Method for producing a bent torsional profile and torsional profile

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11524324-B2
Application number	US-201916249060-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2019
Priority date	Jan 17, 2018
Publication date	Dec 13, 2022
Grant date	Dec 13, 2022

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing a bent torsional profile comprising the following process steps:
a) provision of a plate made of planar sheet metal, b) reshaping of the plate through the introduction of a bent trough oriented in the longitudinal direction of the plate in a central length portion ( 6 ) of the plate at a distance from the front edges of the plate, forming legs between the trough and the longitudinal edges of the plate, c) reshaping of the legs in such a manner that an open profile is created, d) reshaping of the legs in such a manner that a hollow profile is produced, wherein a longitudinal gap is formed between the two legs over the entire longitudinal extent thereof and wherein an air gap is created between the legs and the trough in the region of the trough, e) joining of the two legs over the entire longitudinal gap.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for producing a bent torsional profile, the method comprising the following process steps:
providing a plate made of planar sheet metal with two front edges that are arranged such that a first front edge of the two front edges and a second front edge of the two front edges each extend in a direction that converges to an acute angle with respect to one another;
reshaping of the plate through an introduction of a bent trough oriented in a longitudinal direction of the plate in a central length portion of the plate at a distance from the two front edges of the plate, forming legs between the bent trough and longitudinal edges of the plate;
reshaping of the legs in such a manner that an open profile is created;
reshaping of the legs in such a manner that a hollow profile is produced, wherein a longitudinal gap is formed between the legs over an entire longitudinal extent thereof, and wherein an air gap is created between the legs and the bent trough in a region of the bent trough; and
joining of the legs over an entire length of the longitudinal gap,
wherein the longitudinal edges of the provided plate have essentially parallel bends,
wherein a first end of the first front edge is directly connected to a first end of a first longitudinal edge of the longitudinal edges,
wherein a second end of the first front edge is directly connected to a first end of a second longitudinal edge of the longitudinal edges,
wherein a first end of the second front edge is directly connected to a second end of the first longitudinal edge, and
wherein a second end of the second front edge is directly connected to a second end of the second longitudinal edge.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the parallel bends of the longitudinal edges of the plate correspond to a bend of the bent trough.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the longitudinal edges of the plate are provided with the bend before the provision of the plate or before the first reshaping of the plate.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plate, when reshaped to create the open profile, is reshaped such that the open profile has a roughly w- or M-shape in the central length portion and a roughly u- or n-shape between the two front edges and the bent trough.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plate or the open profile, when reshaped to create the hollow profile, is reshaped such that a butt joint or an overlap joint is produced between the legs on the longitudinal edges, on which the longitudinal gap is formed, thereby creating the hollow profile.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plate or else the open profile, when reshaped to create the hollow profile, is reshaped such that the hollow profile has a roughly V-shape in the central length portion and a roughly O-shape in portions between the bent trough and the two front edges.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the introduction of the bent trough takes place using at least one of deep-drawing, stretch-forming, or embossing-raising.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plate is made of steel.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the joining of the legs over the entire length of the longitudinal gap takes place by welding, soldering, adhesion or by a mechanical joining process.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a torsional profile is produced.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plate is made of a high-strength or maximum-strength steel.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the legs are formed between the bent trough and the longitudinal edges of the plate.

13. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the plate, when reshaped to create the open profile, is reshaped such that the open profile has a roughly w- or M-shape in the central length portion and a roughly u- or n-shape between the two front edges and the bent trough.

14. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the plate or the open profile, when reshaped to create the hollow profile, is reshaped such that a butt joint or an overlap joint is produced between the legs on the longitudinal edges, on which the longitudinal gap is formed, thereby creating the hollow profile.

15. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein at least one of deep-drawing, stretch-forming, or embossing-raising is used to introduce the bent trough.

16. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the plate is made of steel.

17. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein at least one of welding, soldering, or adhesion is used to join the legs over the entire length of the longitudinal gap.

18. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the plate comprises high-strength or maximum-strength steel.

19. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the legs are formed between the bent trough and the longitudinal edges of the plate.

20. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an entirety of the first front edge lies on a first line, and wherein an entirety of the second front edge lies on a second line.

Assignees

• Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh

Inventors

• Schultz Erik
• Vitalis Rudi
• Seibel Eugen
• Rodrigues Gil

Classifications

• B60B2310/212

  by drawing · CPC title

• B60G2206/20

  Constructional features of semi-rigid axles, e.g. twist beam type axles · CPC title

• B60G21/051

  Trailing arm twist beam axles · CPC title

• B60B2310/302

  by welding · CPC title

• B60B2310/318

  by adhesive bonding, e.g. glueing · CPC title