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US 11,583,909 · App. 17/109,981 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Hot-stamped part and method of manufacturing the same

Inventor: Je Youl Kong (Incheon, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Steel Company
B21D22/022C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/22C22C38/28C22C38/32
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Patent No.
US 11,583,909
App. No.
17/109,981
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a hot-stamped part includes: inserting a blank into a heating furnace including a plurality of sections with different temperature ranges; step heating the blank in multiple stages; and soaking the blank at a temperature of about Ac3 to about 1,000° C., wherein in the step of heating the blank, a temperature condition in the heating furnace satisfies the following equation: 0<(Tg−Ti)/Lt<0.025° C./mm, where Tg denotes a soaking temperature (° C.), Ti denotes an initial temperature (° C.) of the heating furnace, and Lt denotes a length (mm) of step heating sections.

Claims (19)

1. A method of manufacturing a part to be hot-stamped, the method comprising:

inserting a blank into a heating furnace wherein the heating furnace includes heating sections and soaking sections;

step heating the blank as the blank passes through the heating sections; and

soaking the blank at a temperature of Ac3 to 1,000° C. as the blank passes through the soaking sections;

wherein, in the step of heating the blank, a temperature condition in the heating furnace satisfies a formula:

0<( Tg−Ti )/ Lt< 0.025° C./mm

where Tg denotes a soaking temperature (° C.), Ti denotes an initial temperature (° C.) of the heating furnace, and Lt denotes a total length (mm) of the heating sections,

wherein the soaking is performed in the soaking sections having the same temperature range in the heating furnace.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein among the plurality of sections, a ratio of a total length of the heating sections to a total length of the soaking sections is 1:1 to 4:1.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein among the plurality of sections, a temperature of a section for soaking the blank is higher than a temperature of other sections for step heating the blank.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the blank and an additional blank have different thicknesses and are simultaneously transferred into the heating furnace.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the blank includes a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a second thickness, the second thickness being different from the first thickness.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a difference in temperature between two adjacent sections among the plurality of sections for step heating the blank is greater than 0° C. and less than or equal to 100° C.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the blank remains in the heating furnace for 180 seconds to 360 seconds.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, after soaking of the blank, carrying out steps of:

transferring the soaked blank from the heating furnace to a press mold;

forming a molded body by hot-stamping the transferred blank; and

cooling the formed molded body.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein in transferring the soaked blank from the heating furnace to the press mold, the soaked blank is air-cooled for 10 seconds to 15 seconds.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2020
From: KONG, JE YOUL
To: HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 054521/0080 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2019-0171792 · Dec 20, 2019 · national
KR 10-2020-0116097 · Sep 10, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210187577A1 · Jun 24, 2021
Cited By (1)
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