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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Liang Huang, Troy, MI (US);
Evangelos Liasi, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 24/04 (2006.01); B21D 22/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 24/04 (2013.01); B21D 22/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary die assembly includes, among other things, a first die having a male bead, a second die having a female bead configured to receive the male bead to hold a workpiece between the first die and the second die, and a step in the male bead, the female bead, or both. An exemplary forming method includes, among other things, holding a workpiece between a male bead of a first die and a female bead of a second die, wherein the male bead, the female bead, or both have at least one step.