Device for molding and method for molding metal plate
AssigneeToyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKazuyuki Hirata, Takuma Watanabe, Hidekazu Sahara
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Abstract
A protruding portion is formed in a metal plate material by use of a plurality of molding tools each of which has a die and a punch. In a first step, an initial protruding portion is formed in the metal plate material by use of a first molding tool. In this step, a top of the initial protruding portion is formed to be thinner than other parts. In a second step, a sidewall of the initial protruding portion is rolled out by use of a second molding tool, and the protruding portion is formed.
Claims16
A method for molding a protruding portion in a metal plate material by a plurality of molding tools, each molding tool having a die and a punch, the method comprising:
- a first step of molding the protruding portion in the metal plate material by drawing-out molding that uses a first molding tool, the protruding portion being molded so that a top of the protruding portion is made thinner than other parts of the metal plate material being molded;
- a second step of rolling out sidewalls of the protruding portion molded in the first step by use of a second molding tool to extend the sidewalls by applying pressure to the sidewalls, the protruding portion being molded to have an arrangement pitch narrower than an arrangement pitch of the protruding portion formed in the first step, and
- a third step of shaping the sidewalls of the protruding portion molded in the second step to erect the sidewalls by use of a third molding tool, wherein
- the die and the punch of each of the first molding tool, the second molding tool and the third molding tool each include concave portions and convex portions for forming the protruding portion in the metal plate material,
- the concave portions and the convex portions of each of the first molding tool, the second molding tool and the third molding tool each have an arrangement pitch defined as a distance between one of adjacent concave portions or adjacent convex portions, respectively, and
- the arrangement pitch of the concave portions and the convex portions of the die and of the punch of the third molding tool is wider than the arrangement pitch of the concave portions and the convex portions of the die and of the punch of the second molding tool and is narrower than the arrangement pitch of the concave portions and the convex portions of the die and of the punch of the first molding tool.
A device for molding a protruding portion in a metal plate material by use of a plurality of molding tools, each molding tool having a die and a punch, wherein the plurality of molding tools includes a first molding tool, a second molding tool and a third molding tool,
- the first molding tool has a die and a punch, both of which mold the protruding portion in the metal plate material,
- the die and the punch of the first molding tool mold the protruding portion so that a top of the protruding portion becomes thinner than other parts of the metal plate material,
- the second molding tool has a die and a punch, both of which roll out sidewalls of the protruding portion molded by the first molding tool to extend the sidewalls by applying pressure to the sidewalls,
- the third molding tool has a die and a punch, both of which shape the sidewalls of the protruding portion to erect the sidewalls, wherein
- the die and the punch of each of the first molding tool, the second molding tool and the third molding tool each include concave portions and convex portions for forming the protruding portion in the metal plate material,
- the concave portions and the convex portions of each of the first molding tool, the second molding tool and the third molding tool each have an arrangement pitch defined as a distance between one of adjacent concave portions or adjacent convex portions, respectively,
- the arrangement pitch of the concave portions and of the convex portions of the die and of the punch of the second molding tool is narrower than the arrangement pitch of the concave portions and of the convex portions of the die and of the punch of the first molding tool, and
- the arrangement pitch of the concave portions and the convex portions of the die and of the punch of the third molding tool is wider than the arrangement pitch of the concave portions and the convex portions of the die and of the punch of the second molding tool and is narrower than the arrangement pitch of the concave portions and the convex portions of the die and of the punch of the first molding tool.
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