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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2003
Peter Friedman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard Allor, Livonia, MI (US);
George Luckey Jr., Dearborn, MI (US);
Warren Copple, Trenton, MI (US);
Peter Friedman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard Allor, Livonia, MI (US);
George Luckey Jr., Dearborn, MI (US);
Warren Copple, Trenton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for forming an article and performing a secondary operation on the article in-situ. The apparatus includes a closure and a die having a cavity. A source of pressurized gas forces a portion of a sheet into contact with a forming surface having a predetermined shape. A tool is movably connected to the apparatus and is configured to engage the sheet to perform a secondary operation while the sheet is held in compression between the closure and the die.