IP Library Granted Patent US 12,365,019
Granted Patent B2
US 12,365,019 · App. 17/914,990 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Press forming method and press formed product

Inventors: Yusuke Fujii (Tokyo, JP); Masaki Urabe (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
B21D22/26B21D22/20B21D24/04B21D53/88
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Patent No.
US 12,365,019
App. No.
17/914,990
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A press forming method includes: press forming a press formed product including a top portion, a side wall portion continuous from the top portion through a punch shoulder portion, and a flange portion continuous from the side wall portion through a die shoulder portion, the press formed product including a curved portion that is concave and curved in a top view; and increasing a bending radius of the punch shoulder portion in the curved portion from a center of a curve toward an end side of the curve.

Claims (38)

1. A press forming method comprising:

press forming a workpiece to form a press formed product including:

a top portion,

a side wall portion continuous from the top portion through a punch shoulder portion,

a flange portion continuous from the side wall portion through a die shoulder portion, and

a curved portion that is concave and curved in a top view, the curved portion being a curved L-shape in the top view, wherein

the punch shoulder portion is formed such that a bending radius of the punch shoulder portion in the curved portion increases from a center of a curve toward both end sides of the curve.

2. The press forming method according to claim 1 , wherein

the die shoulder portion is formed such that a bending radius of the die shoulder portion in the curved portion increases from the center of the curve toward an end side of the end sides of the curve.

3. The press forming method according to claim 1 , wherein

the die shoulder portion is formed such that a minimum bending radius of the die shoulder portion smaller than a minimum bending radius of the punch shoulder portion.

4. The press forming method according to claim 1 , comprising

forming a rotational motion restraining shape portion that restrains rotational motion of a blank during a press forming process on the top portion on an end side of the end sides of the curve.

5. The press forming method according to claim 4 , wherein the rotational motion restraining shape portion is a bent shape formed between an other side wall portion and the top portion, the other side wall portion being at an opposite side of the top portion from the side wall portion.

6. The press forming method according to claim 4 , wherein the rotational motion restraining shape portion has a bead shape formed on the top portion.

7. The press forming method according to claim 1 , wherein

the flange portion is formed such that a flange width of the flange portion in the curved portion wider in the center of the curve than on an end side of the end sides of the curve.

8. The press forming method according to claim 1 , wherein a blank to be used for press forming of the workpiece is a metal sheet having a tensile strength of 440 MPa grade or higher to 1600 MPa grade or lower.

9. A press forming method, comprising

press forming an intermediate formed product using the press forming method according to claim 1 ; and

forming a final product from the intermediate formed product, the final product including:

a top portion,

a side wall portion continuous from the top portion through a punch shoulder portion; and

a curved portion that is concave and curved in a top view, the curved portion being a curved L-shape in the top view, wherein

the intermediate formed product has a bending radius of the punch shoulder portion on one end side of the end sides of the curved portion larger than a bending radius of the punch shoulder portion on an end side of the curved portion of the final product.

10. A press formed product comprising:

a top portion;

a side wall portion continuous from the top portion through a punch shoulder portion;

a flange portion continuous from the side wall portion through a die shoulder portion; and

a curved portion that is concave and curved in a top view, the curved portion being a curved L-shape in the top view, wherein

a bending radius of the punch shoulder portion in the curved portion increases from a center of a curve toward both end sides of the curve.

11. The press formed product according to claim 10 , wherein a bending radius of the die shoulder portion in the curved portion decreases from the center of the curve toward an end side of the end sides of the curve.

12. The press formed product according to claim 10 , wherein a minimum bending radius of the die shoulder portion is smaller than a minimum bending radius of the punch shoulder portion.

13. The press formed product according to claim 10 , further comprising a rotational motion restraining shape portion that restrains rotational motion of a blank during a press forming process on the top portion on an end side of the end sides of the curve.

14. The press formed product according to claim 13 , wherein the rotational motion restraining shape portion is a bent shape formed between an other side wall portion and the top portion, the other side wall portion being at an opposite side of the top portion from the side wall portion.

15. The press formed product according to claim 13 , wherein the rotational motion restraining shape portion has a bead shape formed on the top portion.

16. The press formed product according to claim 10 , wherein a width of the flange portion in the curved portion is wider in the center of the curve than on an end side of the end sides of the curve.

17. The press formed product according to claim 10 , wherein the press formed product comprises a metal sheet having a tensile strength of 440 MPa grade or higher to 1600 MPa grade or lower.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2022
From: FUJII, YUSUKE; URABE, MASAKI
To: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2020-070141 · Apr 9, 2020 · national
JP 2020-070144 · Apr 9, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230150002A1 · May 18, 2023
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