PRESS FORMING METHOD AND VEHICLE COMPONENT

摘要

Disclosed is a press forming method press forming a workpiece between a die and a punch, while pushing the punch into the die by means of a relative motion of the die and the punch, the method includes: producing an intermediate molding having ridges formed in predetermined parts of the workpiece, and then press forming the intermediate molding into a final shape, to thereby substantially thicken and work-harden the predetermined parts of the workpiece.