Method for the production of sheet metal components and device therefor

A method of manufacturing a sheet metal component, the method comprising:

• preforming of a sheet to form a sheet preform in a preforming tool, the sheet preform having at least one flangeless section in its longitudinal extent and excess sheet material at least in some regions;
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• final forming of the sheet metal preform into a sheet metal component in a calibrating tool comprising at least one calibrating punch and at least one calibrating die, in which the excess sheet material in the sheet metal preform is compressed by relative movement between the calibrating punch and the calibrating die;
• wherein during the final forming process, an edge of the sheet metal preform present at least in the flangeless section comes into contact with a slide shoulder provided on a slide which can be moved essentially horizontally, is supported thereon and is subjected to pressure.

A device for manufacturing a sheet metal component, for carrying out the method according to claim 1, the device comprising:

• at least one preforming tool for preforming a sheet into a sheet preform, the sheet preform having at least one flangeless section in its longitudinal extension and excess sheet material at least in some regions;
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• at least one calibrating tool for final forming of the sheet metal preform into a sheet metal component, wherein the calibrating tool comprises at least one calibrating punch, at least one calibrating die and at least one substantially horizontally movable slide, wherein the excess sheet material in the sheet metal preform is compressed by the relative movement between the calibrating punch and the calibrating die;
• wherein the slider has a slider shoulder, which is provided at least in the flangeless section of the sheet metal preform, so that the edge of the sheet metal preform present at least in the flangeless section can be brought into contact with the slider shoulder of the slider by the relative movement, can be supported thereon and can be subjected to a pressure.