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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Warwickshire, GB;
Inventor:
Brian Lidgard, Coventry, GB;
Assignee:
JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Whitley, Coventry, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B21D 22/20 (2006.01); B21D 22/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/88 (2013.01); B21D 22/20 (2013.01); B21D 22/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of forming a feature line in a motor vehicle body panel. The method may comprise: in a first press operation, forming the panel into a first shapeform, the first shapeform having at least one feature line having a first radius of curvature; and in a second press operation, forming the panel into a second shapeform in which the at least one feature line has a second radius of curvature lower than the first.