-like cut-out portion is aligned with the counterpart bending edge 52 on the lower tool 49, such that the workpiece part 81 is deformed by means of angling or an angled bend 62.

[0066] In a first working step, the upper tool 11 is moved along the stroke axis 14 or the position axis 35 toward the lower tool 9. The ram surface 43 lies on the workpiece part 81. At the same time, the end surfaces 72 of the hold-down element 71 lie on the workpiece part 81 and/or on the workpiece 10 and fix this relative to the bearing surface 47 of the lower tool 9 (FIG. 8). During a further stroke movement, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the bending edge 45 is moved past the counterpart bending edge 52, whereby a first deformation of the workpiece part 81 is performed. The stroke movement of the upper tool 11 may be continued further in order to transfer the processing tool 37 into the position illustrated in FIG. 9. It is alternatively also possible for a return stroke of the upper tool 11 to be effected again, in order for a further stroke movement toward the lower tool 9 to subsequently be effected, wherein the spacing of the positioning axes 35 and 48 can thereby also be varied. This is dependent on the radius that is to be formed for the angled bend 62.

[0067] During a stroke movement as per FIG. 9, the angled bend 62 can be bent further, such that an angle of 90° is formed between the workpiece 10 and the workpiece part 81.

[0068] If the workpiece part 81 is intended to exhibit overbending in relation to the workpiece 10, that is to say if it is the intention to initially set a bend angle of greater than 90°, a lateral displacement movement, in particular in a Y direction, is additionally superposed on the stroke movement of the upper tool 10. It is also possible for a displacement movement of the lower tool 9 along the lower positioning axis 25 to be effected exclusively or in addition. By means of the inclined surface 49 on the processing tool 37, the bending edge 45 can engage behind the counterpart bending edge 52, and the overbending can thus be achieved. This may be performed to such a degree that, after the processing tool 37 is moved out of the opening 46 of the lower tool 9, the angled bend 62 springs back to an angle of 90°.

[0069] Subsequently, for example, a cutting stroke is effected, which is illustrated in FIGS. 10 to 12. Here, proceeding from the bending position as per FIG. 9, a displacement movement is effected in order to position the upper tool 11 with a spacing above the lower tool 9. Subsequently or at the same time, a rotational movement of the lower tool 9 is effected such that a counterpart cutting edge 51 of the opening 46 is aligned with the cutting point of the workpiece part 81. The workpiece 10 may additionally also be displaced in the X/Y plane into the position for the cutting stroke. The upper tool 11 may remain in its position, or a displacement movement may be effected such that the cutting edge 38 is aligned with the counterpart cutting edge 51 of the lower tool 9. This rotation of the upper and/or lower tool 9 is dependent on the number and arrangement of counterpart cutting edges 51 in the opening 46 and/or in the alignment with the workpiece part 81 that is to be cut off. This also applies analogously to the counterpart cutting edge 52, which in the alternative embodiment of the lower tool 9 as per FIG. 5 is situated outside the bearing surface 47. A stroke movement of the upper tool 11 for the cutting stroke is subsequently effected in order to cut the workpiece part 81 by means of the movement of the cutting edge 38 and the counterpart cutting edge 51 past one another. Before the workpiece part 81 is cut off from the workpiece 10, the end surface 72 of the hold-down element 71 preferably lies on the workpiece 10, such that the workpiece 10 is held fixed relative to the bearing surface 47 of the lower tool 9 (FIG. 11). Subsequently, by means of the further stroke movement, the workpiece part 81 is cut from the workpiece 10 because the cutting edge 38 and the counterpart cutting edge 51 are moved past one another, as illustrated in FIG. 12. The workpiece part 81 can be discharged downward through the opening 46 of the lower tool 9. Subsequently, the upper tool 11 and the lower tool 9 are transferred back into an initial position or into a position for a subsequent working step.

[0070] FIG. 13 illustrates a schematic side view of an alternative embodiment of the tool 31 in relation to FIG. 2. The upper tool 11 as per FIG. 13 corresponds in terms of construction and embodiment to the upper tool 11 as per FIG. 2, with the exception that only one hold-down element 71 is provided. The hold-down element 71 is preferably assigned to the cutting edge 38. Alternatively, provision may also be made for the hold-down element 71 to be assigned only to the bending edge 45, and for no hold-down element 71 to be positioned relative to the cutting edge 38.

