Press-molding device

Abstract

Press-molding device (100) processes workpiece (5), and includes: punch (1); die (2) including hollow portion (2a) into which the punch is inserted; material presser (3) disposed on an outer periphery of the punch and facing the die; pad (6) that is disposed in the hollow portion of the die, is movable in a moving direction of the punch, and includes a surface that is on a side opposite to the moving direction and is configured to be in contact with the workpiece; pressing portion (33) that includes piston rod (7) including a first end portion on the side opposite to the moving direction, the first end portion being in contact with the pad, and is configured to press the pad toward the punch by moving the piston rod in a direction opposite to the moving direction; and load sensor (12) that is in contact with a second end portion of piston rod (7) in the moving direction and detects a load applied to the pad and the piston rod.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.