US20040168297A1 - Assembly of sheet materials, tube assembly, drawing method and tools for drawing - Google Patents

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US20040168297A1
US20040168297A1 US10/721,162 US72116203A US2004168297A1 US 20040168297 A1 US20040168297 A1 US 20040168297A1 US 72116203 A US72116203 A US 72116203A US 2004168297 A1 US2004168297 A1 US 2004168297A1
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  • the present invention relates to an assembly of sheet materials in which a pair of sheets of materials is overlappingly joined, a tube assembly comprising tubular bodies which are overlappingly joined to one another, a drawing method for obtaining the sheet assembly and the tube assembly, and tools used in the drawing method.
  • FIG. 16 An example of the related art is a suspension strut (a piston-cylinder assembly) such as that shown in FIG. 16.
  • a suspension strut comprises a piston 1 , an inner cylinder 2 in which the piston 1 is slidably provided, an outer cylinder (a tube) 3 having one end closed, which accommodates the inner cylinder 2 , and a piston rod 4 having one end connected to the piston 1 .
  • the other end of the piston rod 4 extends to the outside through a rod guide 5 commonly fitted into the open end portions of the inner cylinder 2 and the tube 3 .
  • a hydraulic fluid is sealably contained in the inner cylinder 2 .
  • the suspension strut further comprises damping force generating means (not shown) provided in the piston 1 and a base valve 6 attached to a lower end of the inner cylinder 2 .
  • the hydraulic fluid sealably contained in the inner cylinder 2 is flowed through the damping force generating means and the base valve 6 , to thereby generate a damping force during extension and compression strokes.
  • a gas and the hydraulic fluid are sealably contained in a reservoir 7 provided between the inner cylinder 2 and the tube 3 , so as to compensate for a hydraulic fluid in an amount corresponding to the volume of the portion of the piston rod 4 which enters or exits the inner cylinder 2 .
  • a spring seat 11 is overlappingly joined to the tube 3 at an intermediate position between axially opposite ends of the tube 3 , and a knuckle bracket 12 is overlappingly joined to a lower end of the tube 3 .
  • the spring seat 11 receives a spring provided between the spring seat 11 and a vehicle body.
  • the knuckle bracket 12 is connected to a knuckle of the vehicle body.
  • the spring seat 11 and the knuckle bracket 12 are joined by welding to the outer cylinder 3 (the tube), at an end of the overlapping part of the tube 3 and each of the support members 11 and 12 in a circumferential direction, as indicated by weld joints 8 .
  • the tube 3 is undesirably deformed due to heat produced during the welding process, resulting in poor dimensional accuracy. Further, a welding operation is time-consuming.
  • oxide scales are formed on an inner surface of the tube 3 due to heat produced during the welding process, and particles of dust are spread into the air during welding. These oxide scales or particles of dust contaminate the hydraulic fluid.
  • a weld joint is disadvantageous in terms of dimensional accuracy, productivity and durability.
  • Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Public Disclosure (Kokai) No. 09-060682 discloses a joining method in which an overlapping part of a knuckle bracket (a first tubular body) and a tube (a second tubular body) is pressed radially inwardly at a plurality of positions under electric resistance heating, thereby forming joint portions as spot-like recesses.
  • this joining method the above-mentioned disadvantages of a weld joint can be avoided.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,831,704 discloses a method in which an outer wall portion of a drawn portion of one sheet located rearward relative to a direction of drawing is laterally extruded into a drawn portion of the other sheet located forward relative to the direction of drawing.
  • this drawing method is applied to the joining of tubular bodies.
  • the joint portion of Kokai No. 09-060682 has a cup-like shape in which a convexly curved surface of the first tubular body (knuckle bracket) and a concavely curved surface of the second tubular body (outer cylinder) simply make contact with each other to form a cup-like joint. This results in poor peeling resistance. Therefore, when a large peeling force acts on the first tubular body, the first tubular body is readily peeled from the second tubular body.
