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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
John Joseph Francis Bonnen, Milford, MI (US);
Scott Alwyn Dawson, Rochester, MI (US);
Rodrigue Narainen, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Alexander Mamutov, Dearborn, MI (US);
Andrew DiVeto, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a drawn panel and a die set. The method includes clamping a blank between a binder and a die that defines a cavity. A first draw punch contacts the blank in advance of a second punch that subsequently engages the blank. A central area of the blank is drawn by the first draw punch that clamps a central area of the blank against a lower die. Side areas of the blank are drawn into the cavity by the side punches while the central punch clamps the blank again the lower die.