Process for forming end product with initial and simultaneous formation of subcomponents from separate work pieces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10734776-B2
Application number	US-202016799391-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2020
Priority date	Mar 13, 2011
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

A process provides for manufacturing and formation of a series of metallic end products within a stamping machine. The metallic end products are formed from two subcomponents comprising a first work component and a second work component. The work components are coupled together through a toggle lock procedure formed as part of the process. The two resultant work components which form the end product are simultaneously formed, thereby providing significant advantages with respect to work cycle time to produce the resultant product, relative to the time required when individual work components are sequentially produced through the use of mechanical operations to which a first work component is processed, and then formation of a second work component is processed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing end products with a machine, the method comprising:
feeding first and second work blanks into respective first and second conveyances of the machine;
passing, with the first and second conveyances, the respective first and second work blanks through first and second pluralities of sequential mechanical processing stages of the machine, respectively;
forming, each time a final stage of the first plurality of mechanical processing stages ends, a first metallic work component from the first work blank, wherein each of the first work components is individually separated from the first work blank when formed;
forming, each time a final stage of the second plurality of mechanical processing stages ends, a second metallic work component from the second work blank, wherein each of the second work components is individually separated from the second work blank when formed;
wherein each of the first work components is physically proximate to corresponding ones of the second work components after forming; and
directly coupling, with the machine, each of the first work components to corresponding ones of the second work components, so as to manufacture individual ones of the end products, wherein each individual end product is separate from the other end products.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising synchronizing start and finish times of the first and second pluralities of mechanical processing stages, such that corresponding ones of the first and second work components are formed at substantially the same time.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a movement of the first work blank through the first plurality of mechanical processing stages is synchronized with a movement of the second work blank through the second plurality of mechanical processing stages.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein each first work component is simultaneously formed with a corresponding one of the second work components.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second conveyances are arranged on opposing sides of the machine.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a) continuing to form additional first work components from the first work blank, such that each time the final stage of the first plurality of mechanical processing stages ends, following an initial startup, a new first work component is formed, and b) continuing to form additional second work components from the second work blank, such that each time the final stage of the second plurality of mechanical processing stages ends, following an initial startup, a new second work component is formed.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of mechanical processing stages is different from the second plurality of mechanical processing stages.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein coupling the first work component to the corresponding second work component comprises a toggle locking process, wherein the toggle locking process interconnects the first work component and the second work component through an interlock process, and wherein the first work component and the second work component are fastened together without a need for welding, glue, or separate fasteners.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein coupling the first work component to the corresponding second work component comprises the use of weldments.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first work blank is loaded on a continuous feed reel in the form of a sheet metal roll, and wherein the second work blank is loaded on a continuous feed reel in the form of a sheet metal roll.

11. A method for manufacturing end products with a machine, the method comprising:
feeding first and second work blanks into respective first and second conveyances of the machine;
passing, with the first and second conveyances, the respective first and second work blanks through first and second pluralities of sequential mechanical processing stages of the machine, respectively;
forming, each time a final stage of the first plurality of mechanical processing stages ends, a first metallic work component from the first work blank, wherein each of the first work components is individually separated from the first work blank when formed;
forming, each time a final stage of the second plurality of mechanical processing stages ends, a second metallic work component from the second work blank, wherein each of the second work components is individually separated from the second work blank when formed;
synchronizing the first and second pluralities of mechanical processing stages, such that corresponding ones of the first and second work components are formed at substantially the same time; and
directly coupling, with the machine, each of the first work components to corresponding ones of the second work components, so as to manufacture individual ones of the end products, wherein each individual end product is separate from the other end products.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein each of the first work components is physically proximate to corresponding ones of the second work components after forming.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein a movement of the first work blank through the first plurality of mechanical processing stages is synchronized with a movement of the second work blank through the second plurality of mechanical processing stages.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising a) continuing to form additional first work components from the first work blank, such that each time the final stage of the first plurality of mechanical processing stages ends, following an initial startup, a new first work component is formed, and b) continuing to form additional second work components from the second work blank, such that each time the final stage of the second plurality of mechanical processing stages ends, following an initial startup, a new second work component is formed.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first plurality of mechanical processing stages is different from the second plurality of mechanical processing stages.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein coupling the first work component to the corresponding second work component comprises one of: 1) a toggle locking process, wherein the toggle locking process interconnects the first work component and the second work component through an interlock process, and wherein the first work component and the second work component are fastened together without a need for welding, glue, or separate fasteners; and 2) the use of weldments.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first work blank is loaded on a continuous feed reel in the form of a sheet metal roll, and wherein the second work blank is loaded on a continuous feed reel in the form of a sheet metal roll.

18. A method for manufacturing end products with a machine, the method comprising:
feeding first and second work blanks into respective first and second conveyances of the machine;
passing, with the first and second conveyances, the respective first and second work blanks through first and second pluralities of sequential mechanical processing stages of the machine, respectively;
forming, each time a final stage of the first plurality of mechanical processing stages ends, a first metallic work component from the first work blank, wherein each of the first work components is individually separated from the first work blank when formed, wherein the first plurality of mechanical processing stages comprises at least one of a perforating stage, a bending stage, and a cutting stage;
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Assignees

• Byrne Norman R

Inventors

• Byrne Norman R

Classifications

• H01R13/2492

  multiple contact points · CPC title

• B23P19/02

  for connecting objects by press fit or for detaching same (B23P19/10 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B21D43/02

  Advancing work in relation to the stroke of the die or tool · CPC title

• B21D22/02

  Stamping using rigid devices or tools · CPC title

• H01R13/112

  forked sockets having two legs · CPC title