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7249480 |
In-die hydropiercing device for piercing holes in hydroformed parts
An in-die hydropiercing device comprises a punch with an annular shearing blade which is operated by a hydraulic cylinder and is received in a ring-shaped die button mounted in one of the dies that...
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7240532 |
Hybrid metal forming system
A hybrid metal forming system includes a die cavity defined by a first die and a second die and a press adapted to apply a static pressure over the first die to deform a workpiece against the...
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7231793 |
Warm hydro-forming device
A warm hydro-forming device comprises: an upper mold and a lower mold respectively mounted to an upper mold die and a lower mold die; a lifting die installed to the lower mold die through a guide...
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7225542 |
Vehicle body compartment lid method of manufacturing
A vehicle body compartment lid includes a unitary, one-piece panel. The panel has both an inner panel portion and an outer panel portion, and is bent or folded such that the inner panel portion and...
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7210323 |
Binder apparatus for sheet forming
A forming apparatus and method for minimizing wrinkling in the forming of a three-dimensional component from a two-dimensional blank. The forming apparatus includes vertically opposed sets of tools...
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7194804 |
Method of forming a hydroform
A reinforced hydroform member having an outer structural member reinforced by a structural foam supported by the outer structural member. The structural foam extends along at least a portion of the...
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7188498 |
Reconfigurable tools and/or dies, reconfigurable inserts for tools and/or dies, and methods of use
A reconfigurable tool and/or die geometry and methods of use generally comprise forming at least a portion of a shape defining surface with a shape memory material. In response to an activation...
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7178240 |
Method for molding bicycle tube
This invention relates to a method for molding a bicycle tube and the method comprises the following steps: first, providing a tube and then controlling thickness of the tube by a drawing and...
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7165301 |
Motorcycle rear suspension swingarm assembly
An off-road motorcycle incorporates a swingarm assembly for pivotally supporting a rear wheel relative to a frame of the motorcycle. Preferably, the swingarm includes right and left arms extending...
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7159426 |
Quick change assembly for hydroforming punches
A punch assembly used with a hydroforming die includes a punch cylinder for mounting to the hydroforming die and having a movable rod. The punch assembly also includes a punch for piercing an...
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7155949 |
Fluid cell press with a gripping arrangement and method and use of the press
The present invention relates to a method in a press of pressure cell type comprising a forming tool and, separated therefrom, a diaphragm, which define a forming space in which a blank is inserted...
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7150170 |
Apparatus and process for hydraulic high-pressure forming of a sheet
An apparatus for hydraulic high-pressure forming of a sheet, the apparatus having a top tool and a bottom tool as well as at least one pressure generating unit arranged between the press ram of a...
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7146700 |
Method of manufacturing a pressure damper for a fluid conduit
A pressure damper for use with a fluid conduit, such a fuel rail in a vehicular fuel delivery system, is manufactured by deforming a workpiece, such as by stamping, hydroforming, or magnetic pulse...
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7140217 |
Hydroform die tube holding assembly and method of making same
A hydroform die tube holding assembly and method of using same includes at least one seal unit for sealing an end of a tube. The hydroformed die tube holding assembly also includes a seal unit...
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7134176 |
Superplastic forming and diffusion bonding process
A process of forming a structure by diffusion bonding and superplastic forming includes forming a pack from at least one skin sheet and at least one core sheet, placing the pack in a mould and...
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7124618 |
Clamp assembly for hydroforming die
A clamp assembly for a hydroforming die includes a stationary lower bed to support a lower die half of the hydroforming die, a stationary upper bed spaced above the lower bed, at least one guide...
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7118460 |
Finishing method for stepping motor stator stack and rotor stack
A stepping motor stator stack and rotor stack finishing method whereby the burrs remaining on the small tooth surfaces of the stacks can be eliminated and prevented from lodging in the spaces...
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7107804 |
Methods of and apparatus for pressure-ram-forming metal containers and the like
A method of forming a bottle-shaped or other contoured metal container by subjecting a hollow metal preform having a closed end to internal fluid pressure to cause the preform to expand against the...
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7104099 |
Center support punch assembly for hydroforming die
A center support punch assembly for a hydroforming die includes a center support member for fixed attachment to a die. The center support punch assembly also includes a button disposed about and...
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7100259 |
Method of metallic sandwiched foam composite forming
Disclosed is a method of forming metallic composite structures The method utilizes superplastic and quickplastic formation methodologies in conjunction with the use of appended engineered metallic...
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7080436 |
Method of manufacturing an axially collapsible driveshaft
A method for manufacturing a driveshaft for use in a vehicle drive train system that is axially collapsible in the event of a collision to absorb energy. A workpiece, such as a hollow cylindrical...
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7080437 |
Method of manufacturing an axially collapsible driveshaft assembly
To manufacture an axially collapsible driveshaft assembly, first and second tubular members are disposed in an axially overlapping relationship. Central portions of the concentric tubular members...
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7080535 |
Spring-loaded part extractors for heated forming tools
A hot blow-forming apparatus includes opposed and complementary forming tools adapted for hot blow forming a surface of a heated sheet-metal workpiece against a forming surface of one of the tools....
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7076854 |
Method for the production of a shaft-hub connection
A toothed or splined shaft having an external toothing is pushed with clearance into an internal toothing of a hub, tooth to space, and the external toothing of the shaft is pressed together with...
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7076855 |
Method of manufacturing a rack-and-pinion steering housing
A method for manufacturing a rack-and-pinion steering housing for transmission of steering force including the steps of pressing steering rod guide elements axially into open end regions of a...
