Press component and method and device for manufacturing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9718499-B2
Application number	US-201314758671-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2013
Priority date	Jan 7, 2013
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

Abstract

The top plate section of the metal stock is pressed and clamped against a punch by a pad, a portion that will be at the outside of the L shaped curve is pressed and camped against a die by a blank holder, a bender is moved, and a vertical wall portion at the inside of the L shaped curved of the metal stock sheet and the flange portion joined to the vertical wall at the inside of the L shaped curve are molded. The metal stock sheet is moved in the direction toward the blank holder while the metal stock sheet being pressed and clamped, and a vertical wall portion at the outside of the L shaped curve of the L shaped hat shaped cross-section and the flange portion joined to the vertical wall at the outside of the L shaped curve are molded.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A manufacturing method for a press component in which press working is performed on a metal stock sheet to mold a press component having an L shaped hat shaped cross-section formed from a hat shaped cross-section configured by a top plate section, two vertical walls joined to both sides of the top plate section, and two flanges joined to the two respective vertical walls, and from a curved portion that curves along the longitudinal direction in plan view, or a press component having such an L shaped hat shaped cross-section over a portion thereof, the method comprising molding the press component by:
placing the metal stock sheet between a punch and a blank holder, and a pad, a die, and a bender;
pressing and clamping a portion of the metal stock sheet for forming the top plate section against the punch using the pad, and pressing and clamping a portion of the metal stock sheet that will be further to the outside of the curve portion than the portion of the metal stock sheet for forming the top plate section against the die using the blank holder; and
after molding the vertical wall at the inside periphery of the curved portion and the flange portion joined to that vertical wall through working the metal stock sheet by relatively moving the bender in the direction toward where the punch is positioned,
molding the vertical wall at the outside periphery of the curved portion and the flange portion joined to that vertical wall, by relatively moving the die and the blank holder in the direction toward where the blank holder is positioned relative to the metal stock sheet and working the metal stock sheet while maintaining the state in which the metal stock sheet is pressed and clamped against the die by the blank holder.

2. The manufacturing method for a press component of claim 1 , wherein:
the punch has a shape including sheet thickness back face side shapes of each of the top plate section, the vertical wall positioned at the inside periphery of the curved portion, and the flange portion joined to that vertical wall;
the blank holder has a shape including the sheet thickness back face side shape of the flange portion joined to the vertical wall positioned at the outside periphery of the curved portion;
the pad is shaped so as to face toward the blank holder and has a shape including the sheet thickness front face side shape of the top plate section;
the die has a shape including the sheet thickness front face side shapes of each of the vertical wall positioned at the outside periphery of the curved portion, and the flange portion joined to that vertical wall; and
the bender has a shape including the sheet thickness front face side shape of each of the vertical wall positioned at the inside periphery of the curved portion, and the flange portion joined to that vertical wall.

3. The manufacturing method for a press component of claim 1 , wherein
the metal stock sheet is a pre-worked metal sheet.

4. The manufacturing method for a press component of claim 1 , wherein,
after molding the press component, the press component is taken out from the mold by fixing the blank holder so as not to move relative to the punch, and moving the pad, the die, and the bender relatively away from the blank holder and the punch, such that blank holder does not press the molded press component against the die under pressure.

5. The manufacturing method for a press component of claim 1 , wherein,
the metal stock sheet is high tensile sheet steel having a sheet thickness of from 0.8 mm to 3.2 mm, and a tensile strength of from 590 MPa to 1800 MPa.

6. The manufacturing method for a press component of claim 1 , wherein:
the width of the top plate section in plan view is from 30 mm to 400 mm;
the height of the vertical walls in side view is 300 mm or less; and
the curvature at the inside periphery of the curved portion in plan view is 5 mm or more.

7. A manufacturing device for a press component, the manufacturing device comprising a punch and a blank holder, and a pad, a die and a bender that are disposed facing the punch and the blank holder, wherein the manufacturing device performs press working on a metal stock sheet to mold a press component having an L shaped hat shaped cross-section formed from a hat shaped cross-section configured by a top plate section, two vertical walls joined to both sides of the top plate section, and two flanges joined to the two respective vertical walls, and from a curved portion that curves along the longitudinal direction in plan view, or a press component having such an L shaped hat shaped cross-section over a portion thereof, the manufacturing device molding the press component by:
performing first molding that molds the vertical wall at the inside periphery of the curved portion and the flange portion joined to that vertical wall by the pad pressing and clamping a portion of the metal stock sheet for forming the top plate section against the punch, the blank holder pressing and clamping a portion of the metal stock sheet that will be further to the outside of the curve portion than the portion of the metal stock sheet for forming the top plate section against the die, and working the metal stock sheet by relatively moving the bender in the direction toward where the punch is positioned; and
performing second molding to mold the vertical wall at the outside periphery of the curved portion and the flange portion joined to that vertical wall by, after the first molding has been performed, relatively moving the die and the blank holder in the direction toward where the blank holder is positioned relative to the metal stock sheet and working the metal stock sheet while maintaining the state in which the metal stock sheet is pressed and clamped against the die by the blank holder.

8. The manufacturing device for a press component of claim 7 , further comprising
a locking mechanism that fixes the blank holder such that the blank holder cannot move relative to the punch during demolding after molding has been completed.

9. The manufacturing device for a press component of claim 7 , further comprising
a sub-base that supports the pad and the die so as to be capable of being raised and lowered, and that is configured integrated together with the bender; and
a die base that supports the sub-base so as to be insertable and retractable.

10. The manufacturing device for a press component of claim 7 , further comprising:
a sub-base that supports the die so as to be capable of being raised and lowered, and that is configured integrated together with the bender; and
a die base that supports the pad so as to be capable of being raised and lowered, and that supports the sub-base so as to be insertable and retractable.

Assignees

• Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp

Inventors

• Tanaka Yasuharu
• Aso Toshimitsu
• Miyagi Takashi
• Ogawa Misao
• Kawano Kazuyuki
• OOOKA Kazunori
• Yamamoto Shinobu

Classifications

• B21D22/26

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

• B21D24/04

  Blank holders; Mounting means therefor · CPC title

• B21K7/12

  parts for locomotives or vehicles, e.g. frames, underframes · CPC title

• Y10T29/49623

  Static structure, e.g., a building component · CPC title

• B21J5/02

  Die forging; Trimming by making use of special dies {; Punching during forging} · CPC title