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6634075 Method and arrangement in connection with secondary coating line  
The invention relates to a method and an arrangement in connection with a secondary coating line, in which method a fiber, fibers or fiber bundles are unwound from payoff reels ( 1 ) and guided to...
6634198 Method for producing a circumferentially closed hollow profile and device for performing the method  
In a method and a device for producing a circumferentially closed hollow profile, a hollow-profile blank is expanded by fluidic internal high pressure in an internal high-pressure forming tool,...
6631630 Hydroforming of composite materials  
The present invention provides an apparatus and a method which use hydroforming to shape complex structures from materials such as sheet metal or composites. In particular, an apparatus and a...
6615468 System for manufacturing built-up camshafts  
A process and system for manufacturing a built-up camshaft by which the operational safety of the camshaft is ensured in a simple manner in any engine operation and the camshaft can arbitrarily be...
6609301 Reinforced hydroformed members and methods of making the same  
A method of hydroforming a reinforced tube comprising providing a metal tubular blank having an interior defined by an inner surface and an exterior defined by an outer surface. A metal reinforcing...
6601423 Fabrication of bent tubing  
An approach to restoring the cross-section of a bent tube to circularity. The tube is placed into a fixture, so that pressurization does not remove the bend. Liquid is placed into the tube, and...
6591649 Method and apparatus for pulsed discharge forming of a dish from a planar plate  
An apparatus for forming a generally planar metal plate into a dish with a three-dimensional pattern is provided. The apparatus comprises a mold having a forming surface with a contour...
6588084 Process for producing a circumferentially closed hollow profile  
A process is for producing a circumferentially closed hollow profile, which is of frustoconical form in sections, from a sheet-bar blank. To produce hollow profiles of this type, the sheet bar is...
6584821 Self-aligning non-pinching hydroforming dies  
A pair of self-aligning non-pinching hydroforming dies have fingers and slots which are operable during closure of the dies on a tubular part to effect precise alignment of the dies as they are...
6584689 Multi-section support rail apparatus and method of making  
A multi-section support rail has a first section with an outer circumferential wall, a parallel inner circumferential wall and a transverse web extending longitudinally therealong, a second section...
6581263 Process and apparatus for producing an assembly linkage on a hollow profile  
A process and a device produces an assembly linkage on a hollow profile which is shaped for the installation of the assembly part by internal high-pressure remodeling. In order to achieve the...
6581284 Device and process for joining fitting parts on hollow profiles by means of fluid high internal pressure  
A device and method for joining fitting parts provided with a passage opening on hollow profiles through partial expansion of the hollow profiles at the location of the fitting parts is provided....
6581428 Method and apparatus for superplastic forming  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for forming a sheet of ductile material by superplastic forming. Excessive wrinkling is prevented in the present invention by providing a...
6575007 Device for forming a hollow profile by means of internal high pressure forming  
A device for forming a hollow profile formed as a multi-chamber profile by an internal high pressure generated by a fluid pressure medium within the hollow profile containing a sealing die engaging...
6574849 Method for deforming through high inner pressure at least two hollow bodies having each at least one opening, especially metal tubes or metal hollow profiles  
First and second hollow bodies each having at least one opening are joined by first forming a fracture zone in a joint region of the first body and then juxtaposing the bodies in a closed cavity of...
6571450 Process for the monolithic molding of superplastic material  
In the process for the monolithic molding of superplastic material, generation of wrinkles on the molded product can be prevented by avoiding local expansion generated in the no-bonding regions of...
6557233 Method and intermediate product for producing a hollow body and a hollow body produced by said method  
The invention relates to method for producing a hollow body ( 26 ) from sheet metal, especially from aluminum or aluminum alloys. According to the inventive method, a substantially flat sheet metal...
6539604 Vehicle structure with integral node  
A fluid formed node is provided to connect structure in an automotive vehicle. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method of forming a structural interconnection including the steps...
6536252 Non-metallic hydraulic expansion mandrel  
A hydraulic expansion mandrel for expanding tubes in a heat exchanger tube bundle into a tubesheet is formed from a non-metallic material, such a carbon fiber-reinforced material. The mandrel...
6532639 Hydroformed tubular structures and methods of making  
A hydroformed tubular structure includes at least two hydroformed members connected at a joint. At least one of said members includes a flattened portion having opposite sides in engagement. One of...
6532658 Process for the manufacture of a blade/vane of a turbomachine  
In a process for the manufacture of a blade/vane of a turbomachine, the blade/vane is made of a metallic enveloping structure and a supporting structure made of composite material provided inside...
6532641 Method of manufacturing an aluminum-thermoplastic panel  
A sheet of aluminum is formed to a mold by applying gas pressure. Thermoplastic resin is heated and applied to the aluminum in a selected pattern through a nozzle. In one embodiment, the...
6530252 Hydroforming method and hydroforming device  
A plurality of closing cylinder devices are provided between a bolster of a press machine and a bed containing a lower mold of a hydroforming device. An upper mold is attached to a slide of the...
6519851 Air gap insulated exhaust pipe with branch pipe stub and method of manufacturing same  
A method for manufacturing an air-gap-insulated exhaust pipe having a branch stub, as well as an exhaust pipe produced according to such a method and a tool for forming such an exhaust pipe. Two...
6519992 Method for operating a forming press  
A method of operating a metal forming press in which in a rigid press frame a workpiece is preloaded against a tool by means of a hold-down force, with at least one ram tool applying a ram force in...
