Patent · US Expired

Flat plate member with a gear portion and a process for making the same

US6488788B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
4References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 2001
Grant dateDec 3, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 28, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P10/25
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A flat plate member with gear portion is formed to a predetermined shape by pressing a flat steel raw material having a composition comprising, by weight, 0.10-0.18% C, less than 0.03% Si, 0.60-1.50% Mn, less than 0.020% P, less than 0.013% S, 0.001-0.004% B and the balance Fe with inevitable impurities, wherein quenching is performed on only the gear portion.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.