公开(公告)号：US20230026889A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17382574

申请日：2021-07-22

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Inventor： Evangelos Liasi ,  Liang Huang ,  Rudolf Gerich ,  Eric Frevik ,  Christian Richard Genereux ,  Keith Zobay

IPC: B21D22/02 ,  B21D37/10

Abstract: A forming die includes a first die component with a male bead and a second die component with a female bead. The male bead and the female bead form a bead with a reverse bead geometry with the male bead having a groove and the female bead having a protrusion complimentary with the groove such that the protrusion is aligned with the groove when the male bead extends into the female bead. Also, the protrusion is adjustable in real-time within the female bead. A stamping machine with the first die component and the second die component has a control unit configured to adjust the protrusion in real-time as a function of mechanical property testing data, width testing data, thickness testing data, lubrication testing data and/or image sensor module data on one or more blanks to be stamped and/or one or more blanks that have been stamped.