Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of forming parts from sheet metal alloy
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Application No.: US15126196Application Date: 2015-03-13
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Publication No.: US10465271B2Publication Date: 2019-11-05
- Inventor: George Adam , Daniel Balint , Trevor Dean , John Dear , Omer El Fakir , Alistair Foster , Jianguo Lin , Liliang Wang
- Applicant: IMPERIAL INNOVATIONS LIMITED , IMPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB London GB Coventry
- Assignee: IMPERIAL INNOVATIONS LIMITED,IMPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- Current Assignee: IMPERIAL INNOVATIONS LIMITED,IMPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB London GB Coventry
- Agency: Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC
- Priority: GB1404650.2 20140314; GB1503238.6 20150226
- International Application: PCT/GB2015/050737 WO 20150313
- International Announcement: WO2015/136299 WO 20150917
- Main IPC: C22F1/04
- IPC: C22F1/04 ; C22F1/047 ; C22F1/05
Abstract:
A method of forming a part from sheet metal alloy is provided, for example, forming a part from aluminium alloy. The method comprises heating (A) the sheet metal alloy to a temperature at which solution heat treatment of the alloy occurs and so as to achieve solution heat treatment. The sheet is cooled (B) at least the critical cooling rate for the alloy and then placed between dies to form (C) it into or towards the part.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170081748A1 A METHOD OF FORMING PARTS FROM SHEET METAL ALLOY Public/Granted day:2017-03-23
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