6516646 Device for manufacturing a hollow body from two plates  
A device for manufacturing a hollow body from two plates. The device includes an internal high pressure forming tool having an interior surface defining a mold chamber corresponding to a shape of...
6513359 Fluid form  
A fluid form that is used to produce deep-drawn articles (cf. 10 ) on any presses, and includes a ram ( 2 ), a hold-down plate ( 3 ) and a die ( 4 ), which can be filled, preferably, with water,...
6513242 Method of manufacturing a vehicle body and frame assembly including hydroformed side rails  
A method is disclosed for manufacturing a vehicle body and frame assembly including a pair of side rails, each of which is formed from a single closed channel structural member that extends the...
6513243 Method of producing front axles for industrial vehicles  
A method of producing hollow front axles industrial vehicles including the steps of fluoforming a tubular blank to obtain an intermediate product having reduced-diameter ends, crushing the...
6510720 Hydraulic pressure forming using a self aligning and activating die system  
The present invention provides a hydroforming system and method eliminating the need for a solid steel die (or mold) set operated by a conventional high tonnage hydraulic press. The invention...
6505389 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...
6497030 Method of manufacturing a lead screw and sleeve mechanism using a hydroforming process  
A method of manufacturing a sleeve mechanism without the use of machines by using a hydroforming process. The method includes the steps of providing an inner sleeve, an intermediate sleeve, and an...
6497128 Method of hydroforming a fuel rail for a vehicular fuel delivery system  
A method of manufacturing a fuel rail for use in a fuel delivery system, such as for an engine in a vehicle, includes the initial hydroforming step to deform a central portion of a workpiece to...
6484384 Method of manufacturing an axially collapsible driveshaft assembly  
A method of manufacturing a collapsible driveshaft assembly includes the steps of disposing an end of a first tube within a forming die having a non-circular cross sectional shape, expanding the...
6474534 Hydroforming a tubular structure of varying diameter from a tubular blank made using electromagnetic pulse welding  
A method of hydroforming a tubular structure of varying diameter along its longitudinal axis, comprising the formation of a tubular blank member by welding together, at their periphery, tubes of...
6460250 Process for producing a tubular structural element  
A process for forming an elongate structural element of desired shape being of large and small cross-sectional dimensions at spaced locations along its length, the process including the steps of: ...
6442820 Method and apparatus for forming a tube having an article inserted therein  
In the present invention a tubular blank and an article such as a bushing to be assembled are loaded into a die. The tube is hydroformed using typical methods and, while the blank is still...
6438815 Windshield wiper arrangement for vehicles  
A windshield wiper arrangement includes a mounting for a drive containing a wiper motor, a gear unit and a lever arm and two bearing brackets, spaced from the drive, containing wiper arm drive...
6434989 Method and device for producing leadthroughs on hollow profiles  
A method and a device for producing leadthroughs on hollow profiles acted upon by a high fluidic pressure in an internal high-pressure forming tool. Dome-like secondary shaped elements are formed...
6425172 Homogenizing process for fiber-wrapped structural composites  
The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of fiber-reinforced pressure vessels and the product produced therefrom. A vessel liner is wrapped with resin-impregnated fibers and cured...
6418607 Method and apparatus for fabricating a hollow body  
In a method and apparatus for fabricating a hollow body, preferably of sheet metal, such as for example automobile hoods and doors, at least two blanks are held sealingly together and the hollow...
6408515 Method for manufacturing an engine cradle for a vehicle frame assembly  
A method for manufacturing an engine cradle for use with a vehicular body and frame assembly includes the initial step of selecting desired materials for each of four hollow members that will be...
6401509 Method for producing a hollow body made of metal  
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hollow body made of metal whose cross sectional shape changes in longitudinal direction, a tubular slug being sealed at its end and...
6401507 Hydroforming, in-die hydropiercing and slug-ejecting method and apparatus  
A die button flush mounted in the cavity surface of a lower one of two hydroforming dies has a backup plunger received therein that forms a part of this surface when the plunger is in a...
6397449 Method for expansion forming of tubing  
A frame member of rectangular cross section with rounded corners is formed by expansion of a tubular blank within a die cavity having an inner portion of corresponding cross section and an outer...
6395217 Extrusion molding process and the related apparatus  
An extrusion molding process including the steps of: i) extruding a material through an extruding die into a tubular molding, ii) driving two clamping devices to clamp the tubular molding at...
6386009 Method and apparatus for hydroforming multiple components with reduced press loading  
Apparatus and method for hydroforming multiple components simultaneously with a smaller capacity press than would be possible using conventional hydroforming methods and apparatus. Die pairs are...
6354124 Method and apparatus for the hydraulic forming of workpieces  
Internal high pressure forming at present takes place by exerting a pressure between sheet metal blanks fixed by a marginal weld. It has already been proposed to deform under high internal pressure...
6352311 Method of manufacturing a backrest structure for a vehicle seat and backrest structure obtained by this method  
A backrest structure for a vehicle seat comprises two hydroformed, tubular, horizontal crosspieces and vertical uprights engaged without any clearance in orifices punched into these crosspieces...
6349615 Lever  
A lever, for example, for transferring force to another structural component of a mechanism, has a prefabricated connecting piece disposed on at least one of its ends. The lever is constructed as a...