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US 11,666,959 B2Granted
Forming tool and method for producing a component
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorThomas Schmolke
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Abstract
A forming tool includes at least one first die half where the first die half has an insert part which is designed to move a finished component out of the first die half along a direction of motion where a displacement direction of the insert part is inclined relative to the direction of motion.
Claims8
A forming tool, comprising:
- a first die half;
- and
- an insert part, wherein at least a portion of an outer contour of a finished component is formable by the insert part and wherein the finished component is displaceable out of the first die half along a movement direction by the insert part;
- wherein a displacement direction of the insert part is inclined in relation to the movement direction;
- wherein the insert part comprises a portion of an ejector unit, wherein the ejector unit has two insert parts, and wherein respective displacement directions of the insert parts are oriented away from one another at least to an extent;
- wherein each of the two insert parts has a lower portion that is disposed under the finished component both when the forming tool is closed and when the forming tool is open and wherein the respective lower portions are disposed adjacent to one another at a vertical center plane of a cavity defined by the forming tool and in which cavity the finished component is disposed.
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A method for producing a component, comprising the acts of:
- producing the component in a forming tool, wherein the forming tool has a first die half with an insert part, wherein at least a portion of an outer contour of the produced component is formed by the insert part;
- opening the forming tool and displacing the insert part along a displacement direction which is inclined in relation to a movement direction of the produced component;
- and
- ejecting the produced component from the forming tool along the movement direction by the displacing of the insert part;
- wherein the insert part comprises a portion of an ejector unit, wherein the ejector unit has two insert parts, and wherein respective displacement directions of the insert parts are oriented away from one another at least to an extent;
- wherein each of the two insert parts has a lower portion that is disposed under the finished component both when the forming tool is closed and when the forming tool is open and wherein the respective lower portions are disposed adjacent to one another at a vertical center plane of a cavity defined by the forming tool and in which cavity the component is disposed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.