  • the present invention has been made with a view to solving the above problems. It is an object of the present invention to provide an assembly of sheet materials and a tube assembly which have both high peeling resistance and high shear strength. It is another object of the present invention to provide a drawing method and tools therefor which enable the tube assembly to be readily and reliably obtained.
  • the present invention provides an assembly of sheet materials in which a first sheet of material and a second sheet of material are disposed in an overlapping relationship, with a plurality of joint portions being formed therebetween by drawing an overlapping part of the first and second sheets of materials at a plurality of positions, wherein the plurality of joint portions includes at least one first joint portion in which the first sheet of material is laterally extruded into the second sheet of material and at least one second joint portion in which the first sheet of material and the second sheet of material are in contact with each other in a cup-like surface configuration.
  • the present invention also provides a tube assembly comprising a first tubular body and a second tubular body disposed such that walls of the first and second tubular bodies overlap, a plurality of joint portions being formed between the first and second tubular bodies by drawing an overlapping part of the walls of the first and second tubular bodies at a plurality of positions,
  • the plurality of joint portions includes at least one first joint portion in which the wall of the first tubular body is laterally extruded into the wall of the second tubular body and at least one second joint portion in which the walls of the first tubular body and the second tubular body are in contact with each other in a cup-like surface configuration.
  • both a joint portion having a laterally extruded shape, which is excellent in peeling resistance, and a second joint portion having a cup-like shape, which is excellent in shear strength, are formed in the overlapping part of the sheets or the walls of the tubular bodies. Therefore, an assembly of sheet materials and a tube assembly of the present invention are capable of withstanding both a large peeling force and a large shearing force.
  • the types of the tubular bodies are not particularly limited.
  • the first tubular body may be a support member, such as a spring seat or a knuckle bracket, with the second tubular body being a tube for a suspension cylinder.
  • the tubular body may not necessarily have a circumferentially closed cross-section.
  • the tubular body may be partially cut away in a circumferential direction so as to form a C-shaped cross-section.
  • the present invention further provides a tube assembly comprising a dual tube including a first tubular body located on a radially outer side and a second tubular body located on a radially inner side, with a plurality of joint portions being formed therebetween by drawing an overlapping part of walls of the first and second tubular bodies at a plurality of positions in a radially inward direction, a third tubular body being provided within the dual tube,
  • the plurality of joint portions includes at least one first joint portion in which the wall of the first tubular body is laterally extruded into the wall of the second tubular body and at least one second joint portion in which the walls of the first and second tubular bodies are in contact with each other in a cup-like surface configuration, and
  • the second joint portion is formed on a side from which the third tubular body is inserted into the dual tube.
  • the third tubular body can be smoothly inserted into the dual tube by using the gently curved second joint portion as a guide.
  • the third tubular body may be tangent to the second joint portion of the dual tube.
  • the third tubular body can be smoothly inserted into the dual tube by using the second joint portion as a guide. Further, the third tubular body can be automatically centered with respect to the dual tube.
  • the types of the tubular bodies are not particularly limited.
  • the first tubular body may be a support member, such as a spring seat or a knuckle bracket, with the second tubular body being a tube for a suspension cylinder.
  • the suspension cylinder may be a dual-tube type hydraulic cylinder, wherein the second tubular body is an outer cylinder of the hydraulic cylinder and the third tubular body is an inner cylinder of the hydraulic cylinder.
  • the present invention further provides a drawing method for forming the above-mentioned tube assembly, comprising the steps of:
  • the overlapping part is simultaneously drawn by tools at a plurality of positions, which are arranged in an equally angularly spaced relationship. Therefore, a forming pressure can be efficiently applied to the overlapping part.
  • the present invention further provides a set of tools used in the above-mentioned drawing method, including punches and dies,
  • the punches being provided around the overlapping part of the walls of the two tubular bodies in an equally angularly spaced relationship, while being diametrically opposed to each other,
  • the dies being provided inside the overlapping part, each die cooperating with a corresponding punch to thereby draw the overlapping part,
  • the dies being supported by a hollow mandrel for insertion into the overlapping part in a state such that the dies are capable of radially reciprocal movement
  • the hollow mandrel accommodating a working rod wedged behind each die, the working rod being axially movable so as to cause radially reciprocal movement of each die.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of a strut as a tube assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, indicating an overlapping joint between the strut and a spring seat.
