Method and apparatus that forms a closed cross-sectional structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9630238
APP PUB NO 20150114070A1
SERIAL NO

14403379

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A workpiece is formed into a curved shape that has curvatures in the longitudinal and width directions required for a final closed cross-sectional shape. The formed workpiece is bent in a direction that left and right side wall portions approach each other by clamping the bottom portions between a punch and pad in a plate-thickness direction. A pair of flange portions are butted against each other while the formed bottom portions of the workpiece are placed on a pad; and a die cavity having the same shape as the final closed cross-sectional shape is defined between a support surface of the pad supporting the bottom portion and pressing surfaces of a pair of pressure cams pressing the left and right side wall portions. Then, the pair of flange portions are depressed toward the cavity using depressing portions of a second punch disposed above the pair of flange portions.

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JFE STEEL CORPORATION2-3 UCHISAIWAICHO 2-CHOME CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 100-0011

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Higai, Kazuhiko Chiba, JP 30 96
Shinmiya, Toyohisa Fukuyama, JP 53 91
Yamasaki, Yuji Fukuyama, JP 92 478

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