Arrangement for removing dents in sheet metal

• US 20030101791A1
• Filed: 09/05/2002
• Published: 06/05/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wurth International AG (Reinhold Würth Holding GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Adolf Wã¼Rth GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Ritter, Olaf
• Granted Patent: US 6,792,790 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 72/705
• CPC Class Codes: B21D 1/06 Removing local distortions
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 72/705 Vehicle body or frame straightener

Abstract

An arrangement for removing dents from sheet metal contains a lever, which at a support point can be supported on the metal sheet. A handle is fitted to the lever end. To the lever can be connected a tension element, which can be connected to an adapter connected to the metal sheet.

Claims

1. Arrangement for removing dents from metal sheets, having

1.1 a holding element (1), which

1.1.1 has at least one support point (2) and

1.1.2 a carrier supported on the latter and having

1.2 a tension element (8), which

1.2.1 at its one end is connectable in tension-proof manner to a tension adapter (11) fitted in the dent and

1.2.2 in the vicinity of its other end with the carrier.

2. Arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the holding element is constructed as a lever.

3. Arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the holding element is constructed as a one-arm lever.

4. Arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the holding element is constructed as a two-arm lever.

5. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the carrier is constructed as an at least partly linearly directed rod or rail.

6. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the tension element (8) can be fitted, preferably continuously, to the carrier in different positions.

7. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding element has a handle (6).

8. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the tension element (8) is fitted in captive manner to the carrier.

9. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the tension element is fitted to the carrier in fixable manner.

10. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the tension element (8) is fixed to the carrier by a clamping action, particularly with the aid of a spring.