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Press-forming method of a sheet and apparatus therefor

US5755129A · kind A · utility

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5References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 2, 1996
Grant dateMay 26, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21D22/22
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sheet pressing method and apparatus using a die and a punch. The invention encompasses holding a sheet between the die and a blank holder to form a first contact surface between the die and the sheet and a second contact surface between the sheet and the blank holder; forming a third contact surface between the punch and the sheet; supplying a pressurized liquid to at least one contact surface; and pressing the sheet through the die with an aid of the punch.

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