Method of producing and utilizing deformable workpieces for high-pressure forming and products formed thereby
US6070786A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2019 |
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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 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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