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7069635 |
Methods and devices for the production of a pipe from biaxialy oriented thermoplastic material having an integrated socket
A method for forming an integral socket to a pipe made from biaxially oriented thermoplastic material is described. The pipe has a pipe body and is provided, at one or both ends, with an integral...
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7059033 |
Method of forming thickened tubular members
A method of forming a tubular member with thickened ends includes the steps of positioning a tubular member between open die halves and sealing ends of the tubular member. The method also includes...
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7047615 |
Forming gas turbine transition duct bodies without longitudinal welds
A method of making combustion turbine transition duct bodies without longitudinal welds by hydroforming two duct bodies back to back with bellows thrusters secured to the duct body open ends. This...
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7040018 |
Radially expandable tubular with supported end portion
A method is provided of radially expanding a connector for interconnecting a first tube to a second tube, the connector including a pin member extending into a box member. The pin and box members...
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7028381 |
Casting sheet composite body and method for producing the same
A method for producing a cast/sheet-metal composite body, comprising the following steps: provide a casting mold ( 12 ), place at least one sheet-metal part ( 11 ) in the casting mold ( 12 ),...
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7017249 |
Apparatus and method for forming a tube having an article attached thereto
In the present invention, at least one tubular blank and at least one article such as a metal stamping, to be attached to a hydroformed part, are loaded into a die. The tube is hydroformed using...
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7007362 |
Method of forming a slip joint
A method of forming a slip joint includes providing a forming mandrel having a plurality of axially extending external splines, placing an inner tube circumferentially about the mandrel, and...
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7007531 |
Forming tool for hydromechanically deep-drawing workpieces from sheet metal blanks
A forming tool ( 1 ) for hydromechanically deep-drawing workpieces from sheet metal blanks ( 2 ), the tool comprising a water tank ( 3 ), which acts as a lower tool and can be filled with a liquid...
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7003996 |
Method of forming a tubular blank into a structural component and die therefor
A method of forming an elongated tubular blank into a tubular structural component having a predetermined outer configuration, the method comprising: providing a shape imparting shell formed from a...
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6997025 |
Sealing system for super-plastic gas-pressure forming of aluminum sheets
A super-plastic forming tool for forming aluminum sheets is provided that includes a seal bead that is configured to facilitate removal of the aluminum sheet from the seal bead after a...
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6986273 |
Apparatus and method for opening and closing stacked hydroforming dies
A hydroforming apparatus for concurrently performing two or more hydroforming operations includes a frame that is sized to support hydroforming dies in a stacked relationship. Each of the dies...
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6978545 |
Method of manufacturing a vehicle body and frame assembly
A vehicle frame assembly includes a first vehicle frame component that is formed by deforming a closed channel structural member to have a relatively small end portion and a relatively large end...
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6966209 |
Internal high-pressure deformation method for production of in particular bulging and undercut hollow bodies
An internal high-pressure deformation method for the production of in particular bulging out closed hollow bodies and a corresponding device are disclosed. At least two workpiece parts ( 1,2 ) are...
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6961998 |
Method for producing a hollow shaft, in particular a camshaft and a camshaft produced according to said method
Hollow shafts, and particularly camshafts, are produced using an internal high-pressure forming (IHF) process. Cams and/or machine elements are mounted at intervals onto the outer surface of the...
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6959476 |
Aluminum automotive drive shaft
A method for producing aluminum drive shafts from molten aluminum alloy using a continuous caster to cast the alloy into a slab. The method comprises providing a molten aluminum alloy consisting...
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6955070 |
Device for punching work pieces in an internal high-pressure forming tool
A device for punching work pieces in an internal high-pressure forming tool includes a punching die guided displaceably in a bore of the forming tool. The device also contains a drive with which...
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6948225 |
Hydroformed tubular structure and method of making same
A method and apparatus is provided for strengthening tubular members and attaching components to the tubular member using a hydroforming process. In one embodiment, the outer tube has a...
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6941786 |
Component specific tube blanks for hydroforming body structure components
A hydroforming system includes a dual conical tube formed from a blank. The dual conical tube has a first end, a second end and a central portion positioned between the first and the second ends....
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6935021 |
Method for the plastic molding of the hub recess for fast running turbine component
A method for plastic molding of a hub recess for a fast-running turbine component is provided. The plastic molding of the hub recess occurs by hydraulic expansion, by way of a hydraulic fluid...
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6931901 |
Method and apparatus for forming a threaded hole in a hydroformed part
Method and apparatus are disclosed wherein a required threaded hole is formed in a hydroformed part with a single tool while the part remains in a hydroforming die cavity. In forming the threaded...
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6922882 |
Method of joining tubular members
A method of joining tubular members together includes the steps of providing an internal tubular member, providing an external tubular member, and heating the external tubular member and/or cooling...
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6923030 |
External activation mechanism for pressurized forming cavity
A mechanical mechanism is disclosed for supplementing the action of a pressurized working gas in hot blow forming of a sheet material. Opposing complementary heated forming tools grip the sheet...
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6907761 |
Method and apparatus for superplastically forming a workpiece
A method of superplastically forming a workpiece comprises placing the workpiece ( 16 ) in a die ( 14 ) and heating the workpiece ( 16 ) to a temperature at which the workpiece ( 16 ) is...
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6895856 |
Device and method for a high pressure press
A method to provide a high pressure press with a replaceable wear liner. The wear liner is first inserted into the cylindrical pressure chamber of the press and the pre-stressed by the application...
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6892560 |
Mold clamping apparatus and mold clamping method
A mold clamping apparatus includes a frame including a holding portion for holding a mold and an open portion allowing the mold to be inserted into/taken out from the holding portion in a direction...
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