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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1998
Junichi Nagasawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Makoto Kitamura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yuichi Kobayashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Osamu Kato, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tokico, Ltd., Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A tubular member to be shaped comprises a first portion to be shaped and a second portion other than the first portion. A punch having a projection is inserted into the tubular member and the tubular member is pressed between a die having a recess and an anvil within a range where elastic deformation of the second portion occurs, to thereby form the first portion into an outwardly projecting portion. When the first portion is to be formed into an inwardly projecting portion, a die having a recess is inserted into the tubular member and the tubular member is pressed between a punch having a projection and an anvil within a range where elastic deformation of the second portion occurs, to thereby form the first portion into the inwardly projecting portion.