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US 2014/0208818 A1Published application
System and method of making a forged part
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsPhillip Leicht, Paul Bore
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Abstract
A system and method of making a forged part. A flange may be forged between first and second ends of the part. The flange may extend away from an axis along which an upset punch is actuated.
Claims20
A method of making a forged part comprising:
- positioning a workpiece in a cavity of an upset die such that a first end of the workpiece engages an end surface of the upset die;
- and
- actuating an upset punch along an axis to engage a second end of the workpiece to forge a flange that is disposed between and spaced apart from the first and second ends;
- wherein the flange extends radially away from the axis.
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A method of making a forged part comprising:
- forging a workpiece configured as a non-tubular billet into a tube that extends along an axis and has a through hole;
- positioning the tube in a cavity of an upset die such that a first end of the tube engages an end surface of the upset die;
- and
- actuating an upset punch against a second end of the tube that is disposed opposite the first end to forge a flange between the first and second ends, wherein the flange is disposed opposite the through hole and extends away from the axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.