Induction forming device comprising an inductor configured to deform by induction a portion of an electrically conductive part, and deforming method implemented by such a device

A method for deforming a portion of an electrically conductive part, the method being implemented by an induction forming device comprising an inductor configured to inductively deform a portion of an electrically conductive part, the inductor comprising a first supply terminal, a second supply terminal and at least one inductive portion electrically connecting the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal to each other, the at least one inductive portion extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end thereof, and in between the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal, such that a supply current flows between the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal, the at least one inductive portion comprising an upper surface, an internal edge in between the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal, and at least one notch extending into the internal edge of the at least one inductive portion, and the at least one notch comprises a depth along a transverse cross-section of the at least one inductive portion, defining a narrowing of a transverse dimension of the upper surface of the at least one inductive portion along the transverse cross-section of the at least one inductive portion, perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction,

• the method comprising:
• a step of supplying the at least one inductive portion with the supply current;
• a step of generating an electromagnetic field by the supply current flowing in the at least one inductive portion;
• and
• a step of inducing an induced current in the electrically conductive part by the electromagnetic field, and
• a step of deforming the portion of the electrically conductive part depending on a force of the electromagnetic field.

An induction forming device, comprising:

• an inductor configured to inductively deform a portion of an electrically conductive part, the inductor comprising:
• a first supply terminal, a second supply terminal and an inductive portion electrically connecting the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal to one another,
• the inductive portion, which is structured to induce an induced current in the electrically conductive part, having a body that extends in a longitudinal direction along which a supply current is to flow between the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal,
• wherein the inductive portion comprises an upper surface, an internal edge in between the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal, and a notch extending into the internal edge of the inductive portion, and the notch comprises a depth along a transverse cross-section of the inductive portion, defining a narrowing of the body in a transverse dimension of the upper surface of the inductive portion along the transverse cross-section, perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction.