Claims
- 1. An actuator assembly for a punch comprising:
- an elongated housing cylinder sleeve having an internal bore;
- an end cap mounted at one end of said housing internal bore to close off said bore;
- a piston slidable in a first section of said housing internal bore adjacent said end cap;
- said piston, said housing internal bore and said end cap together defining a pressure chamber;
- means for controllably supplying fluid under pressure to said pressure chamber for causing stroking of said piston in said first section of said housing internal bore;
- a piston rod attached to said piston and extending through said internal bore in a direction away from said end cap;
- said housing internal bore having a shoulder at an intermediate location along the length of said housing internal bore;
- an annular rod seal gland member sealingly fit within said first section of said housing internal bore and positioned abutted against said shoulder and having an inner diameter through which said piston rod extends, said piston rod sealed to said inner diameter and having an end protruding past said rod seal gland member;
- a punch retainer for holding a punch, said punch retainer slidable in a second section of said housing internal bore located beyond said shoulder spaced from said first section of said housing internal bore;
- said punch retainer coupled to said protruding end of said piston rod to be stroked in said second section of said housing internal bore by stroking of said piston in said first section of said housing internal bore, thereby causing a punch in said punch retainer to be driven for carrying out a punching operation.
- 2. The actuator assembly according to claim 1 wherein said second section of said housing internal bore is of a smaller diameter than said first section.
- 3. The actuator assembly according to claim 2 further including an outwardly extending flange formed on said other end of said housing cylinder sleeve.
- 4. The actuator assembly according to claim 1 further including a punch held in said punch retainer extending out of an open end of said housing internal bore opposite said end cap.
- 5. The actuator assembly according to claim 4 further including a dust seal on an outer end of said punch retainer engaging the inside of said smaller diameter housing bore.
- 6. The actuator assembly according to claim 1 wherein said end cap has supply and return hydraulic connections for communicating hydraulic circuit to respective sides of said piston; said end cap having a tube communicating with said return hydraulic fitting and pressure through one side of said piston to the other side thereof within an axial bore in said piston rod; and,
- one or more radial openings communicating the inside of said tube to a space on said other side of said piston to enable flow of hydraulic fluid to and from said return connection.
- 7. The actuator assembly according to claim 6 wherein said tube is slidable in a bore in said piston and sealed therein.
- 8. The actuator assembly according to claim 7 wherein said piston rod bore is larger in diameter and longer in length than said tube to create a clearance space receiving flow to or from said tube.
- 9. The actuator assembly according to claim 4 wherein said tooling assembly includes a stripper piece attached to said other end of said cylinder housing sleeve and adapted to engage a workpiece during withdrawal of said punch sleeve after piercing of said workpiece by said punch.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional of application U.S. Ser. No. 08/234,326, filed Apr. 28, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,555,760, issued Sep. 17, 1996.
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