EP0176073A2 - Method of bending plate materials - Google Patents
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- EP0176073A2 EP0176073A2 EP85112079A EP85112079A EP0176073A2 EP 0176073 A2 EP0176073 A2 EP 0176073A2 EP 85112079 A EP85112079 A EP 85112079A EP 85112079 A EP85112079 A EP 85112079A EP 0176073 A2 EP0176073 A2 EP 0176073A2
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D5/00—Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves
- B21D5/06—Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves by drawing procedure making use of dies or forming-rollers, e.g. making profiles
- B21D5/08—Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves by drawing procedure making use of dies or forming-rollers, e.g. making profiles making use of forming-rollers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D5/00—Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves
- B21D5/06—Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves by drawing procedure making use of dies or forming-rollers, e.g. making profiles
- B21D5/08—Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves by drawing procedure making use of dies or forming-rollers, e.g. making profiles making use of forming-rollers
- B21D5/083—Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves by drawing procedure making use of dies or forming-rollers, e.g. making profiles making use of forming-rollers for obtaining profiles with changing cross-sectional configuration
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- the present invention relates to a method of bending plate materials, and more particularly to a method of bending metallic plate materials to form bent products with a U-shaped cross section.
- bent products such as those with a U-shaped cross section from metallic plates
- stamping by the use of a die assembly comprising a punch and a die
- roll forming by the use of rolls and other similar methods
- a bent product 1 having a flange portion 7 with an elongated portion 8 and a shrunk portion 9
- Fig. 2 shows a method of stamping, in which the left half portion thereof shows the state immediately before working.
- a plate material 5 is mounted on a die 6 whose surface conforms to the configuration of the plate material 5 to be worked.
- a punch 2 corresponding to the die 6 is lowered toward the plate material 5, and the plate material 5 is clamped between the punch 2 and a cushion pad 4 provided with a cushion pin 3 therebelow. Furthermore, the plate-material 5 is bent by the die 6 by lowering the punch 2, thereby forming a bent web portion 7 as shown in the right half portion of Fig. 2.
- Fig. 3A shows a method which employs roll forming.
- the plate material 5 is continuously worked by a plurality of sets of rolls (in Fig. 3A, a first roll to a fourth roll) onstituted by vertical pairs of forming rolls, thereby forming the plate material 5 in sequence.
- Fig. 3B shows front elevational views illustrating each of the bending surface of the first roll to the fourth roll shown in Fig. 3A ("Puresu Kako Binran" (Stamping Handbook), pp. 248 - 265, published by Maruzen).
- the cost of the die assembly is increased since an exclusive-use die assembly is used for one type of bent products, and a large space for storing die assemblies is therefore required. Furthermore, large noise is generated at the time of working. Moreover, the aforementioned method of stamping has an additional drawback in that biting off is liable to occur (the surface of a plate material is liable to be galled by a die assembly). This galling phenomenon is particularly noticeable in the shrunk portion 9.
- the method which employs roll forming is superior to the aforementioned stamping in terms of noise, galling, and other aspects.
- the application of this method is restricted to a workpiece which has a fixed cross-sectional shape and a bending line of which is straight or slightly curved.
- this method has a drawback in that it is impossible to form a bent product 1, whose bent line is not straight but curved as in the case of the one shown in Fig. 1, i.e., one having an elongated portion 8 and a shrunk portion 9.
- the present invention is intended to overcome the problems of stamping which results from the fact that a die assembly is exclusively used for one type of bent products, namely, the problem of increased cost of die assemblies and the problems of the generation of noise at the time of work and of galling in relation to a workpiece.
- the present invention is also intended to overcome the problem caused by the fact that formation of a workpiece with a curved bent line is impossible in the roll forming method.
- a die shoe which has an edge portion serving as a bending surface for the plate material; the plate material is mounted on and secured to the die shoe with the surface thereof which is to be bent extending from the bending surface of the die shoe; a versatile bending means having a pressing surface is provided; the bending means is brought into contact with and pressed against a portion of the surface of the plate material which is to be bent; the bending means is moved along the surface to be bent; and the same surface is bent by small degrees. Consequently, the plate material can be bent in correspondence with the shape of the bending surface formed at the edge portion of said die shoe as well as the shape of the bending means.
- the plate material surface to be bent is worked by moving a bending means step by step, it is, first of all, possible to prevent generation of noise at the time of work and to preclude the occurrence of any galling of a workpiece.
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a bending method relating to the present invention.
- an exclusive-use die shoe 10 with a configuration conforming to the shape of a plate material to be worked is shown, and the edge portion of the die shoe 10 is formed as a bending surface 11.
- the shape of the bending surface 11 is formed in a rectilinear shape in a case where a bending line 12 is a straight line, and in a corresponding shape as shown in the embodiment of the present invention in a case where the bending line 12 is cuved.
- the plate material 5 is mounted and secured on the die shoe 10 by means of a separate securing member (not shown) in such a manner that the surface to be worked 13 thereof extends from the bending surface 11.
