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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Shape Corp., Grand Haven, MI (US);
Inventors:
Helen Weykamp, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Kenneth E. McKellar, Jenison, MI (US);
David DeVries, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Assignee:
Shape Corp., Grand Haven, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21C 23/08 (2006.01); B21D 7/06 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B21C 23/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/04 (2006.01); B21D 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21C 23/085 (2013.01); B21C 23/002 (2013.01); B21D 7/06 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); C22F 1/04 (2013.01); B21D 7/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for warm forming an aluminum beam, such as an aluminum component for a vehicle, includes providing an extruded aluminum beam with a hollow cross-sectional shape. A portion of a forming die is heated to a desired temperature, so as to heat a portion of the aluminum beam in the die to a temperature below the artificial aging temperature of the aluminum beam. The heated aluminum beam is deformed to a desired shape with the die in a direction transverse to a length of the aluminum beam.