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.

公开(公告)号：US20240307943A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18184993

申请日：2023-03-16

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Inventor： Robert Vaughn Degenhardt ,  Mark Broadworth ,  Rudolf Gerich ,  Evangelos Liasi ,  Christian Richard Genereux

IPC: B21D22/10 ,  B21D53/88

CPC classification number: B21D22/10 ,  B21D53/88

Abstract: A stamping tool includes a lower pad, upper pad, forming steel, and sub-pad. The lower pad includes a lower forming surface recessed in a first direction between a first lower pad surface and the second lower pad surface. The upper pad is movable along a second direction. In an extended position, the upper pad holds a workpiece against the first lower pad surface. The forming steel includes a first forming surface and is movable along the first direction. In an extended position, the forming steel is received in the recess. The sub-pad is coupled to the forming steel such that the forming steel moves the sub-pad in the first direction as the forming steel moves from the retracted position to an intermediate position in which the sub-pad holds the workpiece against the second lower pad surface while the forming steel continues to move to the extended position.