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US 12,697,652 B2Granted
Forming device and forming method
AssigneeSumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsAkihiro Ide, Kimihiro Nogiwa, Noboru Itagaki, Norieda Ueno
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Abstract
A forming device that forms a metal pipe with a flange from a metal pipe material, the forming device includes a forming die that forms the metal pipe; and a restriction member that restricts a deviation of the metal pipe material during forming, in which the restriction member is divided into a plurality of pieces in a longitudinal direction of the metal pipe material during forming.
Claims13
A forming device that forms a metal pipe with a flange from a metal pipe material, the forming device comprising:
- a forming die that forms the metal pipe;
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- a restriction member that restricts a deviation of the metal pipe material during forming by contacting an outer circumferential surface of the metal pipe,
- wherein the restriction member is divided into a plurality of pieces in a longitudinal direction of the metal pipe material during forming;
- wherein a plurality of the divided restriction members are individually controlled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.