Hold device

A hold device configured to be attached to a press tooling, wherein

• the press tooling includes:
• a first die unit that has a punch and a holder;
• and a second die unit that has a pad disposed to face the punch and a die disposed to face the holder, the first die unit and the second die unit move closer relative to each other in a press direction to perform press forming on a sheet-like material placed between the first die unit and the second die unit,
• the holder is provided in a movable manner with respect to the punch in the press direction, and
• the pad is provided in a movable manner with respect to the die in the press direction,
• wherein the hold device comprises:
• a distance member configured to be pivotably attached to the holder;
• and
• a moving device configured to be attached to the first die unit such that the distance member attached to the holder is pivotable in a state where the distance member is attached to the press tooling, and
• wherein in the press direction, when a direction from the second die unit to the first die unit is defined as a first direction and a direction opposite to the first direction is defined as a second direction, and
• in a state in which the distance member and the moving device is attached to the press tooling,
• the distance member is pivotable between a home position in which the distance member does not come into contact with the second die unit and a preventive position in which a distance between the pad and the holder in the press direction is prevented from being equal to or less than a predetermined distance,
• as the holder moves relative to the punch in the first direction, the moving device causes the distance member to pivot from the home position toward the preventive position, and
• the distance member is further configured to, after the distance member is positioned in the preventive position, pivot toward the home position as the pad moves relative to the holder in the second direction.