Press forming method

A method of press forming a blank into a press-formed product having a desired target shape, while suppressing springback, the press-formed product having a top portion, a side wall portion continuing from the top portion, and a flange portion continuing from the side wall portion via a ridge, the flange portion being configured to curve at least in a convex or concave manner in a height direction, the method comprising:

• a first forming process of forming from the blank the top portion having the same shape as a top portion of the desired target shape, and forming from the blank the side wall portion and the flange portion by shifting a position of the ridge compared to that of the desired target shape such that a side wall height of the side wall portion becomes larger than the side wall height of the desired target shape, where the side wall height of the side wall portion is formed to be larger than the side wall height of the desired target shape by adding a value half or less of a radius of curvature of the ridge, in a longitudinal direction vertical cross section, of the desired target shape;
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• a second forming process of reforming the ridge between the side wall portion and the flange portion such that the side wall height of the side wall portion in the press-formed product corresponds to the side wall height of the desired target shape,
• wherein the flange portion is formed by the first forming process so as to have the longitudinal direction length shorter or longer than that of the desired target shape, and
• in the second forming process, the flange portion is formed such that the longitudinal direction length is restored to that of the desired target shape.