  • FIGS. 2 (A) and (B) is a perspective view of an essential part of a strut as a tube assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, indicating an overlapping joint between the strut and a knuckle bracket.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a joint portion having a laterally extruded shape, which is formed by drawing.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a joint portion having a laterally extruded shape, which is formed by drawing.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a joint portion having a cup-like shape, which is formed by drawing.
  • FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B) are cross-sectional views explaining steps carried out in a drawing method for forming the joint portion shown in FIG. 3.
  • FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (B) are cross-sectional views explaining steps carried out in a drawing method for forming the joint portion shown in FIG. 4.
  • FIGS. 8 (A) and 8 (B) are cross-sectional views explaining steps carried out in a drawing method for forming the joint portion having the cup-like shape.
  • FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view of drawn portions of a tube and a knuckle bracket, which are in contact with each other in a cup-like surface configuration.
  • FIG. 10 is a side view of a punch used for forming the joint portion shown in FIG. 9 by drawing.
  • FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view indicating tools for drawing and how the tools are used.
  • FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view, taken along the line X-X in FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view indicating tools for drawing and how the tools are used.
  • FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view, taken along the line Y-Y in FIG. 13.
  • FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a strut according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a general construction of a strut to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a structure of an essential part of a suspension strut (a dual-tube type hydraulic cylinder) as a tube assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a general construction of this strut is substantially the same as that of the strut shown in FIG. 16, and therefore the same reference numerals are used to indicate identical parts, with overlapping explanations being omitted.
  • a spring seat 11 for receiving a spring provided between the spring seat 11 and a vehicle body and a knuckle bracket 12 (a support member) to be connected to a knuckle of the vehicle body are joined to an outer cylinder (a tube) 3 in an overlapping relationship, with a plurality of joint portions 20 being formed therebetween.
  • the joint portions 20 are formed by drawing in a manner described later.
  • the spring seat 11 comprises a flange portion 13 for receiving a spring and a cylindrical portion 14 provided at an eccentric position in the flange portion 13 .
  • the cylindrical portion 14 is joined to the tube 3 in an overlapping relationship through the joint portions 20 .
  • the knuckle bracket 12 comprises a body portion 15 having a C-shaped cross-section, sheet-like connecting portions 16 integrally formed with the body portion 15 , and a reinforcing frame 17 covering an opening of the body portion 15 and integrally connected to the connecting portions 16 .
  • the body portion 15 is joined to the tube 3 in an overlapping relationship through the joint portions 20 .
  • Each connecting portion 16 of the knuckle bracket 12 includes two vertically arranged mounting holes 18 for connection to the knuckle of the vehicle body.
  • the joint portions 20 are formed as recesses by drawing an overlapping part of walls of two members, namely the tube 3 and the cylindrical portion 14 or the body portion 15 , in a radially inward direction.
  • the joint portions 20 include at least one first joint portion 21 as shown in FIG. 3 in which the wall of the cylindrical portion 14 or the body portion 15 is laterally extruded into the wall of the tube 3 and at least one second joint portion 22 as shown in FIG. 5 in which the walls of the tube 3 and the cylindrical portion 14 or the body portion 15 are in contact with each other in a cup-like surface configuration.
  • a drawn portion of the cylindrical portion 14 of the spring seat 11 or the body portion 15 of the knuckle bracket 12 located rearward relative to a direction F of drawing is designated by 23 .
  • An outer wall portion 23 a of the drawn portion 23 is laterally extruded into a drawn portion 24 of the tube 3 located forward relative to the drawing direction F (a second tubular body). That is, the drawn portion 23 of the first tubular body 14 or 15 comprises a laterally extruded outer wall portion 23 a located forward relative to the drawing direction F, which is extruded into the drawn portion 24 of the tube 3 .
  • the drawn portion 23 further comprises a thin-walled portion 23 b located rearward of the laterally extruded outer wall portion 23 a .
