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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2020
Mahindra N.a. Tech Center, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
David E. Peck, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mahindra N.A. Tech Center, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A modular tooling die for an axle housing includes a plurality of separable and coaxially aligned die sets. Each die set may include a cam driver that is engageable with first and second cam slide assemblies. The cam slide assemblies move toward one another along an axis that extends perpendicularly to an axis along which the cam driver translates. Multiple die sets are provided for possible use in a single press depending on the particular axle housing geometry to be manufactured. A wide variety of different geometrical configurations may be formed by simply replacing one or more die sets and inserting a differently sized or shaped blank within the press. A method of manufacturing various axle housings and the associated modular tooling is described.