Benteler-automobiltechnik Gmbh

Guenter Fortmeier

Aloys Schroeder

Matthias Koerner

Thomas Henksmeier

Eugen Seibel

Frank Hoecker

Tobias Düpmeier

Alex Mirau

Oliver Seibt

Kim-Henning Sauerland

Christian Ruesing

Jens Sander

A hot-forming die has a heatable lower die and a heatable upper die. The lower die and the upper die have spacer elements to permit flexing. A plate stack including two plate elements is inside the hot-forming die. The plate stack is on the spacer elements in the lower die. The lower die and the upper die are displaced relative to each other when the hot-forming die is closed. The spacer elements of the upper die come into contact with the plate stack. As the closing movement continues, the spacer elements, are displaced into the lower die and the upper die, respectively, and the plate stack is clamped between the lower die and the upper die. The plate stack is then heated by the lower die and the upper die and an internal pressure is applied to an intermediate space between the plate elements by feeding in an active medium.

Method and hot-forming die for producing a heat transfer plate

The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a shaped sheet metal component from a billet by means of U O forming, wherein firstly a preform is created by the U-forming and then a final shaping is performed by the O forming to give a final form.

U-O forming of a component curved about three spatial axes

The invention relates to a chassis component having a base face which extends in a base face plane and an aperture for the introduction of a fixing means and two retention elements which are arranged at opposite sides of the aperture for retaining an eccentric element, wherein the retention elements are formed integrally and in a materially engaging manner from the base face of the chassis component, wherein the retention elements are displaced out of the base face by mechanical processing. The chassis component affords a simple ability to be produced and an increased service life during operation.

Chassis component

The disclosure relates to a method for producing a shaped sheet metal part from a billet by UO forming. First, a preform is created by the U-forming. Then, final forming to give a final form is carried out by the O-forming. The preform has in cross section a maximum width that is smaller than the maximum width of the final form produced after the O-forming.

Method for producing a shaped sheet metal part produced by UO forming, and shaped sheet metal part

The present invention relates to an axle carrierand to a method for the production of the axle carrier. The axle carrierhas an upper shellfrom an aluminum die-casting and a lower shellfrom a fiber composite material. On a ribbed structure of the lower shell, an upper endof the reinforcing ribsis preferably configured so as to be widened such that the bearing face between the reinforcing riband the upper shellis enlarged and, on account thereof, the strength of the axle carrierproduced is increased.

Axle carrier of a hybrid construction mode

An axle carrier for a motor vehicle is disclosed having at least two attachment points, a metallic upper shell and a lower shell of fiber composite material coupled to the metallic upper shell. A first load path extending through the metallic upper shell between the at least two attachment points in an edge region, and a second load path shorter that the first load path extending through the lower shell.

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Delbrueck, Germany

Guenter Fortmeier