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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Alan John Gillard, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/031 (2011.01); B23D 15/14 (2006.01); B21D 26/023 (2011.01); B21D 26/12 (2006.01); B26F 1/28 (2006.01); B23D 31/00 (2006.01); B21D 24/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23D 15/14 (2013.01); B21D 26/023 (2013.01); B21D 26/12 (2013.01); B23D 31/00 (2013.01); B23D 31/001 (2013.01); B26F 1/28 (2013.01); B21D 24/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trim tool for trimming a part having a complex shape. The trim tool defines a plurality of electro-hydraulic cavities that are separated by walls in a lower die of the trim tool. Electrodes are discharged in the electro-hydraulic cavities to drive the panel into engagement with a trim steel edge. The discharge of the electrode severs the panel above the cavity and also across a portion of a wall separating adjacent cavities. Discharging an electrode in an adjacent cavity completes the trim operation above the wall.