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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technolongies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/12 (2006.01); B21D 26/021 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/12 (2013.01); B21D 26/021 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49806 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system for electro-hydraulically forming a sheet metal part in an electro-hydraulic forming (EHF) machine. The part in a first shape is placed in the EHF machine between a one-sided forming die and a chamber that is filled with a liquid. An electrode is discharged in the chamber to form the part toward the forming die. The electrode is advanced within the chamber toward the part and a subsequent discharge is provided in the chamber to form the part. A gap discharge EHF machine and a wire discharge EHF machine may be used in the system.