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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
May. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Alan John Gillard, Lincoln Park, MI (US);
Dennis Allen Cedar, Rochester, MI (US);
Andrey M. Ilinich, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Alan John Gillard, Lincoln Park, MI (US);
Dennis Allen Cedar, Rochester, MI (US);
Andrey M. Ilinich, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/08 (2006.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrohydraulic forming (EHF) tool having a pair of electrodes that can be used to generate a shockwave to facilitate forming a sheet metal blank against a forming die. The electrodes may be adjusted during the course of operation. This may be useful should continued use cause their efficiency to drop below a desired threshold.