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US 8,783,078 B2Granted
Method to improve geometrical accuracy of an incrementally formed workpiece
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsFeng Ren, Zhiyong Cedric Xia
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Abstract
A method of incrementally forming a workpiece. The method may include incrementally forming a stiffening feature on the workpiece and incrementally forming a part on the workpiece. A gap between forming tools may be decreased to reform the part.
Claims20
A method of incrementally forming a workpiece, comprising:
- incrementally forming a stiffening feature on the workpiece;
- and
- incrementally forming a part on the workpiece within the stiffening feature after completely incrementally forming the stiffening feature;
- wherein first and second tools move along multiple axes along opposite sides of the workpiece and do not penetrate the workpiece to incrementally form the stiffening feature and the part.
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A method of incrementally forming a workpiece, comprising:
- incrementally forming a stiffening feature on the workpiece;
- and
- incrementally forming a part on the workpiece outwardly from the stiffening feature after incrementally forming the stiffening feature;
- wherein first and second tools move along multiple axes along opposite sides of the workpiece to incrementally form the stiffening feature and the part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.