Press apparatus for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9321094-B2
Application number	US-201414491112-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2014
Priority date	Dec 30, 2013
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

A press apparatus includes a lower die cam base slidably disposed inside of a lower die, and having a lower die pad connected to a upper portion of the lower die cam base; an upper die pad mounted under an upper die through a cushion spring at a position corresponding to the lower die pad; and an upper die cam slide having a cam slide surface formed at a lower portion, a cam surface formed at an upper portion, and a cam steel mounted to the upper die cam slide.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A press apparatus, comprising:
a lower die cam base slidably disposed inside of a lower die, wherein a lower die pad is connected to an upper portion of the lower die cam base;
an upper die pad mounted under an upper die through a cushion spring at a position corresponding to the lower die pad;
an upper die cam slide having a cam slide surface formed at a lower portion thereof, a cam surface formed at an upper portion thereof, and a cam steel mounted thereto; and
a holding unit mounted to the lower die cam base and the upper die cam slide for holding a flange surface of a panel during press forming, wherein the holding unit comprises:
a lower holding pad mounted to the lower die cam base for holding an inner portion of the flange surface of the panel; and
an upper holding pad mounted to the upper die cam slide for holding an outer portion of the flange surface of the panel corresponding to the lower holding pad,

wherein the lower holding pad and the upper holding pad are mounted to the lower die cam base and the upper die cam slide, respectively, interposing a pad cushion spring between the lower holding pad and the lower die cam base, and between the upper holding pad and the upper die cam slide for supplying elastic force to the lower holding pad and the upper holding pad, respectively.

2. The press apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the holding unit holds the flange surface during press forming of the panel for the panel to be stretched formed.

3. The press apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a connecting block contacting the lower die cam base and slidable within the lower die; and
a lower die driver mounted under the upper die, and the lower die driver pushing the lower die cam base through the connecting block when the upper die moves down.

4. The press apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a driving surface is formed to the lower die driver for pushing the connecting block.

5. The press apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a contacting surface is formed to the connecting block contacting the driving surface of the lower die driver.

6. The press apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising wear plates interposed between the lower die and the connecting block and between the lower die and the lower die cam base, respectively.

7. The press apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the lower die driver pushes the lower die cam base through the connecting block to move the lower die cam base toward the upper die cam slide when the upper die moves down.

8. The press apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cam guide block formed apart from the lower die cam base and including a cam guide surface that slants toward the lower die cam base; and
a cam driver including a cam driving surface that slants in an opposite direction of the cam guide surface and mounted under the upper die.

9. The press apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
an insert portion is formed to the lower die cam base; and
the cam steel is inserted into the insert portion for a panel to be stretched formed in press forming.

10. A press apparatus for press forming a panel inserted into an upper die and a lower die, the press apparatus comprising:
a lower die cam base slidably disposed inside of the lower die and having a forming shape corresponding to a lower surface of a lower portion of the panel to be formed;
a connecting block contacting the lower die cam base and slidably disposed within the lower die;
a lower die pad connecting upper portions of the lower die cam base and the connecting block and having a forming shape corresponding to a lower surface of an upper portion of the panel to be formed;
a lower die driver mounted under the upper die to selectively push the lower die cam base through the connecting block;
an upper die pad mounted under the upper die through a cushion spring at a position corresponding to the lower die pad and having a forming shape corresponding to an upper surface of an upper portion of the panel to be formed;
a cam guide block formed to the lower die apart from the lower die cam base and having a cam guide surface that slants to the lower die cam base;
an upper die cam slide having a cam slide surface corresponding to the cam guide surface of the cam guide block, a cam surface slant opposite direction of the cam slide surface, and the upper die cam slide having a cam steel mounted toward the lower die cam base thereto; and
a holding unit mounted to the lower die cam base and the upper die cam slide for holding a flange surface of the panel during press forming, wherein the holding unit comprises:
a lower holding pad mounted to the lower die cam base for holding an inner portion of the flange surface of the panel; and
an upper holding pad mounted to the upper die cam slide for holding an outer portion of the flange surface of the panel corresponding to the lower holding pad,

wherein the lower holding pad and the upper holding pad are mounted to the lower die cam base and the upper die cam slide, respectively, interposing a pad cushion spring between the lower holding pad and the lower die cam base, and between the upper holding pad and the upper die cam slide for supplying elastic force to the lower holding pad and the upper holding pad, respectively.

11. The press apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the holding unit holds the flange surface during the press forming of the panel for the panel to be stretched formed.

12. The press apparatus of claim 10 , wherein:
an insert portion is formed to the lower die cam base; and
the cam steel is inserted into the insert portion for a panel to be stretched formed in press forming.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Yong Seok

Classifications

• B21D37/12

  Particular guiding equipment, {e.g. pliers}; Special arrangements for interconnection or cooperation of dies · CPC title

• B21D53/88

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

• B21D37/08 Primary

  Dies with different parts for several steps in a process · CPC title

• B21D24/04

  Blank holders; Mounting means therefor · CPC title

• B21D37/04

  Movable or exchangeable mountings for tools · CPC title