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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Hodforming Gmbh, Düsseldorf, DE;
Inventor:
Peter Amborn, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, DE;
Assignee:
HODFORMING GMBH, Düsseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 22/02 (2006.01); B21D 22/20 (2006.01); B21D 22/30 (2006.01); B21D 26/021 (2011.01); B21D 26/027 (2011.01); B21D 26/033 (2011.01); B21D 26/043 (2011.01); C21D 8/02 (2006.01); C21D 9/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 22/022 (2013.01); B21D 22/208 (2013.01); B21D 22/30 (2013.01); B21D 26/021 (2013.01); B21D 26/027 (2013.01); B21D 26/033 (2013.01); B21D 26/043 (2013.01); C21D 8/0247 (2013.01); C21D 9/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for forming a flat metal blank as a workpiece in a forming die. The method may include providing a forming die with at least one cavity, and providing at least one blankholder for fixing a flat metal blank to the at least one cavity during the forming. The method may also include heating the flat metal blank to a solution heat treatment temperature specific to the flat metal blank while maintaining the forming die at the solution heat treatment temperature. The method may also include forming the workpiece from the flat metal blank at the solution heat treatment temperature.