# US 11,998,968 B2 · Press forming method

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- Number: US 11,998,968 B2
- Document ID: US11998968B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/601,899
- Filed: 2019-12-27
- Published: 2022-06-09
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-04-22
- Assignees: Jfe Steel Corporation
- Applicants: Jfe Steel Corporation
- Inventors: Satoshi Sumikawa
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11998968B2

## CPC

- B21D 22/26: for making peculiarly, e.g. irregularly, shaped articles
- B21D 22/02: Stamping using rigid devices or tools
- B21D 22/20: Deep-drawing (special deep-drawing arrangements in, or in connection with, presses B21D24/00)
- B21D 53/88: other parts for vehicles, e.g. cowlings, mudguards
- B21D: WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL (working or processing of wire B21F)

## Abstract

A press forming method forms a press-formed product having a hat-shaped cross section and includes: a first forming process of press-forming a preformed part in which a portion corresponding to web corresponding to a web portion, and a portion corresponding to side wall corresponding to a side wall portion and including a twisted side wall portion of a twisted shape along the longitudinal direction, are formed, the preformed part including a portion corresponding to concave curve corresponding to the concave curved portion; and a second forming process of press-forming the preformed part into the press-formed product. The twisted side wall portion at the first forming process is twisted such that an angle between the twisted side wall portion and the portion corresponding to web is smaller on an end portion side than at a longitudinal center of the portion corresponding to concave curve.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A press forming method of forming a press-formed product including: a web portion; a side wall portion continuous from the web portion; a flange portion continuous from the side wall portion; and a concave curved portion in which the web portion and/or the flange portion is concavely curved in a height direction along a longitudinal direction in side view, the press forming method comprising:
a first forming process of press-forming a blank into a preformed part in which a portion corresponding to the web portion and a portion corresponding to the side wall portion including a twisted side wall portion of a twisted shape along the longitudinal direction are formed, the preformed part including a portion corresponding to the concave curved portion; and
a second forming process of press-forming the preformed part into the press-formed product,
wherein the twisted side wall portion at the first forming process is twisted such that an angle between the twisted side wall portion and the portion corresponding to the web portion is smaller on an end portion side than at a longitudinal center of the portion corresponding to the concave curved portion, and
wherein the twisted side wall portion of the preformed part has a torsion amount T given by a following equation, the torsion amount T being set to be in a range of 10° or larger and 20° or smaller:
T=Δθ×(H/L),
where
Δθ: an angle difference (=θ1−θ2),
θ1: an angle (°) between the twisted side wall portion and the portion corresponding to the web portion at the longitudinal center of the portion corresponding to the concave curved portion,
θ2: an angle (°) between the twisted side wall portion and the portion corresponding to the web portion at a longitudinal end portion of the twisted side wall portion,
H: a side wall height (mm) of the twisted side wall portion, and
L: a longitudinal length (mm) of the twisted side wall portion.