  • the drawn portion 24 of the tube 3 comprises an annular projection 24 a at an outer circumferential edge thereof located forward relative to the drawing direction F.
  • sufficiently high peeling resistance can be obtained in the first joint portion 21 in which the outer wall portion 23 a of the drawn portion 23 of the first tubular body 14 or 15 is laterally extruded into the drawn portion 24 of the tube 3 .
  • shear strength is relatively low.
  • the laterally extruded shape of the first joint portion may be such as that indicated in FIG. 4.
  • the laterally extruded shape of a first joint portion 21 ′ of FIG. 4 is formed by the rivet 50 , which is extruded into both the cylindrical portion 14 of the spring seat 11 or the body portion 15 of the knuckle bracket 12 located rearward relative to the drawing direction F and the tube 3 located forward relative to the drawing direction F.
  • the first tubular body 14 or 15 is drawn radially inwardly into the tube 3 side through the rivet 50 , and the rivet 50 is laterally extruded into the drawn portion 24 of the tube 3 . Therefore, sufficiently high peeling resistance can be obtained.
  • shear strength is higher than that of the first joint portion 21 of FIG. 3.
  • the “laterally extruded shape” of the first joint portion in this embodiment is defined as a shape such that, as indicated in FIGS. 3 and 4, a part of a side wall inner surface of the recess of a member located forward in the drawing direction (the tube 3 ) is inclined so that an angle ⁇ of a tangent X thereto (relative to a horizontal line in FIGS. 3 and 4) is larger than 90 degrees, and that this inclined part of the side wall inner surface of the recess makes contact with at least a part of a member located rearward in the drawing direction (the tubular body 14 or 15 , and the rivet 50 ).
  • the second joint portion 22 has a simple cup-like shape. That is, a drawn portion 25 of the cylindrical portion 14 of the spring seat 11 or the body portion 15 of the knuckle bracket 12 as the first tubular body and a drawn portion 26 of the tube 3 as the second tubular body are in contact with each other in a cup-like surface configuration 27 .
  • the drawn portion 25 of the first tubular body 14 or 15 and the drawn portion 26 of the tube 3 are both imparted with sufficiently large wall-thicknesses, and therefore sufficiently high shear strength can be obtained.
  • the drawn portion 25 and the drawn portion 26 simply make contact with each other in the cup-like surface configuration 27 . Therefore, peeling resistance is substantially nil.
  • the “cup-like shape” of the second joint portion in the present invention is defined as a shape such that the angle ⁇ of the tangent X to the side wall inner surface of the recess of the member located forward relative to the drawing direction (the tube 3 ) is 90 degrees or less (relative to a horizontal line in FIG. 3).
  • the first joint portion 21 ( 21 ′) is selectively disposed at a position at which peeling resistance is most desirable, while the second joint portion 22 is selectively disposed at a position at which shear strength is most desirable.
  • the first joint portion 21 is formed at a position facing an eccentrically extended portion 13 a of the flange portion 13 while the second joint portion 22 is formed at a position facing an eccentrically narrow portion 13 b of the flange portion 13 .
  • the first joint portions 21 are formed on axially opposite ends, and the second joint portion 22 is formed at an intermediate position between the first joint portions 21 .
  • the overlapping portion of the cylindrical portion 14 includes the first joint portion 21 having a laterally extruded shape formed at the position facing the eccentrically extended portion 13 a .
  • the cylindrical portion 14 of the spring seat 11 as the first tubular body is not peeled from the tube 3 , thus maintaining a firm joint.
  • the second joint portion 22 having a cup-like shape is also formed in the overlapping part including the cylindrical portion 14 , so that the spring seat 11 as a whole, including the cylindrical portion 14 , is capable of withstanding a large shearing force.
  • a line connecting the two vertically arranged mounting holes 18 is inclined relative to the axis of the strut. Therefore, during rolling of the vehicle body, a large peeling force acts on upper and lower ends of the body portion 15 of the knuckle bracket 12 .
