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7386938 |
Method of joining hydroformed tubular members
A hydroformed dovetail joint and method of joining tubular members includes a first hydroformed tubular member having a depression therein and a second hydroformed tubular member having an end. The...
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7380429 |
Tubular local expansion apparatus and method of locally expanding tubular member for vehicles
An apparatus and method for locally expanding tubular member includes a pre-form die having a cavity with an expansion chamber therein to receive a portion of a tubular blank between ends thereof....
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7377041 |
Torsion beam type suspension, method for forming torsion beam, and apparatus for forming torsion beam
A torsion beam type suspension and a forming method of a torsion beam are disclosed. In the torsion beam type suspension comprising a pair of left and right trailing arms connected to each other...
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7370504 |
Method of making variable thickness tubular member for vehicles
A method of making a variable thickness tubular member for a vehicle includes the steps of providing a tubular member and positioning a mandrel inside of the tubular member. The method also...
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7363790 |
Method for vaccum assisted preforming of superplastically or quick plastically formed article
Method of preforming and forming a sheet metal article from a preheated blank of sheet metal uses opposing dies including a punch having a punch surface defining a final configuration for the...
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7363691 |
Method and apparatus for forming a mono-diameter wellbore casing
A mono-diameter wellbore casing. The mono-diameter wellbore casing is formed by plastically deforming and radially expanding a first tubular member within a wellbore. A second tubular member is...
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7357414 |
Closure for a gas supply system
A seal for a gas supply system of metal, in particular for sealing an airbag conduit, wherein, during operation, the gas supply system has a gas-conducting cross-section and a wall of metal,...
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7356912 |
Method for ventilating a seat
The present invention is directed towards a method of forming a ventilated seat. More specifically, in one aspect, the present invention is directed towards providing an insert in fluid...
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7331095 |
Method of hydroforming a workpiece
The invention concerns a method whereby components are arranged in a mounting device, outside an internal high-pressure forming press, in accordance with their position and their function, such...
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7320211 |
Method of exchanging a diaphragm device
The invention relates to a press of pressure cell type, which comprises a press chamber in which a diaphragm device is arranged. The diaphragm device includes a diaphragm which together with a...
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7318333 |
Superplastic forming tool
A superplastic forming tool for forming a workpiece to make a part. The forming tool includes a forming die having first and second die members. At least one of the die members having a cavity...
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7313939 |
Hydroforming machine and a method of hydroforming
A hydroforming machine characterized by a die 2 having an opening on the upper surface and a fluid tank 2 a filled with fluid, a holder 3 being able to hold a periphery part between the die ...
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7310878 |
Automotive lower body component method of manufacture
A method for manufacturing a lower body component for a vehicle is provided including forming a one-piece floor pan at least partially defining a vehicle passenger compartment and substantially...
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7305860 |
Method for tube forming
A method is provided for forming a tube between a pair of dies. The tube is captured between a pair of dies having die surfaces constructed of an electrically non-conducting material defining a die...
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7296449 |
Dry hydraulic can shaping
A method for shaping an aerosol container ( 10 ) to a desired body contour. A container body ( 12 ) is formed into a cylindrical shape and installed into a mold ( 30 ) whose inner surface defines...
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7284403 |
Apparatus and method for performing a hydroforming process
An apparatus and method for performing a hydroforming process cause either or both of the opposed end portions of the workpiece to be deformed to achieve desired shapes therein. Initially, a...
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7266982 |
Hydroforming device and method
An apparatus ( 10, 110 ) and method to form a workpiece ( 32, 132 ) into a useful product ( 28, 128 ) using a pressurized fluid ( 14 ), also termed as “hydroforming”. The workpiece may be a...
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7251973 |
Hydroforming apparatus
A hydroforming apparatus for hydroforming a workpiece. The apparatus includes a die in which a die cavity is located, and an outer ring subassembly. The outer ring subassembly is movable relative...
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7251972 |
Method and device for reshaping tubes
A method and an apparatus for reshaping a tube having an initial outside diameter, an initial wall thickness, and an initial length to form a tube have a reshaped outside diameter, a reshaped...
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7249481 |
Process for forming a hydroformed automotive component with integrated weld flange
A process for forming a hydroformed automotive component with an integrally formed attachment bracket or weld flange begins with a tubular blank manufactured through a roll-forming process to...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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