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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Liang Huang, Troy, MI (US);
Evangelos Liasi, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 22/02 (2006.01); B21D 28/26 (2006.01); B21D 24/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 22/022 (2013.01); B21D 24/16 (2013.01); B21D 28/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a part is provided by the present disclosure. The method includes forming a blank from a material, heating the blank, stamping the blank into a panel, and trimming the panel in a trim die. Trimming the panel includes heating a portion of the trim die locally adjacent a trim area of the panel at a temperature below an austenitizing (phase transformation) temperature of the material and trimming the panel with a cutting member.