Press forming method

A press forming method for a press formed part in which a pre-unbending press formed part having a hat-shaped cross section is unbent at flange portions using a punch and a die to form side wall portions, the pre-unbending press formed part including:

• a top portion;
• the side wall portions continuous from the top portion and inclined with respect to a press forming direction;
• and the flange portions continuous from the side wall portions via die shoulder parts, wherein
• the punch includes a top forming surface portion configured to form a top portion of the press formed part having a same shape as a shape of the top portion of the pre-unbending press formed part;
• and side-wall forming surface portions configured to form the side wall portions,
• each of the side-wall forming surface portions includes:
• a punch side first sloped surface portion that is continuous from and inclined outward from the top forming surface portion, the punch side first sloped surface portion having an inclination angle with respect to the press forming direction equal to an inclination angle of a side wall portion of the pre-unbending press formed part;
• and a punch side second sloped surface portion that is continuous from a lower end of the punch side first sloped surface portion and inclined inward from the punch side first sloped surface portion, the punch side first sloped surface portion and the punch side second sloped surface portion making a chevron shape convex outward, a punch side ridge line portion being formed at a connection portion of the punch side first sloped surface portion and the punch side second sloped surface portion, and
• the die includes flange unbending portions configured to unbend the flange portions of the pre-unbending press formed part placed on the punch,
• the press forming method comprising:
• placing the pre-unbending press formed part on the punch;
• relatively moving the die toward the punch;
• and
• unbending the flange portions by the flange unbending portions while the punch side ridge line portions are brought into contact with inner surface sides of the side wall portions to form the side wall portions of the press formed part.