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US 11,141,772 B2Granted
Hydroforming tool and method to augment a ram forming machine
AssigneeProto-1 Manufacturing, L.C.C.
InventorJohn Schwochert
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Abstract
A system comprises a ram tool subassembly and a master die subassembly. The ram tool subassembly further comprises a tool stick, a back body, a piston assembly, a piston housing, and a pusher holder. The master die subassembly further comprises a bottom tooling plate, a bottom master jaw, a nose block, a top master jaw, and a top tooling plate.
Claims9
A system, comprising:
- a ram tool subassembly, wherein the ram tool subassembly further comprises:
- a tool stick;
- a back body;
- a piston assembly;
- a piston housing;
- and
- a pusher holder;
- a master die subassembly, wherein the master die subassembly further comprises:
- a bottom tooling plate;
- a bottom master jaw;
- a nose block to receive an unformed tube;
- a top master jaw;
- and
- a top tooling plate;
- and
- a compressible fluid source coupled to the ram tool subassembly, wherein:
- the compressible fluid source fills the unformed tube with a compressible fluid;
- and
- the ram tool subassembly moves forward to compress the fluid such that the compressible fluid is placed under pressure to form a formed tube from the unformed tube.
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