Deep draw manufacturing process

US9044801B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9044801-B2
Application numberUS-201314058624-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 21, 2013
Priority dateOct 21, 2013
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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Abstract

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A method of manufacturing a drawn panel and a die set. The method includes clamping a blank between a binder and a die that defines a cavity. A first draw punch contacts the blank in advance of a second punch that subsequently engages the blank. A central area of the blank is drawn by the first draw punch that clamps a central area of the blank against a lower die. Side areas of the blank are drawn into the cavity by the side punches while the central punch clamps the blank again the lower die.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: clamping a blank in a binder of a draw die set; drawing a first area of the blank with a first portion of a draw punch to form a pocket; clamping the first area with the first portion; and drawing a second area of the blank with a second portion of the draw punch while the first portion of the draw punch clamps the first area of the blank and drawing the pocket from the first area toward the second area. 2. Th…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B21D22/06Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9044801B2 cover?
A method of manufacturing a drawn panel and a die set. The method includes clamping a blank between a binder and a die that defines a cavity. A first draw punch contacts the blank in advance of a second punch that subsequently engages the blank. A central area of the blank is drawn by the first draw punch that clamps a central area of the blank against a lower die. Side areas of the blank are d…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ford Global Tech Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B21D22/06. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).