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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Chih Cheng, Troy, MI (US);
Mohammed Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yijung Chen, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 5/00 (2006.01); B22F 7/08 (2006.01); B21D 37/20 (2006.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B22F 7/04 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 5/007 (2013.01); B21D 37/20 (2013.01); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B22F 7/04 (2013.01); B22F 7/08 (2013.01); B22F 2007/045 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method of adjusting a stamping die is provided. The method includes providing a two-sided stamping die configured to form parts from sheet metal blanks according to a desired geometry upon closing the die, adjusting the desired geometry of the part, and repeatedly depositing layer upon layer of material onto a first side of the die in a stacked configuration to modify the geometry of the first side of the die such that the die forms parts from sheet metal blanks according to the adjusted desired geometry.