- a side surface 14 consituting the bending surface 11 of the die shoe 10 is formed at an angle slightly smaller than the bending angle of the surface to be bent 13 of the plate material, and is arranged such that the angular difference A6 therebetween will give the amount of spring back of the surface to be worked 13.
- Figs. 5 to 7 show versatile bending members 15, 16, and 17 which are used for the bending work in accordance with the present invention.
- the bending members 15, 16, and 17 have pressing surfaces 19, 20, and 21 and are arranged such as to move along the surface to be bent 13 (i.e., in .the direction of the arrow 28 in Fig. 4) while coming into contact with and pressing a portion of the surface to be bent 13.
- Each bending member 15, 16, and 17 is formed such as to be split in many stages (split into n) so that the angles 8 1 , 8 2 , ..., ⁇ n of the pressing surfaces 19, 20, and 21 thereof will become gradually larger.
- the arrangement is such that edge waves are prevented from being formed at the edge portions by gradually enlarging the bending angles of the surface to be bent 13 from the flat state, i.e., by preventing the bending angles from changing abruptly.
- fixed guides may be used as the bending members 15, 16, and 17, in the present embodiment thery are formed with the structure of rotating rolls and are arranged such that their frictional resistance will become small at the time when the bending members are moved along the surface to be bent 13.
- the bending members 15, 16, 17 each having a pressing surface inclined by angle ⁇ 1 , ⁇ 2 ... ⁇ n against the axis of the bending member, respectively, are used.
- a bending member 18 having a pressing- surface parallel to the axis of the bending member may be used by inclining the bending member by angle ⁇ 1 , ⁇ 2 ... 8 n step by step against the plate material.
- a method of bending a plate material will be described on the basis of the aforementioned embodiment.
- the plate material 5 is mountd on and secured to the die shoe 10, and the bending member 15 is first brought into contact with and pressed against the surface to be bent 13 of the plate material 5. Then, the surface to be bent 13 is bent by moving the bending member 15 along the surface to be bent 13. Next, the bending member 15 is replaced with the bending member 16, and bending work is carried out in a manner similar to that described above. Further, bending work is carried out step by step by the bending member 17 so as to obtain an intended final bending angle, thereby finishing the plate material into a desired bent product.
- a bent product 31 having a flat web surface and a bent flange surface has illustrated the example of forming a bent product having a flat web surface and a bent flange surface.
- a plate material 5 as shown in Fig. 10A is bent to form a web portion 35 as seen in Fig. 10B.
- a flange portion 37 with an elongated portion 38 and a shrunk portion 39 is formed by the aforementioned method, so that a bent product 31 as shown in Fig. 9 is formed.
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- The present invention relates to a method of bending plate materials, and more particularly to a method of bending metallic plate materials to form bent products with a U-shaped cross section.
- As methods of forming bent products such as those with a U-shaped cross section from metallic plates, stamping by the use of a die assembly comprising a punch and a die, roll forming by the use of rolls, and other similar methods are known. For instance, in the case of forming a bent product 1 having a
flange portion 7 with anelongated portion 8 and ashrunk portion 9 such as the one shown in Fig. 1, such a product is formed by stamping with an exclusive-use die assembly. Fig. 2 shows a method of stamping, in which the left half portion thereof shows the state immediately before working. Aplate material 5 is mounted on adie 6 whose surface conforms to the configuration of theplate material 5 to be worked. Apunch 2 corresponding to thedie 6 is lowered toward theplate material 5, and theplate material 5 is clamped between thepunch 2 and acushion pad 4 provided with acushion pin 3 therebelow. Furthermore, the plate-material 5 is bent by thedie 6 by lowering thepunch 2, thereby forming abent web portion 7 as shown in the right half portion of Fig. 2. - Fig. 3A shows a method which employs roll forming. The
plate material 5 is continuously worked by a plurality of sets of rolls (in Fig. 3A, a first roll to a fourth roll) onstituted by vertical pairs of forming rolls, thereby forming theplate material 5 in sequence. Fig. 3B shows front elevational views illustrating each of the bending surface of the first roll to the fourth roll shown in Fig. 3A ("Puresu Kako Binran" (Stamping Handbook), pp. 248 - 265, published by Maruzen). - According to the aforementioned method of stamping, however, the cost of the die assembly is increased since an exclusive-use die assembly is used for one type of bent products, and a large space for storing die assemblies is therefore required. Furthermore, large noise is generated at the time of working. Moreover, the aforementioned method of stamping has an additional drawback in that biting off is liable to occur (the surface of a plate material is liable to be galled by a die assembly). This galling phenomenon is particularly noticeable in the
shrunk portion 9. - In contrast, the method which employs roll forming is superior to the aforementioned stamping in terms of noise, galling, and other aspects. However, the application of this method is restricted to a workpiece which has a fixed cross-sectional shape and a bending line of which is straight or slightly curved. In other words, this method has a drawback in that it is impossible to form a bent product 1, whose bent line is not straight but curved as in the case of the one shown in Fig. 1, i.e., one having an
elongated portion 8 and ashrunk portion 9. - The present invention is intended to overcome the problems of stamping which results from the fact that a die assembly is exclusively used for one type of bent products, namely, the problem of increased cost of die assemblies and the problems of the generation of noise at the time of work and of galling in relation to a workpiece. At the same time, the present invention is also intended to overcome the problem caused by the fact that formation of a workpiece with a curved bent line is impossible in the roll forming method.