  • the first joint portions 21 having a laterally extruded shape are formed on upper and lower ends of the overlapping part including the body portion 15 . Therefore, the body portion 15 of the knuckle bracket 12 , as the first tubular body, is not peeled from the tube 3 , and a firm joint is maintained.
  • the second joint portion 22 having a cup-like shape is formed at an intermediate position in the overlapping part including the body portion 15 . Therefore, the knuckle bracket 12 as a whole, including the body portion 15 , is capable of withstanding a large shearing force. It should be noted that with respect to the overlapping part of the body portion 15 of the knuckle bracket 12 and the tube 3 , the positions of the first joint portion 21 and the second joint portion 22 are not limited to those in this embodiment, as long as the first joint portion 21 is disposed at a position at which peeling resistance is most desirable and the second joint portion 22 is disposed at a position at which shear strength is most desirable.
  • the second joint portion 22 may be disposed at an axially upper position and an intermediate position in the overlapping part, with the first joint portion 21 being disposed at an axially lower position.
  • the reinforcing frame 17 can be eliminated.
  • FIGS. 6 (A), 6 (B), 7 (A) and 7 (B) indicate drawing methods for forming the first joint portions 21 and 21 ′ having a laterally extruded shape.
  • a punch 34 and a die 37 are provided.
  • the punch 34 comprises a press portion 31 having a small diameter and a substantially flat distal end face, and a body portion 33 having a large diameter and connected to the press portion 31 through a shoulder portion 32 .
  • the die 37 includes a die cavity 35 formed in an upper surface thereof and an annular groove 36 formed in a circumferential edge of a bottom surface of the die cavity 35 .
  • the die 37 is abutted against an inner surface of the tube 3 and held in position. In this state, the punch 34 is moved in a direction F of drawing. Consequently, as indicated in FIG.
  • the cylindrical portion 14 of the spring seat 11 , or the body portion 15 of the knuckle bracket 12 as the first tubular body, and the tube 3 as the second tubular body, are partially drawn into the die cavity 35 of the die 37 .
  • the drawn portions maintain a cup-like joint configuration until the inner surface of the tube 3 reaches the bottom surface of the die cavity 35 of the die 37 .
  • the drawn portions are laterally enlarged in the die cavity 35 .
  • plastic flow of the material of the drawn portions fills the die cavity 35 including the annular groove 36 .
  • the outer wall portion of the drawn portion 23 of the first tubular body 14 or 15 is laterally extruded into the drawn portion 24 of the tube 3 , thus forming the first joint portion 21 .
  • the rivet 50 in the form of a bottomed cylinder is provided.
  • the die 37 is abutted against the inner surface of the tube 3 and held in position.
  • the rivet 50 is placed on an outer surface of the first tubular body 14 or 15 , with an open end of the rivet 50 facing downward.
  • the punch 34 from which the press portion 31 is eliminated, is moved in the drawing direction F. Consequently, as indicated in FIG.
  • the cylindrical portion 14 of the spring seat 11 , or the body portion 15 of the knuckle bracket 12 , as the first tubular body, and the tube 3 , as the second tubular body, are partially drawn, through the rivet 50 , into the die cavity 35 of the die 37 .
  • the material of the drawn portions fills the die cavity 35 including the annular groove 36 while the rivet 50 is extruded into both the cylindrical portion 14 or the body portion 15 and the tube 3 , thus forming the first joint portion 21 ′.
  • FIGS. 8 (A) and 8 (B) indicate a drawing method for forming the second joint portion 22 having a cup-like shape.
  • a shaft type punch 34 ′ having a distal end corner having a relatively large radius (R) of curvature
  • a cylindrical guide 38 for guiding a sliding movement of the punch 34 ′
  • the cylindrical guide 38 is supported by a cushion (not shown) and is capable of moving together with the punch 34 ′ when no resisting force is applied to the cylindrical guide 38 .
  • the die 37 is abutted against the inner surface of the tube 3 and held in position.
