IP Library Granted Patent US 8,851,872
Granted Patent B2
US 8,851,872 · App. 13/279,839 · Granted Oct 7, 2014

Forming die assembly for microcomponents

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Patent No.
US 8,851,872
App. No.
13/279,839
Granted
Oct 7, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A forming die assembly for microcomponents includes a forming die, a plunger, and a punch. The forming die is formed with a cavity, a storage portion for storing a raw material with a metal powder and a binder having plasticity, and a punch hole that connects the cavity and the storage portion so as to form a gate therebetween. The plunger is formed so as to be slidably inserted into the storage portion and to fill the raw material stored in the storage portion into the cavity through the punch hole. The punch is slidably inserted into the plunger in the sliding direction of the plunger and opens and closes the gate by reciprocatory sliding. The punch closes the gate and compresses the raw material in the cavity into a green compact by sliding in the direction of the cavity.

Claims (7)

1. A forming die assembly for microcomponents, comprising:

a forming die formed with a cavity, a storage portion for storing a raw material with a metal powder and a binder having plasticity, and a punch hole that connects the cavity and the storage portion so as to form a gate therebetween;

a plunger formed so as to be slidably inserted into the storage portion and to fill the raw material stored in the storage portion into the cavity through the punch hole; and

a punch slidably inserted into the plunger in the sliding direction of the plunger and opening and closing the gate by reciprocatory sliding, the punch closing the gate and compressing the raw material in the cavity into a green compact by sliding in the direction of the cavity.

2. The forming die assembly for microcomponents according to claim 1 , wherein the forming die is provided having an upper die and a lower die which are arranged so that they can relatively vertically make contact with each other and separate from each other, the storage portion is formed at one of the upper die and the lower die, and the cavity is formed at least one side of the upper die and the lower die when the upper die and the lower die are brought into contact with each other.

3. The forming die assembly for microcomponents according to claim 1 , wherein the green compact has a flange portion and a shaft portion, and the shaft portion projects from the flange portion.

4. The forming die assembly for microcomponents according to claim 1 , wherein the forming die is provided with a heating means for heating the raw material in the storage portion.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066599/0037 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 13, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063069/0417 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 10, 2023
From: HITACHI POWDERED METALS CO., LTD.
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063052/0251 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 10, 2023
From: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
To: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063052/0885 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 9, 2023
From: HITACHI POWDERED METALS CO., LTD.
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062930/0328 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2011
From: MURASUGI, NARUTOSHI; MAEKAWA, KAZUNORI; ISHIJIMA, ZENZO
To: HITACHI POWDERED METALS CO., LTD.,
Reel/Frame 027120/0170 →