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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2025
Topre Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ayano Tanaka, Sagamihara, JP;
TOPRE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a vehicle pillar includes: a blanking for obtaining a work piece by cutting a material; a drawing for obtaining an intermediate product by forming the work piece, using an upper die and a lower die; and a trimming for removing an unnecessary portion of the intermediate product. In the drawing, both ends of the work piece in a longer side direction are clamped between pressing pads and a punch. Then, in the drawing, both ends of the work piece in a shorter side direction are clamped between blank holders and a die. In the drawing, a center portion of the work piece is clamped between the die and the punch to form the work piece, while the clamping performed by the pressing pads and the punch, and the clamping performed by the blank holders and the die are maintained.