  • the punch 34 ′ and the cylindrical guide 38 are moved as a unit in the drawing direction F. Then, as indicated in FIG. 8(B), the cylindrical guide 38 stops moving and only the punch 34 ′ continues to move. Therefore, the cylindrical portion 14 of the spring seat 11 or the body portion 15 of the knuckle bracket 12 , as the first tubular body, and the tube 3 , as the second tubular body, are partly drawn into the die cavity 35 of the die 37 .
  • the movement of the punch 34 ′ is stopped when the drawn portions reach the bottom surface of the die cavity 35 of the die 37 , to thereby form the second joint portion 22 , in which the drawn portion 23 of the first tubular body 14 or 15 and the drawn portion 24 of the tube 3 are in contact with each other in the cup-like surface configuration 27 .
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 indicate a second joint portion 110 B as another example of a joint portion having a cup-like shape.
  • shear strength which is higher than that of the second joint portion 22 can be obtained.
  • the second joint portion 110 B having a cup-like shape can be formed using the die 37 , as in the method for forming the first joint portion 21 having a laterally extruded shape, and a punch 112 having a stepped forward end portion (a second punch) 122 .
  • a drawn portion 120 of the cylindrical portion 14 or the body portion 15 located rearward relative to the drawing direction F has a convexly curved surface fitted against a concavely curved surface of a drawn portion 121 of the tube 3 located forward relative to the drawing direction F (the second tubular body), to thereby form a cup-like joint.
  • the drawn portion 120 does not include a laterally extruded portion.
  • a minimum wall-thickness T2 of the drawn portion 120 of the first tubular body 14 or 15 can be made sufficiently large.
  • the minimum wall-thickness T2 of the first tubular body 14 or 15 is about 30% of the wall-thickness t1 or more.
  • the second joint portion 110 B having a cup-like shape can be formed using the die 37 including the die cavity 35 , which is identical to that used for forming the first joint portion 21 having a laterally extruded shape.
  • the drawn portion 120 does not include a laterally extruded portion. Therefore, peeling resistance is substantially nil. However, there is no thin-walled portion formed in the drawn portion 120 and therefore the minimum wall-thickness T2 of the drawn portion 120 is sufficiently large. This enables sufficiently high shear strength to be obtained.
  • an excessive shearing load is applied to the drawn portions 120 and 121 of the second joint portion 110 B, the drawn portions 120 and 121 laterally move relative to each other and are separated from each other, without being fractured.
  • the stepped forward end portion 122 of the punch 112 comprises a taper portion 123 and a cylindrical base portion 124 .
  • the taper portion 123 is formed at a distal end of the forward end portion 122 and has a smaller diameter than the cylindrical base portion 124 .
  • the cylindrical base portion 124 smoothly merges into the taper portion 123 through a curved surface 125 (having a radius R2 of curvature).
  • R2 radius
  • a length L2 between a proximal end of the forward end portion 122 and a proximal end of the taper portion 123 6 mm
  • an angle A1 between a side surface of the base portion 124 and the curved surface 125 135°
  • the minimum wall-thickness T2 of the first tubular body 14 or 15 can be made larger than that obtained in the second joint portion 22 , which is formed using the punch 34 ′ shown in FIGS. 8 (A) and 8 (B) including a forward end portion having a uniform diameter. Therefore, shear strength can be increased.
  • the overlapping part of the tube 3 and the first tubular body 14 or 15 can be imparted with both high peeling resistance and high shear strength, to thereby ensure a firm joint between the tube 3 and the first tubular body 14 or 15 .
  • FIGS. 11 to 14 Tools for forming the first joint portion 21 and the second joint portion 22 by the above-mentioned drawing methods are shown in FIGS. 11 to 14 , by way of example.
  • the tools for forming the first joint portion 21 are shown.
  • the punch 34 and the die 37 are identical to those shown in FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B).
  • the cylindrical portion 14 of the spring seat 11 , or the body portion 15 of the knuckle bracket 12 as the first tubular body, is illustrated as a simple tubular form.
  • a pair of punches 34 and a pair of dies 37 are provided.
  • the punches 34 of this pair are provided around the overlapping part of the tube 3 , as the second tubular body, and the first tubular body 14 or 15 in diametrically opposite positions, i.e., in positions in which the punches 34 face each other in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the overlapping part of the tube 3 and the first tubular body 14 or 15 .
