Method and system for controlling dimensions of metal hydroformed parts

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10940520-B2
Application number	US-201816484959-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2018
Priority date	May 3, 2018
Publication date	Mar 9, 2021
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021

Abstract

Some embodiments of the disclosure provide methods and systems for controlling dimensions of metal hydroformed parts. According to an embodiment, a control method includes: obtaining an inner cavity volume of a target part and an inner cavity volume of a tube blank; injecting a liquid into the tube blank under a high pressure condition; determining a liquid volume compression compensation quantity according to the inner cavity volume of the target part; determining a liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship according to the inner cavity volume of the target part, the inner cavity volume of the tube blank, and the liquid volume compression compensation quantity; determining a liquid volume increment according to the liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship; and controlling dimensions of a metal hydroformed part according to the liquid volume increment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling dimensions of a metal hydroformed part, wherein:
a dimensional accuracy of a tubular part is controlled through a volume of a liquid injected into a tube blank; and
a technical process of the method comprises the steps of:
obtaining an inner cavity volume of a target part and an inner cavity volume of the tube blank;
injecting the liquid into the tube blank under a high-pressure condition;
determining a liquid volume compression compensation quantity according to the inner cavity volume of the target part;
determining a liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship according to the inner cavity volume of the target part, the inner cavity volume of the tube blank, and the liquid volume compression compensation quantity, comprising:
determining the liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship using a formula

Δ
⁢

⁢

V
L

=

(

V
-

V
0

)

+

t
⁢

⁢

σ
s

⁢
V

E
V

⁢
r

-

t
⁢

⁢

σ
s

,

wherein:
ΔV L is the liquid volume increment,
V is the inner cavity volume of the target part,
V 0 is the inner cavity volume of the tube blank,
t is a wall thickness of the part,
σ s is a material yield strength of the tube blank,
E V is a bulk modulus of the liquid medium, and
r is a radius of a cross-section transition corner of the target part;

determining a liquid volume increment according to the liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship; and
controlling dimensions of a metal part according to the liquid volume increment to form a metal hydroformed part.

2. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the liquid volume compression compensation quantity according to the inner cavity volume of the target part comprises the steps of:
obtaining the bulk modulus of the liquid medium injected into the tube blank; and
determining the liquid volume compression compensation quantity according to the liquid bulk modulus and the inner cavity volume of the target part.

3. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the liquid volume increment according to the liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship comprises the steps of:
obtaining an expected corner radius of the target part, the expected corner radius being a corner radius of the target part after forming; and
determining the liquid volume increment according to the liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship and the expected corner radius.

4. A dimensions control system for a metal hydroformed part, comprising:
an inner cavity volume obtaining module, configured to obtain an inner cavity volume of a target part and an inner cavity volume of a tube blank;
a liquid volume compression compensation quantity determining module, configured to inject a liquid into the tube blank under a high pressure condition, and determine a liquid volume compression compensation quantity according to the inner cavity volume of the target part;
a liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship determining module, configured to determine a liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship according to the inner cavity volume of the target part, the inner cavity volume of the tube blank, and the liquid volume compression compensation quantity, comprising:
a liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship determining unit, configured to determine the liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship by a formula

Δ
⁢

⁢

V
L

=

(

V
-

V
0

)

+

t
⁢

⁢

σ
s

⁢
V

E
V

⁢
r

-

t
⁢

⁢

σ
s

,

wherein:
ΔV L is the liquid volume increment,
V is the inner cavity volume of the target part,
V 0 is the inner cavity volume of the tube blank,
t is a wall thickness of the part,
σ s is a material yield strength of the tube blank,
E V is a bulk modulus of the liquid medium, and
r is a radius of a cross-section transition corner of the target part;

a liquid volume increment determining module, configured to determine a liquid volume increment according to the liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship; and
a control module, configured to control dimensions of a metal tube according to the liquid volume increment, to form a metal hydroformed part.

5. The control system according to claim 4 , wherei

Assignees

• Harbin Inst Technology

Inventors

• Yuan Shijian

Classifications

• B21D26/041 Primary

  Means for controlling fluid parameters, e.g. pressure or temperature · CPC title

• G01B5/02

  for measuring length, width or thickness (G01B5/004, G01B5/08 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01B5/08

  for measuring diameters {(G01B5/0035 takes precedence; measuring radius of curvature G01B5/213)} · CPC title

• B21D26/033 Primary

  Deforming tubular bodies (corrugating tubes by applying fluid pressure B21D15/03, B21D15/10) · CPC title