公开(公告)号：US07249481B1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-31

申请号：US11416299

申请日：2006-05-01

申请人： James Lowe

发明人： James Lowe

IPC分类号： B21D26/02

CPC分类号： B21D26/033 ,  B21D53/88 ,  B62D25/00 ,  Y10T29/49805

摘要： A process for forming a hydroformed automotive component with an integrally formed attachment bracket or weld flange begins with a tubular blank manufactured through a roll-forming process to convert sheet metal into a tubular body portion having excess parent sheet metal material extending past the tube weld joint to define an integrated flange. This integrated flange tubular blank is then placed into a forming die and subjected to a conventional hydroforming manufacturing process to form the automotive component into the desired shape and configuration. One side of the forming die is formed with a slot defining a gap in which the integrated flange material is received to create the weld flange or attachment bracket when the die is closed against the integrated flange material while the hydroforming process is undertaken. Alternatively, the integrated flange material could be welded onto the tubular blank during the formation of the tubular blank.

摘要翻译： 用于形成具有整体形成的附接支架或焊接凸缘的液压成型汽车部件的方法开始于通过辊轧成型工艺制造的管状坯料，以将金属板转化为具有延伸超过管焊接点的过量母材金属材料的管状体部分 定义一个集成法兰。 然后将该集成的凸缘管状坯料放置在成型模具中并经受常规的液压成形制造工艺，以将汽车部件形成为期望的形状和构型。 成形模具的一侧形成有限定间隙的狭槽，在进行液压成形过程时，当模具相对于集成的凸缘材料封闭时，集成的凸缘材料被容纳在其中以形成焊接凸缘或附接支架。 或者，在形成管状坯料期间，集成法兰材料可以焊接到管状坯料上。

公开(公告)号：US20050044700A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-03

申请号：US10904064

申请日：2004-10-21

申请人： Abid Ghuman ,  James Lowe ,  Marsha Rosso ,  Kirk Sanborn

发明人： Abid Ghuman ,  James Lowe ,  Marsha Rosso ,  Kirk Sanborn

IPC分类号： B23K37/04 ,  B23P21/00 ,  B23Q1/52 ,  B23Q1/54 ,  B23Q16/00 ,  B25J17/02 ,  B62D65/02 ,  B62D65/18 ,  G05B19/418 ,  B60N2/00 ,  B60N3/00

CPC分类号： B23K37/0426 ,  B23K37/0452 ,  B23K2101/006 ,  B23P21/004 ,  B23P2700/50 ,  B23Q1/52 ,  B23Q1/5462 ,  B23Q16/001 ,  B25J17/0216 ,  B62D65/02 ,  B62D65/18 ,  G05B19/41805 ,  G05B2219/31044 ,  Y02P90/04 ,  Y02P90/14 ,  Y02P90/16 ,  Y02P90/185 ,  Y02P90/265 ,  Y10T29/49828 ,  Y10T29/534 ,  Y10T29/53417

摘要： A method of designing a manufacturing process line. A process is identified as a set of discrete steps. A subset of steps is assigned to one of a plurality of standardized work cells. The work cells include a standardized workpiece presenter and a standardized processing tool. Additional subsets of discrete steps are assigned to a standardized work cell until the design for the manufacturing process is completed.

摘要翻译： 设计制造生产线的方法。 一个过程被确定为一组离散步骤。 步骤的子集被分配给多个标准化工作单元之一。 工作单元包括标准化的工件呈现器和标准化处理工具。 离散步骤的附加子集被分配给标准化工作单元，直到完成制造过程的设计。