  • a drive means not shown
  • the punches 34 are radially reciprocally moved synchronically with each other.
  • the dies 37 are supported by a hollow mandrel 40 for insertion into the tube 3 , in a state such that the dies 37 are capable of radially reciprocal movement.
  • the dies 37 are individually fixed to front surfaces of two retainers 42 by means of bolts 43 .
  • the retainers 42 are slidably fitted into a guide hole 41 which radially extends through a distal end portion of the hollow mandrel 40 .
  • a tapered dovetail groove 44 is formed in a rear surface of each retainer 42 .
  • Dovetails 47 are fitted into the dovetail grooves 44 of the retainers 42 .
  • the dovetails 47 are formed at a distal end taper portion 46 of a working rod 45 , which is inserted into the hollow mandrel 40 and linearly moved by a drive means (not shown).
  • the retainers 42 and the working rod 45 are connected through wedging engagement between the dovetail grooves 44 and the dovetails 47 .
  • the two retainers 42 are moved toward and away from each other in a radial direction according to linear movement of the working rod 45 , so as to move the dies 37 between retracted positions shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 and working positions shown in FIGS. 13 and 14.
  • the working rod 45 is moved downward by means of the drive means (not shown).
  • the retainers 42 which are connected to the working rod 45 through wedging engagement between the dovetails 47 and the dovetail grooves 44 , are moved away from each other in a radially outward direction until the dies 37 fixed to the retainers 42 abut against the inner surface of the tube 3 .
  • the punches 34 are moved toward each other. Consequently, the overlapping part of the first tubular body 14 or 15 , and the tube 3 as the second tubular body, is gradually drawn locally into the die cavity 35 of the die 37 corresponding to each punch 34 .
  • the drawing action proceeds in a manner described above in connection with FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B). Consequently, the first joint portions 21 having a laterally extruded shape are simultaneously formed at two diametrically opposite positions in the overlapping part.
  • the overlapping part is drawn simultaneously at two diametrically opposite positions, so that a forming pressure can be efficiently applied to the overlapping part and that a forming load can be reduced.
  • the punches 34 are retracted by means of the drive means (not shown) and the working rod 45 is moved upward.
  • the retainers 42 which are connected to the working rod 45 through the wedging engagement between the dovetails 47 and the dovetail grooves 44 , are retracted. Consequently, the dies 37 are moved, together with the retainers 42 , and return to the retracted positions shown in FIGS. 11 and 12.
  • the punches 34 and the dies 37 are disposed at two diametrically opposite positions.
  • the punches 34 and the dies 37 may be positioned in an equally angularly spaced relationship.
  • the punches 34 and the dies 37 may be provided at three positions at 120° intervals, or five positions at 72° intervals. The purpose of this arrangement is to ensure that force acts uniformly on the working rod 45 . By this arrangement, durability of the working rod 45 can be markedly improved.
  • the joint portions 20 ( 21 , 22 ) are formed as recesses by drawing the tubular bodies in a radially inward direction.
  • the joint portions 20 ( 21 , 22 ) may be formed as projections by drawing the tubular bodies in a radially outward direction. In this case, the positional relationship between the punches 34 and the dies 37 is reversed, and the punches 34 are attached to the retainers 42 supported by the hollow mandrel 40 .
  • drawing is conducted in order to join the spring seat 11 and the knuckle bracket 12 to the tube (outer cylinder) 3 , which forms a strut as a piston-cylinder assembly.
  • tube (outer cylinder) 3 which forms a strut as a piston-cylinder assembly.
  • various parts or members can be drawn according to the present invention.
  • the present invention can be applied to a joint between a spring seat and a shock absorber, an air piston and an air suspension apparatus, or other tubular members of various apparatuses.
  • first joint portion 21 having a laterally extruded shape and the second joint portion 22 having a cup-like shape are provided at predetermined positions in the overlapping part.
  • the positions of the first joint portion 21 and the second joint portion 22 may be different from those shown in the above embodiments, depending on the parts or members to be joined.
