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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2016
Autotech Engineering S.l., Amorebieta-Etxano, ES;
Ignacio Martin Gonzalez, Sant Pere de Ribes, ES;
Manuel López Lage, Abrera, ES;
Pedro Raya Zamora, Sant Quirze del Valles, ES;
AUTOTECH ENGINEERING S.L., Amorebieta-Etxano, ES;
Abstract
Press systems for manufacturing hot formed structural components may be provided. The systems comprise a fixed lower body (), a mobile upper body () and a mechanism configured to provide upwards and downwards press progression of the mobile upper body () with respect to the fixed lower body (). The system further comprises a cooling/heating tool () configured to cool down and/or heat a previously heated blank having locally different microstructures and mechanical properties which comprises: upper () and lower () mating dies, and the upper () and lower () dies comprising two or more die blocks adapted to operate at different temperatures corresponding to zones of the blank having locally different microstructures and mechanical properties, and a press tool () configured to draw the blank, wherein the press tool () is arranged downstream the cooling/heating tool (). Moreover, methods for hot forming structural components are also provided.