Method and device for producing leadthroughs on hollow profiles
US6434989B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/0591
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and a device for producing leadthroughs on hollow profiles acted upon by a high fluidic pressure in an internal high-pressure forming tool. Dome-like secondary shaped elements are formed outwards in a radial direction from this hollow profile by the fluid pressurizing. The secondary shaped elements are then reverse drawn into the interior of the hollow profile by a punch while held at the prevailing internal high pressure, whereupon, to open the leadthrough, a punched slug is cut out of the base of the reverse-drawn secondary shaped element by the punch. To ensure the process reliability when producing the leadthrough even in the case of a hollow-profile material having low formability and to retain the strength of the hollow profile in the transition region to the leadthrough, in each case a secondary shaped element is formed out of the hollow profile at two opposite locations. After the forming, the secondary shaped elements are each reverse drawn into the hollow profile interior by a punch in such a way that the bases come to bear against one another inside the hollow profile in the final state of the reverse drawing. The punched slug is severed from the respective base…
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