IP Library Granted Patent US 11,358,203
Granted Patent B2
US 11,358,203 · App. 16/088,947 · Granted Jun 14, 2022

Method for producing press-formed product

Inventors: Junki Natori (Tokyo, JP); Yoshiaki Nakazawa (Tokyo, JP); Ryuichi Nishimura (Tokyo, JP); Keiji Ogawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
B21D22/26B21D5/01B21D22/20B21D24/06
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Patent No.
US 11,358,203
App. No.
16/088,947
Granted
Jun 14, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for producing a press-formed product includes a first pressing step and a second pressing step. In the first pressing step, an intermediate formed product is formed from a processed material by using first press tooling. The intermediate formed product includes a stepped section of a top plate section, a temporary vertical wall section adjacent to the top plate section via a ridge section and having at least part of the shape of the vertical wall section, and a temporary flange section adjacent to the temporary vertical wall section via a temporary ridge section. In the second pressing step, the press-formed product is formed from the intermediate formed product. In the second pressing step, forming is performed such that the temporary ridge section is moved toward the temporary flange section with at least part of the top plate section of the intermediate formed product restricted.

Claims (21)

1. A method for producing a press-formed product including a top plate section having an inclined area that extends longitudinally to connect a first area and a second area, the second area being below the first area and a vertical wall section adjacent to the top plate section via a ridge section located at an end section of the top plate section in a width direction, the method comprising:

forming an intermediate formed product from a processed material by using a first press tooling, the intermediate formed product including the top plate section, a temporary vertical wall section adjacent to the top plate section via the ridge section and having at least part of a shape of the vertical wall section, and a temporary flange section adjacent to the temporary vertical wall section via a temporary ridge section located in an end section of the temporary vertical wall section that is an end section opposite to the ridge section; and

forming the press-formed product from the intermediate formed product by using a second press tooling to perform forming in which the temporary ridge section is moved toward the temporary flange section with at least part of the top plate section of the intermediate formed product restricted,

wherein a height of the temporary vertical wall section adjacent to the top plate section lower than the inclined area of the intermediate formed product is 50% of a height of the vertical wall section of the press-formed product or less.

2. The method for producing a press-formed product according to claim 1 ,

wherein tensile strength of the processed material is 590 MPa or more.

3. The method for producing a press-formed product according to claim 1 ,

wherein tensile strength of the processed material is 980 MPa or more.

4. A method for producing a press-formed product including a top plate section having an inclined area that extends longitudinally to connect a first area and a second area, the second area being below the first area and a vertical wall section adjacent to the top plate section via a ridge section located at an end section of the top plate section in a width direction, the method comprising:

forming an intermediate formed product from a processed material by using a first press tooling, the intermediate formed product including the top plate section, a temporary vertical wall section adjacent to the top plate section via the ridge section and having at least part of a shape of the vertical wall section, and a temporary flange section adjacent to the temporary vertical wall section via a temporary ridge section located in an end section of the temporary vertical wall section that is an end section opposite to the ridge section; and

forming the press-formed product from the intermediate formed product by using a second press tooling to perform forming in which the temporary ridge section is moved toward the temporary flange section with at least part of the top plate section of the intermediate formed product restricted,

wherein a height H of the inclined area of the press-formed product and a radius of curvature R of the ridge section of the press-formed product satisfy a following Formula (1):

H≥ 0.4 R   (1).

5. The method for producing a press-formed product according to claim 4 ,

wherein a height of the temporary vertical wall section adjacent to the top plate section lower than the inclined area of the intermediate formed product is 50% of a height of the vertical wall section of the press-formed product or less.

6. The method for producing a press-formed product according to claim 4 ,

wherein an entire area of the ridge section of the press-formed product is formed on the intermediate formed product.

7. The method for producing a press-formed product according to claim 4 ,

wherein tensile strength of the processed material is 590 MPa or more.

8. The method for producing a press-formed product according to claim 4 ,

wherein tensile strength of the processed material is 980 MPa or more.

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 Sep 27, 2018
From: NATORI, JUNKI; NAKAZAWA, YOSHIAKI; NISHIMURA, RYUICHI; OGAWA, KEIJI
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046992/0580 →