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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2017
Applicant:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, University Park, PA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 31/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
An incremental forming tool of a sheet material has a tool holder having an axis and at least one tool rod mounted in the tool holder. The at least one tool rod may have variable shapes, lengths, diameters and radii such that the rotation of the at least one tool rod about the axis of the tool holder on the sheet material simulates an up and down, in and out, and/or side-to-side vibration motion.