Tool arrangement with a protective non-woven protective layer
AssigneeSwerea Ivf AB
InventorsDaniel Wiklund, Anders Bergner, Pernilla Valkenstrom Sundberg, Boel Wadman, Lars-Olof Ingemarsson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of an adaptive protective textile (3) in sheet metalforming, comprising non-woven material which is draped over the active surfaces of the sheet metalforming tool (2), wherein the surfaces of the sheet metal (4) are protected from contact with the surfaces of the tool (2) and the need for lubricant is eliminated.
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A tool arrangement for cold metal working, comprising:
- a tool which has at least one forming surface, which is arranged to form a workpiece during a working process according to a three-dimensional pattern or shape comprising a first double curvature surface, wherein the forming surface of the tool is provided with a protective layer which is intended to be situated between the forming surface and the workpiece in order to protect the tool and/or the workpiece during the working process, wherein the protective layer comprises bonded non-woven fiber fabric, and wherein the bonded non-woven fiber fabric forming the protective layer comprises UHMW-PE (Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene) fibers.
A tool arrangement for cold metal working, comprising:
- a tool which has at least one forming surface, which is arranged to form a workpiece during a working process according to a three-dimensional pattern or shape comprising a double curvature surface, wherein the forming surface of the tool is provided with a protective layer which is intended to be situated between the forming surface and the workpiece in order to protect the tool and/or the workpiece during the working process, wherein the protective layer comprises bonded non-woven fiber fabric, and wherein the bonded non-woven fiber fabric is formed of fibers, or staple fibers, having a length between 20 and 100 mm, or between 40 and 80 mm, or between 50 and 60 mm.
A tool arrangement for cold metal working, comprising:
- a tool which has at least one forming surface, which is arranged to form a workpiece during a working process according to a three-dimensional pattern or shape comprising a double curvature surface, wherein the forming surface of the tool is provided with a protective layer which is intended to be situated between the forming surface and the workpiece in order to protect the tool and/or the workpiece during the working process, wherein the protective layer comprises bonded non-woven fiber fabric, and wherein the bonded non-woven fiber fabric has a weight between 50 and 1000 grams per square meter, or between 100 and 400 grams per square meter, or between 200 and 300 grams per square meter.
A method for cold working of metal, in which a workpiece is formed in a working process according to a three-dimensional pattern or shape comprising a double curvature surface with a tool which has at least one forming surface, wherein the forming surface of the tool is provided with a protective layer comprising bonded non-woven fiber fabric, the protective layer being arranged between the forming surface and the workpiece in order to protect the tool and/or the workpiece during the working process, wherein the bonded non-woven fiber fabric forming the protective layer comprises UHMW-PE (Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene) fibers.
A method for cold working of metal, in which a workpiece is formed in a working process according to a three-dimensional pattern or shape comprising a double curvature surface with a first tool which has at least one forming surface, wherein the forming surface of the first tool is provided with a protective layer comprising bonded non-woven fiber fabric, the protective layer being arranged between the forming surface and the workpiece in order to protect the first tool and/or the workpiece during the working process, the method including a first step in which the protective layer, initially having an essentially flat shape, is compressed and between the forming surface of the first tool and the workpiece, or between the forming surface of the first tool and a second tool, such that the protective layer is reshaped to conform with the forming surface.
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