US Patent:
20030089250, May 15, 2003
Inventors:
Edward Brzezniak - Orland Park IL, US
Matthew Peksa - Lockport IL, US
James Washington - Bellwood IL, US
International Classification:
B30B005/00
Abstract:
A press system having at least one elongate column. A slide element is guided by the at least one column between a retracted position and an extended position. A first guide assembly acts between the slide element and the one column. The first guide assembly has a) a first bearing assembly consisting of a first bearing housing on one of the slide element and one column, a first carrier that is guidingly movable relative to the first bearing housing, and a first roller element that is movable guidingly relative to the first carrier and acts against a first surface on the other of the slide element and the one column to guide movement between the slide element and frame as the slide element is moved between the retracted and extended positions, and b) a second bearing assembly consisting of a second bearing housing on one of the slide element and the one column, a second carrier that is guidingly movable relative to the second bearing housing, and a second roller element that is movable guidingly relative to the second carrier and acts against a second surface that is i) on the slide element in the event that the second bearing housing is on the frame and ii) on the frame in the event that the second bearing housing is on the slide element.