Method and device for press-forming sheet metal
US4833903A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21D22/10
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet of metal of given thickness is press-formed to provide a part having a substantially constant thickness on a double action press. The sheet to be formed is disposed on a support. A first outer slide, or blank holder is applied on the peripheral portion of the sheet. A second central slide is applied on the central portion of the sheet. The peripheral portion of the sheet is formed while allowing it to slide under the blank holder, by displacing relative to said support at least one active part of the outer slide so as to compensate, in certain regions of the finished part, for excess areas of the sheet, for the given thickness of said sheet, relative to the volume of metal to be formed, and displacing simultaneously with the displacement of the part the central slide so as to shape angular volumes of the central portion of the sheet by application of the sheet against the surfaces of the central part of the support.
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