Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Forming device and metal pipe
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Application No.: US17015953Application Date: 2020-09-09
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Publication No.: US11642715B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Akihiro Ide , Masayuki Ishizuka , Norieda Ueno , Kimihiro Nogiwa
- Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Current Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Priority: JP 2018043315 2018.03.09
- Main IPC: B21D26/00
- IPC: B21D26/00 ; B21D22/02 ; B21D26/041 ; B21D26/043 ; B21D26/047 ; F16L9/00

Abstract:
A forming device which expands a metal pipe material to form a metal pipe having a pipe portion and a flange portion includes first and second dies paired with each other and including pipe forming surfaces for forming the pipe portion and flange forming surfaces for forming the flange portion, a drive unit that drives at least one of the first and second dies, and a controller that controls the drive unit, in which, on at least one of the flange forming surfaces of the first and second dies, a protrusion portion protruding by an amount not to abut against the other flange forming surface when the dies are closed is formed and the controller controls the drive unit to form a thin wall portion at which a thickness of the flange portion becomes partially small at the flange portion by the protrusion portion pressing the flange portion.
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