[0071] The lower tool 9 as per FIG. 13 is of different configuration than the lower tool 9 as per FIG. 2. The main body 41 receives a base body 53, which is fixedly connected to the main body 41. The counterpart bending edge 52 is provided on the base body 53. A further counterpart bending edge, or, as illustrated in the exemplary embodiment, a counterpart cutting edge 51, may be provided opposite the counterpart bending edge 52. The base body 53 with the counterpart bending edge 52 and/or the counterpart cutting edge 51 may be provided exchangeably on the main body 41. The counterpart bending edge 52 and the counterpart cutting edge 51 are spaced apart from one another by a ram surface 54.

[0072] The bearing surface 47 is received on the main body 41 so as to be displaceable counter to the Z direction relative to the counterpart bending edge 52 and counterpart cutting edge 51. The opening 46 is provided in the bearing surface 47, which opening surrounds the ram surface 54. Elastically flexible restoring elements 55 are preferably provided between the bearing surface 47 and the main body 41. After an exertion of load on the bearing surface 47 as a result of a displacement movement toward the main body 41, the bearing surface 42 can be transferred back into the initial position, as illustrated in FIG. 13. It is advantageously possible for guide elements 57 to be provided, by means of which the bearing surface 47 is guided so as to be movable up and down relative to the main body 41. For example, only one guide element is illustrated, wherein it is preferable for several to be provided in a manner distributed uniformly over the circumference.

[0073] The upper tool 11 is positioned in an initial position relative to the lower tool 9 before the start of a pivoting and bending movement. This pivoting and bending movement may be performed analogously to that described with regard to FIGS. 7 to 9. Reference is made directly thereto.

[0074] FIG. 14 illustrates a schematic side view of the tool 31 as per FIG. 13. The upper tool 11 is positioned in an initial position relative to the lower tool 9 for a cutting stroke. For example, this position may be adopted by means of a displacement movement of the upper tool 11 and/or lower tool 9 along the upper positioning axis 16 and/or the lower positioning axis 25. Subsequently, a cutting stroke can be effected for a punching processing operation, as has been described with regard to FIGS. 10 to 12. Reference is made to the description in its entirety.

[0075] FIG. 15 illustrates a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the tool 31 in relation to FIGS. 2 and 13. FIG. 16 shows a schematic side view of the tool 31 as per FIG. 15 prior to a pivoting and bending processing operation. FIG. 17 shows a schematic side view of the tool 15 before a cutting stroke.

[0076] The tool 31 as per FIG. 15 has a processing tool 37 which comprises both a cutting edge 38 and a bending edge 45. These are preferably oriented parallel to one another and lie in particular in a common plane. A ram surface 43 is formed between the bending edge 45 and the cutting edge 38.

[0077] In this embodiment, provision is made for at least the bending edge 45 to lie outside a projection area which is formed perpendicular to the position axis 35 and, as viewed in the stroke direction, by the main body 33. The cutting edge 38 may lie within or outside the projection area. In this embodiment, provision is made for the cutting edge 38 to be assigned a hold-down element 71. The bending edge 45 is provided without the assignment of a hold-down element 71. An end surface 72 of the hold-down element 71 preferably lies in the plane of the ram surface 43. This end surface 72 of the hold-down element 71 may also project slightly in the stroke direction relative to the ram surface 43. The hold-down element 71 is also of elastically flexible form. Further possible configurations of the hold-down element 71 that have been specified with regard to the embodiments described above also apply to this tool 31 as per FIGS. 15 to 17.

[0078] The lower tool 9 as per FIGS. 15 to 17 corresponds in terms of construction to the lower tool 9 as per FIGS. 13 to 14, such that reference is made to the description in its entirety.

[0079] FIG. 16 illustrates an initial position for a pivoting and bending processing operation of the workpiece 10. The upper tool 11 is aligned with the lower tool 9 such that the bending edge 45 is assigned to the counterpart bending edge 52. After a pivoting and bending processing operation has been performed, the upper tool 11 and/or the lower tool 9 can be displaced relative to one another along the upper positioning axis 16 and/or the lower positioning axis 25, such that the working position in FIG. 17 is adopted. Here, the cutting edge 38 is aligned with the counterpart cutting edge 51 of the lower tool 9. Proceeding from this working position, a cutting stroke can be performed in order to punch out the workpiece part 81 from the workpiece 10, as described in the embodiment as per FIGS. 10 to 12.