Sheet metal blank
US10399132B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21B2205/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process includes flexible rolling of a strip made of a metallic material, wherein a thickness profile with different sheet thicknesses along the length of the strip is produced such that successive regions of the flexibly rolled strip each correspond to a target thickness profile of a sheet metal blank to be cut out of same; determining a measured thickness profile of a plurality of successive regions of the strip; calculating a target position in the strip for a sheet metal blank to be cut out of the strip depending on the generated measured thickness profile of at least two successive regions of the strip; cutting the flexibly rolled strip by at least one cutting device along the target position for producing the sheet meal blank. A plant is further provided for producing a sheet metal blank.
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