  • the present invention is applied to the joining of tubular bodies.
  • the present invention can be also applied to the joining of flat sheets or curved sheets. In this case, the same effects as those of the above embodiments can be obtained.
  • the inner cylinder 2 as a sub-assembly is inserted into the outer cylinder 3 from an open end thereof, and the base valve 6 attached to a lower end of the inner cylinder 2 is rested on a seat formed at the bottom portion of the outer cylinder 3 (which bottom portion is generally formed by a base cap produced separately from the outer cylinder 3 ), followed by assembling a rod guide 5 to the inner and outer cylinders 2 and 3 so as to position the inner cylinder 2 concentrically with respect to the outer cylinder 3 .
  • FIG. 15 shows an embodiment which can overcome this disadvantage.
  • the uppermost joint portion 20 located on a side of the open end of the outer cylinder 3 from which the inner cylinder 2 is inserted is formed as the second joint portion 22 .
  • the remaining joint portions 20 at the positions lower than the uppermost joint portion 20 are formed as the first joint portions 21 .
  • the second joint portion 22 has a cup-like shape as described above, and the drawn portion 26 of the outer cylinder 3 is relatively gently curved.
  • the gently curved drawn portion 26 serves as a guide, to thereby enable smooth insertion of the inner cylinder 2 into the outer cylinder 3 .
  • the second joint portion 22 has low peeling resistance
  • the first joint portions 21 having high peeling resistance are axially arranged at a number of positions with small spaced intervals as shown in FIG. 15. Therefore, a firm joint can be ensured against the action of a large peeling force.
  • the second joint portion 22 in which the drawn portion 26 is gently curved, is disposed at the uppermost position on a side of the open end of the outer cylinder 3 . Therefore, the inner cylinder 2 can be accurately centered with respect to the outer cylinder 3 by maintaining the inner cylinder 2 tangent to the drawn portion 26 of the second joint portion 22 , as shown in FIG. 15.
  • the second joint portion 22 may be utilized simply as a means for guiding insertion of the inner cylinder 2 .
  • the inner cylinder 2 may not necessarily be tangent to the second joint portion 22 .
  • a gap may be formed between the inner cylinder 2 and the second joint portion 22 .
  • the inner cylinder 2 should be inserted into the outer cylinder 3 using an appropriate tool for insertion, which fills a gap between the outer cylinder 3 and the inner cylinder 2 .
  • the thickness of the sheet disposed on a side of the punch and the thickness of the sheet disposed on a side of the die were made different, and various combinations of sheets having different thicknesses were tested.
  • the diameter was 10 mm.
  • the radii (R) of curvature of distal end corners of the punches 34 and 34 ′ were 42 mm and 2.0 mm, respectively.
  • the depth of the die cavity 35 of the die 37 was 1.8 mm.
  • the shear strength of the joint portion having a cup-like shape is about 4 times higher than that of the joint portion having a laterally extruded shape (the first joint portion 21 ; FIG. 3).
  • the reason for this is that the minimum wall-thickness of the sheet (on a side of the punch) in the second joint portion 22 is larger than that in the first joint portion 21 . Therefore, when high shear strength is required, it is necessary to form a joint portion having a cup-like shape.
  • the joint portion having a laterally extruded shape has higher peeling resistance than the joint portion having a cup-like shape. Therefore, when high peeling resistance is required, it is necessary to form a joint portion having a laterally extruded shape.
  • both a first joint portion having a laterally extruded shape, which is excellent in peeling resistance, and a second joint portion having a cup-like shape, which is excellent in shear strength, are formed in the overlapping part of the sheets or tubular bodies. Therefore, the assembly of the present invention is capable of withstanding both a large peeling force and a large shearing force, and is therefore advantageously used for various applications.
  • the overlapping part of the walls of the tubular bodies is drawn, by means of punches and dies, simultaneously at a plurality of positions arranged in an equally angularly spaced relationship. Therefore, a forming pressure can be efficiently applied to the overlapping part, and the tubular bodies can be readily and reliably joined.
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