Forming system and forming method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12420471-B2
Application number	US-202318176391-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2023
Priority date	Mar 16, 2022
Publication date	Sep 23, 2025
Grant date	Sep 23, 2025

Abstract

A forming system includes a trim blade 7 for cutting off a sheet material 2 provided between a lower die 60 and an upper die 66 , a first lower plate 81 provided outside a first lower die end 60 a in a side view of the lower die 60 , and a first upper plate 85 provided outside an upper die end 66 a , configured to reciprocatively move together with the upper die 66 and extending toward the first lower plate 81 . A cut plane of the blade 7 intersects a first excess edge portion 25 which is a portion of the sheet material 2 outside the lower die end 60 a , and at least a portion of the excess edge portion 25 is sandwiched between the first lower plate 81 and the first upper plate 85 in a state in which the lower die 60 and the upper die 66 are clamped.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A forming system, comprising:
a lower die;
an upper die reciprocatively movable toward and away from the lower die;
a trim blade for cutting a sheet material provided between the lower die and the upper die;
a lower plate provided outside an end of the lower die in a side view of the lower die and extending toward the upper die; and
an upper plate provided outside an end of the upper die in a side view of the upper die, the upper plate configured to reciprocatively move together with the upper die and extending toward the lower plate, wherein
a cut plane of the trim blade intersects an excess edge portion of the sheet material extending outside the lower die end,
at least a portion of the excess edge portion is sandwiched between the lower plate and the upper plate in a state in which the lower die and the upper die are clamped together,
a slit-shaped lower guide portion and a slit-shaped upper guide portion extending along the cut plane are formed in the lower plate and the upper plate, respectively, and
the trim blade cuts the excess edge portion by moving in the lower guide portion and the upper guide portion.

2. The forming system according to claim 1 , wherein
the lower die includes a first lower die surface on which a first base material is placed, and a second lower die surface on which a second base material is placed,
each of the first and second base materials is adhered to the sheet material by clamping together the lower die and the upper die, and
the trim blade cuts the sheet material between the first lower die surface and the second lower die surface in plan view to thereby divide the sheet material into a first product portion to which the first base material is adhered and a second product portion to which the second base material is adhered.

3. The forming system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a frame body that grips at least a portion of an edge side of the sheet material such that the lower plate and the upper plate are located inside the edge side in plan view between the lower die and the upper die.

4. A forming method for forming a product by the forming system according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
a forming step including disposing the sheet material between the lower die and the upper die and clamping together the lower die and the upper die; and
a cutting step including cutting the sheet material by moving the trim blade after the lower die and the upper die are clamped together, wherein
in the cutting step, the sheet material is cut in a state in which at least a portion of the excess edge portion thereof is positioned in such a manner as to intersect the cut plane of the trim blade.

5. The forming method according to claim 4 , wherein
in the cutting step, the excess edge portion is positioned by sandwiching at least the portion of the excess edge portion between the lower plate and the upper plate.

6. The forming method according to claim 5 , wherein
in the forming step, a first base material and a second base material are adhered to the sheet material by clamping together the lower die and the upper die in a state in which the first base material and the second base material are placed on a first lower die surface and a second lower die surface formed on the lower die, respectively, and
in the cutting step, the sheet material is cut between the first lower die surface and the second lower die surface in plan view, thereby dividing the sheet material into a first product portion to which the first base material is adhered and a second product portion to which the second base material is adhered.

7. The forming method according to claim 5 , wherein
in the forming step, the lower die and the upper die are clamped together in a state in which an edge side of the sheet material is gripped by a frame body such that the lower plate and the upper plate are located inside the edge side in plan view between the lower die and the upper die.

8. The forming method according to claim 4 , wherein
in the forming step, a first base material and a second base material are adhered to the sheet material by clamping together the lower die and the upper die in a state in which the first base material and the second base material are placed on a first lower die surface and a second lower die surface formed on the lower die, respectively, and
in the cutting step, the sheet material is cut between the first lower die surface and the second lower die surface in plan view, thereby dividing the sheet material into a first product portion to which the first base material is adhered and a second product portion to which the second base material is adhered.

9. A forming system, comprising:
a lower die;
an upper die reciprocatively movable toward and away from the lower die;
a trim blade for cutting a sheet material provided between the lower die and the upper die;
a lower plate provided outside an end of the lower die in a side view of the lower die and extending toward the upper die; and
an upper plate provided outside an end of the upper die in a side view of the upper die, the upper plate configured to reciprocatively move together with the upper die and extending toward the lower plate, wherein
a cut plane of the trim blade intersects an excess edge portion of the sheet material extending outside the lower die end,
at least a portion of the excess edge portion is sandwiched between the lower plate and the upper plate in a state in which the lower die and the upper die are clamped together,
the lower die includes a first lower die surface on which a first base material is placed, and a second lower die surface on which a second base material is placed,
each of the first and second base materials is adhered to the sheet material by clamping together the lower die and the upper die, and
the trim blade cuts the sheet material between the first lower die surface and the second lower die surface in plan view to thereby divide the sheet material into a first product portion to which the first base material is adhered and a second product portion to which the second base material is adhered.

10. The forming system according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a frame body that grips at least a portion of an edge side of the sheet material such that the lower plate and the upper plate are located inside the edge side in plan view between the lower die and the upper die.

11. A forming system, comprising:
a lower die;
an upper die reciprocatively movable in a clamping direction toward and away from the lower die;
a trim blade for cutting a sheet material provided between the lower die and the upper die;
a lower plate provided outside an end of the lower die in a side view of the lower die and extending toward the upper die; and
an upper plate provided outside an end of the upper die in a side view of the upper die, the upper plate configured to reciprocatively move together with the upper die and extending toward the lower plate, wherein
a cut plane of the trim blade intersects an excess edge portion of the sheet material extending outside the lower die end, and
in a state in which the lower die and the upper die are clamped together, a lower end portion of the upper plate is lower than an upper end portion of the lower plate in the clamping direction, and at least an edge side of the excess edge portion is sandwiched between planar portions extended in the clamping direction of the lower plate and the upper plate.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kawada Yuki
• Yamada Junya

Classifications

• B29C51/082 Primary

  by shaping between complementary mould parts · CPC title

• B29C51/14

  using multilayered preforms or sheets · CPC title

• B29C2793/0009

  Cutting out · CPC title

• B29C51/445

  from a support after moulding, e.g. by cutting · CPC title

• B29C51/32 Primary

  having cutting means · CPC title