Method of machining metal plate and mesh member produced by the machining method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9511407-B2
Application number	US-201314426712-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2013
Priority date	Sep 12, 2012
Publication date	Dec 6, 2016
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

A method of machining a metal plate, the method processing a net body made of a metal plate into a dome shape, the net body having a plurality of lattice-shaped through holes. An extension allowance portion is formed in a plurality of side portions so as to curve along a surface area direction, the side portions are formed in a process area of the net body being pressed at a time of drawing-machining, and the extension allowance portion is formed when forming the net body having the side portions constituting the through holes by processing the metal plate. The net body is processed into the dome shape by drawing-machining from one side to an other side.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of machining a metal plate, the method processing a net body made of the metal plate into a dome shape, the net body having a plurality of lattice-shaped through holes, an extension allowance portion being formed in each of a plurality of side portions so as to curve along a surface area direction, the plurality of side portions being formed in a process area of the net body being pressed at a time of drawing-machining, all of the extension allowance portions being formed when forming the net body having the side portions constituting the through holes by processing the metal plate, and the net body being processed into the dome shape by drawing-machining from one side to an other side, all of the extension allowance portions being convexly curved in a direction of a most projecting top portion of the process area.

2. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the through holes are formed by punching the metal plate, and the process area is a central area of the net body.

3. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the extension allowance portion is formed between straight portions formed at both ends of the plurality of side portions.

4. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the extension allowance portion of the side which is closer to the most projecting top portion is longer than the extension allowance portion of the side portion which is further from the most projecting top portion.

5. A method of machining a metal plate, the method processing a net body made of the metal plate into a dome shape, the net body having a plurality of lattice-shaped through holes, an extension allowance portion being formed in each of a plurality of side portions so as to curve along a surface area direction, the plurality of side portions being formed in a process area of the net body being pressed at a time of drawing-machining, all of the extension allowance portions being formed when forming the net body having the side portions constituting the through holes by processing the metal plate, and the net body being processed into the dome shape by drawing-machining from one side to an other side,
the curved lines of the extension allowance portions positioned at substantially equal distances from a most projecting top portion of the process area having substantially the same lengths.

6. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the curved lines of the extension allowance portions positioned at a substantially equal distances from a most projecting top portion of the process area having substantially the same lengths.

7. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 5 , wherein all of the extension allowance portions are convexly curved in a direction of a most projecting top portion of the process area.

8. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the through holes are formed by punching the metal plate, and the process area is a central area of the net body.

9. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the through holes are formed by punching the metal plate, and the process area is a central area of the net body.

10. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the through holes are formed by punching the metal plate, and the process area is a central area of the net body.

11. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the extension allowance portion is formed between straight portions formed at both ends of the plurality of side portions.

12. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the extension allowance portion is formed between straight portions formed at both ends of the plurality of side portions.

13. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the extension allowance portion is formed between straight portions formed at both ends of the plurality of side portions.

14. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the extension allowance portion of the side portion which is closer to the most projecting top portion is longer than the extension allowance portion of the side portion which is further from the most projecting top portion.

15. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the extension allowance portion of the side which is closer to the most projecting top portion is longer than the extension allowance portion of the side portion which is further from the most projecting top portion.

16. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the extension allowance portion of the side which is closer to the most projecting top portion is longer than the extension allowance portion of the side portion which is further from the most projecting top portion.

17. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the extension allowance portion is formed between straight portions formed at both ends of the plurality of side portions.

18. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the extension allowance portion is formed between straight portions formed at both ends of the plurality of side portions.

19. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 17 , wherein the extension allowance portion of the side which is closer to the most projecting top portion is longer than the extension allowance portion of the side portion which is further from the most projecting top portion.

20. The method of machining the metal plate as set forth in claim 18 , wherein the extension allowance portion of the side which is closer to the most projecting top portion is longer than the extension allowance portion of the side portion which is further from the most projecting top portion.

Assignees

• Uchiyama Mfg

Inventors

• Yoshida Yukio
• Kuzuhara Tomonori
• Kuzuhara Yasunori

Classifications

• B21D31/02 Primary

  Stabbing or piercing, e.g. for making sieves (dimpling B21D22/04; perforating by punching B21D28/24) · CPC title

• B01D29/0093

  Making filtering elements not provided for elsewhere · CPC title

• B01D29/012

  Making filtering elements (making bag, cage, hose, tube, sleeve or like filtering elements B01D29/111) · CPC title

• B01D39/10

  Filter screens essentially made of metal · CPC title

• B21D35/001 Primary

  Shaping combined with punching, e.g. stamping and perforating · CPC title