- According to the present invention, a die shoe is provided which has an edge portion serving as a bending surface for the plate material; the plate material is mounted on and secured to the die shoe with the surface thereof which is to be bent extending from the bending surface of the die shoe; a versatile bending means having a pressing surface is provided; the bending means is brought into contact with and pressed against a portion of the surface of the plate material which is to be bent; the bending means is moved along the surface to be bent; and the same surface is bent by small degrees. Consequently, the plate material can be bent in correspondence with the shape of the bending surface formed at the edge portion of said die shoe as well as the shape of the bending means.
- According to the present invention, since the plate material surface to be bent is worked by moving a bending means step by step, it is, first of all, possible to prevent generation of noise at the time of work and to preclude the occurrence of any galling of a workpiece. At the same time, it becomes possible simply by replacing die shoe to form not only a bent product with a,bent line of straight configuration but also a bent product with a curved bent line, the formation of which has hitherto been possible only by using an exclusive-use die assembly. Thus, it becomes possible to obtain a versatile method. Furthermore, it becomes possible to effect a reduction in production cost by virtue of the above-mentioned versatility, and it hence becomes possible to effect production of a variety of products in small losts.
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- - Fig. 1 is a perspective view which illustrates one example of a bent product;
- Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a bending method in accordance with a conventional stamping method, in which the left half portion shows a state prior to the bending work, while the right half portion shows a state after the bending work;
- Fig. 3A is a side elevational view illustrating a bending method in accordance with a conventional roll forming method, in which four pairs of rolls are used;
- Fig. 3B is a front elevational view illustrating the bending surfaces of the first to fourth rolls shown in Fig. 3A;
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a bending method relating to the present invention; ,
- Figs. 5 to 7 are cross-sectional views each illustrating a state in which the portions V, VI, and VII of Fig. 4 are being bent;
- Fig. 8A, 8B and 8C are views similar to Figs. 5 to 7 in which single bending member is used;
- Fig. 9 is a perspective view which illustrates another example of a bent product;
- Fig. 10A is a perspective view of a flat plate material for forming the bent product as shown in Fig. 9; and
- Fig. 10B is a perspective view of a plate with a bent web portion before forming a bent flange portion.
- Detailed description of the present invention will be made hereafter with reference to an embodiment shown in the attached drawings. Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a bending method relating to the present invention. In the figure, an exclusive-
use die shoe 10 with a configuration conforming to the shape of a plate material to be worked is shown, and the edge portion of thedie shoe 10 is formed as a bending surface 11. The shape of the bending surface 11 is formed in a rectilinear shape in a case where abending line 12 is a straight line, and in a corresponding shape as shown in the embodiment of the present invention in a case where thebending line 12 is cuved. Theplate material 5 is mounted and secured on thedie shoe 10 by means of a separate securing member (not shown) in such a manner that the surface to be worked 13 thereof extends from the bending surface 11. Aside surface 14 consituting the bending surface 11 of thedie shoe 10 is formed at an angle slightly smaller than the bending angle of the surface to bebent 13 of the plate material, and is arranged such that the angular difference A6 therebetween will give the amount of spring back of the surface to be worked 13. Figs. 5 to 7 showversatile bending members bending members surfaces arrow 28 in Fig. 4) while coming into contact with and pressing a portion of the surface to be bent 13. Eachbending member angles pressing surfaces bending members bending members - In the embodiment as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, the
bending members member 18 having a pressing- surface parallel to the axis of the bending member may be used by inclining the bending member by angle θ1, θ2 ... 8n step by step against the plate material. - A method of bending a plate material will be described on the basis of the aforementioned embodiment. The
plate material 5 is mountd on and secured to thedie shoe 10, and the bendingmember 15 is first brought into contact with and pressed against the surface to be bent 13 of theplate material 5. Then, the surface to be bent 13 is bent by moving the bendingmember 15 along the surface to be bent 13. Next, the bendingmember 15 is replaced with the bendingmember 16, and bending work is carried out in a manner similar to that described above. Further, bending work is carried out step by step by the bendingmember 17 so as to obtain an intended final bending angle, thereby finishing the plate material into a desired bent product. - The foregoing description has illustrated the example of forming a bent product having a flat web surface and a bent flange surface. In case of forming a
bent product 31 having a curvedweb surface portion 35 as shown in Fig. 9, aplate material 5 as shown in Fig. 10A is bent to form aweb portion 35 as seen in Fig. 10B. Thereafter, aflange portion 37 with anelongated portion 38 and a shrunkportion 39 is formed by the aforementioned method, so that abent product 31 as shown in Fig. 9 is formed.
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FR2525504A1 (en) * | 1982-04-27 | 1983-10-28 | Uk Nii Metallov | Cage for bending plate into U=section tapered web - uses cylindrical rollers with one smooth face and other with left and right hand spiral grooves |
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