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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Hideaki Shiga, Odawara, JP;
Masayoshi Moriwaki, Odawara, JP;
Inventors:
Hideaki Shiga, Odawara, JP;
Masayoshi Moriwaki, Odawara, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 28/00 (2006.01); B21D 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A burring method forms a boss on a metal sheet, using a press die including: a die with a burring hole formed therein; and a burring punch having a shape adapted to be inserted into the burring hole. In the burring method, a width of a clearance formed between the burring hole and the burring punch is in a range not less than 60% and not more than 115%, preferably not less than 65% and not more than 100%, and more preferably, not less than 75% and not more than 95%, of a thickness of the metal sheet, before the metal sheet goes through a burring process.