IP Library Granted Patent US 10,335,843
Granted Patent B2
US 10,335,843 · App. 15/504,586 · Granted Jul 2, 2019

Method for manufacturing bent member, and hot-bending apparatus for steel material

Inventors: Atsushi Tomizawa (Nago, JP); Hiroaki Kubota (Toyota, JP); Naoaki Shimada (Futtsu, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
B21D7/16B21D7/08B21D7/12B21D7/162B21D7/165
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Patent No.
US 10,335,843
App. No.
15/504,586
Granted
Jul 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a bent member, the method includes feeding an elongated steel material in a longitudinal direction with one end portion of the steel material as a head, performing high-frequency induction heating to one portion of the steel material in the longitudinal direction by being supplied high-frequency power to form a high-temperature portion, bending the steel material by applying a bending moment in an arbitrary direction to the high-temperature portion to form a bent portion, and injecting a cooling medium to the bent portion to cool the bent portion. The bending includes forming the bent portion having a ratio R/W which is equal to or lower than a predetermined value, where the ratio R/W is a ratio obtained by dividing a bending radius R [mm] of the bent portion on a centroid line of the steel material by a dimension W [mm] in a bend direction in a cross-section of the steel material orthogonal to the centroid line, slowing down a feeding speed of the steel material less than V 1 , where the V 1 is the feeding speed of the steel material while forming the bent portion having the ratio R/W which is more than the predetermined value, and reducing the high-frequency power supplied while forming the high-temperature portion less than Q 1 , where the Q 1 is the high-frequency power supplied while forming the bent portion having the ratio R/W which is more than the predetermined value.

Claims (15)

1. A method for manufacturing a bent member, the method comprising:

feeding an elongated steel material in a longitudinal direction with one end portion of the steel material as a head;

performing high-frequency induction heating to one portion of the steel material in the longitudinal direction by being supplied high-frequency power to form a high-temperature portion;

bending the steel material by applying a bending moment in an arbitrary direction to the high-temperature portion to form a bent portion, the bending comprising:

forming the bent portion having a ratio R/W which is equal to or lower than a predetermined value, where the ratio R/W is a ratio obtained by dividing a bending radius R [mm] of the bent portion on a centroid line of the steel material by a dimension W [mm] in a bend direction in a cross-section of the steel material orthogonal to the centroid line;

slowing down a feeding speed (V 1 ) of the steel material, where the V 1 is the feeding speed of the steel material while forming the bent portion having the ratio R/W which is more than the predetermined value;

reducing the high-frequency power (Q 1 ) supplied while forming the high-temperature portion, where the Q 1 is the high-frequency power supplied while forming the bent portion having the ratio R/W which is more than the predetermined value; and

injecting a cooling medium to the bent portion to cool the bent portion, and

the feeding of the elongated steel material, the performing of high-frequency induction heating, the bending of the steel material and the injecting of a cooling medium occurs as the steel material is moving.

2. The method for manufacturing a bent member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined value of the ratio R/W is within a range of 3.0 to 8.0.

3. The method for manufacturing a bent member according to claim 1 ,

wherein a feeding speed (V 1 ) of the steel material while forming the bent portion having the ratio R/W which is equal to or lower than the predetermined value is lowered to 25% to 75% of the V 1 during bending.

4. The method for manufacturing a bent member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the high-frequency power (Q 1 ) supplied while forming the bent portion having the ratio R/W which is equal to or lower than the predetermined value is lowered to 25% to 75% of the Q 1 during bending.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2017
From: TOMIZAWA, ATSUSHI; KUBOTA, HIROAKI; SHIMADA, NAOAKI
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041290/0418 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-174469 · Aug 28, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170232495A1 · Aug 17, 2017