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US 10,377,103 B2Granted
Forming press
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsDouglas O. Staats, Milan Jurich
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Abstract
A draw press includes a carriage moveable toward a work piece and an upper die movably secured to the carriage. The upper die is movable with respect to the carriage to draw the work piece. A method for drawing a metal part is also disclosed.
Claims23
A draw press comprising:
- a lower die;
- a carriage moveable toward the lower die;
- and
- an upper die movably secured to the carriage, the upper die suspended from and movable with respect to the carriage to draw a work piece, wherein the carriage together with the upper die secured thereto is movable downward toward the lower die to position the upper die with respect to the lower die in a workpiece engagement position where the work piece is engaged with the upper die, and wherein the upper die is movable with respect to the carriage downward away from the workpiece engagement position toward the lower die to position the upper die in a drawing position wherein the work piece may be drawn.
1 more element
A method for drawing a metal part comprising:
- moving a carriage together with an upper die operably connected thereto toward a work piece positioned on a lower die to a workpiece engagement position where the work piece is solely engaged with the upper die;
- and
- moving the upper die with respect to the carriage downward toward the lower die beyond the workpiece engagement position to a drawing position to draw the work piece.
A method for drawing a metal part comprising:
- moving a carriage together with an upper die movably connected thereto with a first drive mechanism toward a work piece positioned on a lower die;
- and
- moving the upper die with respect to the carriage with a second drive mechanism to draw the work piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.