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Method of producing and utilizing deformable workpieces for high-pressure forming and products formed thereby

US5984163A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 1997
Grant dateNov 16, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49805
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To form a body, a preform is produced by welding together two essentially flat sheet-metal blanks (2,3) at their margins. This preform is then deformed in a mold by internal high-pressure forming to produce the desired body. In this way, complex metal bodies can easily be formed.

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