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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
May. 22, 2017
Gestamp Umformtechnik Gmbh, Bielefeld, DE;
Siegfried Loesch, Berlin, DE;
Gestamp Umformtechnik GmbH, Bielefeld, DE;
Abstract
A forming tool for hot forming and partially press hardening a workpiece made of sheet steel including a die, a punch, and a cooling device. The die is formed of a first die part and at least one second die part which is movable relative to the first die part, while the punch is formed of a first punch part and at least one second punch part which is movable relative to the first punch part, the at least one movable second die part and the at least one movable second punch part interacting with an opening device which causes the at least one second die part and the at least one second punch part to contact the workpiece with a shorter closing time than the first die part and the first punch part.