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US 2008/0184544 A1Published application
Hemming processing method and hemming processing apparatus
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsEisaku Hasegawa, Yoshiyuki Kinouchi
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Abstract
A hemming processing apparatus (10a, 10b) is provided with a hemming roller (30), a roller moving apparatus (74), a movable mold (18), and a mold moving apparatus (72). The roller moving apparatus (74) moves the hemming roller (30) on a flange (17) of a work (12). The movable mold (18) supports the work (12). The mold moving apparatus (72) adjusts a direction of the movable mold (18) in accordance with a movement of the hemming roller (30).
Claims4
A hemming processing method comprising:
- using a hemming roller for bending a flange of a work to perform a hemming process, a movable mold for supporting the work, and a mold moving apparatus for moving the movable mold;
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- sandwiching the work between the hemming roller and the movable mold while adjusting a direction of the movable mold by the mold moving apparatus to perform the hemming process to the flange.
A hemming processing apparatus, comprising:
- a hemming roller;
- a roller moving apparatus for rolling the hemming roller on a flange of a work;
- a movable mold for supporting the work;
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- a mold moving apparatus for adjusting a direction of the movable mold in accordance with rolling of the hemming roller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.