Press forming method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12030100-B1
Application number	US-202218287714-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Feb 14, 2022
Priority date	May 12, 2021
Publication date	Jul 9, 2024
Grant date	Jul 9, 2024

Abstract

A press forming method for a press formed part includes: placing a pre-unbending press formed part on a punch including a top forming surface portion configured to form a top portion of the press formed part, and side-wall forming surface portions configured to form side wall portions, each of the side-wall forming surface portions including a punch side first sloped surface portion, and a punch side second sloped surface portion; relatively moving a die toward the punch, the die including flange unbending portions; and unbending flange portions by the flange unbending portions while punch side ridge line portions are brought into contact with inner surface sides of the side wall portions to form the side wall portions of the press formed part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A press forming method for a press formed part in which a pre-unbending press formed part having a hat-shaped cross section is unbent at flange portions using a punch and a die to form side wall portions, the pre-unbending press formed part including: a top portion; the side wall portions continuous from the top portion and inclined with respect to a press forming direction; and the flange portions continuous from the side wall portions via die shoulder parts, wherein
the punch includes a top forming surface portion configured to form a top portion of the press formed part having a same shape as a shape of the top portion of the pre-unbending press formed part; and side-wall forming surface portions configured to form the side wall portions,
each of the side-wall forming surface portions includes: a punch side first sloped surface portion that is continuous from and inclined outward from the top forming surface portion, the punch side first sloped surface portion having an inclination angle with respect to the press forming direction equal to an inclination angle of a side wall portion of the pre-unbending press formed part; and a punch side second sloped surface portion that is continuous from a lower end of the punch side first sloped surface portion and inclined inward from the punch side first sloped surface portion, the punch side first sloped surface portion and the punch side second sloped surface portion making a chevron shape convex outward, a punch side ridge line portion being formed at a connection portion of the punch side first sloped surface portion and the punch side second sloped surface portion, and
the die includes flange unbending portions configured to unbend the flange portions of the pre-unbending press formed part placed on the punch,
the press forming method comprising:
placing the pre-unbending press formed part on the punch;
relatively moving the die toward the punch; and
unbending the flange portions by the flange unbending portions while the punch side ridge line portions are brought into contact with inner surface sides of the side wall portions to form the side wall portions of the press formed part.

2. The press forming method according to claim 1 , wherein the die has an inner surface shape maintaining a clearance parallel to an outer surface of the punch.

3. The press forming method according to claim 1 , wherein the punch side ridge line portion is formed at a position satisfying a following inequality:
h 1 −R 1 (1−sin α)− R 1 /2≤ h 2 ≤h 1 −R 1 (1−sin α)+2π R 1 (90-α)/360+ R 1 /2,

where h 2 denotes a distance (mm) in the press forming direction from the top forming surface portion of the punch to the punch side ridge line portion, h 1 denotes a forming height (mm) of the pre-unbending press formed part, R 1 denotes a bend radius (mm) of a die shoulder part of the pre-unbending press formed part, and a denotes an inclination angle (°) of the side wall portion of the pre-unbending press formed part with respect to the press forming direction.

4. The press forming method according to claim 2 , wherein the punch side ridge line portion is formed at a position satisfying a following inequality:
h 1 −R 1 (1−sin α)− R 1 /2≤ h 2 ≤h 1 −R 1 (1−sin α)+2π R 1 (90−α)/360+ R 1 /2,

where h 2 denotes a distance (mm) in the press forming direction from the top forming surface portion of the punch to the punch side ridge line portion, h 1 denotes a forming height (mm) of the pre-unbending press formed part, R 1 denotes a bend radius (mm) of a die shoulder part of the pre-unbending press formed part, and a denotes an inclination angle (°) of the side wall portion of the pre-unbending press formed part with respect to the press forming direction.

Assignees

• Jfe Steel Corp

Inventors

• Nakamoto Taira

Classifications

• B21D53/88

  other parts for vehicles, e.g. cowlings, mudguards · CPC title

• B21D3/10

  between rams and anvils or abutments · CPC title

• B21D17/02 Primary

  by pressing (grooving or notching of bolts, studs, or the like B21K1/54) · CPC title

• B21D5/01 Primary

  between rams and anvils or abutments · CPC title

• B21D22/26 Primary

  for making peculiarly, e.g. irregularly, shaped articles · CPC title