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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2015
Temper Ip, Llc, Rockford, MI (US);
William C. Dykstra, Rockford, MI (US);
Temper IP, LLC, Rockford, MI (US);
Abstract
A component forming tool for forming a component from a blank includes a die forming shell for forming the component from the blank. A first shell portion of the die forming shell is disposed at a first set of support elements and a second shell portion is disposed at a second set of support elements. The tool includes at least one induction heating coil for induction heating of a workpiece disposed within a cavity formed by the first and second shell portions. The first set of support elements may be configured to detachably engage with respective base support elements of the component forming tool, with the first set of support elements keyed to engage the base support elements to limit lateral movement of the first shell portion at the base support elements. The first set of support elements may include at least two layers of different materials.