Metal deforming – By use of non-deforming work-gripping clamp and relatively... – Movable clamp
Patent
1995-05-15
1998-02-10
Crane, Daniel C.
Metal deforming
By use of non-deforming work-gripping clamp and relatively...
Movable clamp
72316, 72447, 72473, 72404, B21D 502, B21D 1912
Patent
active
057157219
ABSTRACT:
Flanges are forming simultaneously around multiple holes in a sheet metal part with a press in which multiple sets of tooling are mounted on a pair of plates fastened to the top and bottom platens of the press. The plates have guides for ensuring that the plates, and the tooling on the plates, are aligned when the plates are brought together by closing the press. The tooling includes dies attached to die holders on the upper plate, and punches attached to punch holders on the lower plate using attachments that permit a small lateral movement of the dies and the punches on their holders so that the punches can self-align with the holes in the part when the part is fit onto the punches, and so that the dies can self-align with the punches when the press closes. A sheet metal part having multiple holes is placed in the press on top of the punches, and the part is moved laterally to shift some of the punches laterally to self-align with the holes in the part and allow the part to settle onto the punches, with upper tapered portions of the punches extending upwardly through the holes in the part. With the part fully settled onto the punches, the press is closed slowly, bringing the annular dies down over the upper tapered portions of the punches. The dies self align with the centerline of the punches and the press is then operated to form the flanges around the holes by the interaction of the dies and punches on opposite sides of the sheet metal part.
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Anders Bobby E.
Mill Russell L.
Rudd Thomas E.
Crane Daniel C.
Neary J. Michael
Nelson Lawrence W.
The Boeing Company
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