摘要 |
The invention relates to a method that is used to produce a press-hardened molded part (3) having at least two regions that differ regarding the strength of the regions by means of a press-hardening tool. A blank heated to a forming temperature is formed in the press-hardening tool and held in the press-hardening tool during the cooling for the purpose of heat-treating. In order to set the regions of lower strength, said regions are cooled more slowly than the other regions. During the forming step, the entire blank and thus also the regions of the blank intended to be set to a lower strength are in contact with a molding surface of the tool (1). After the conclusion of the forming step, the tool surface (2) in contact with the molded part is changed in such a way that the one or more regions to be set with lower strength have no tool contact during the cooling step that follows the forming step. According to the invention, the tool surface associated with the one or more regions of lower strength of the molded part (3) is formed by tool segments (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4) that can be adjusted relative to the remaining tool surface and the tool segments (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4) are adjusted after the forming step in order to change the tool surface (2), and the molding side of the one or more tool segments (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4) that forms the molding surface for the forming process is larger than the region of the molded part that is to be set with lower strength and that is associated with such a tool segment (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4). The invention further relates to a press-hardening tool having a shaping surface (2) for producing a press-hardened molded part (3) having at least two regions that differ regarding the strength of the regions. According to a first alternative, the tool surface associated with the regions of lower strength is formed by tool segments (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4) that can be adjusted relative to the remaining tool surface, and the molding surface of the one or more tool segments (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4) that forms the molding surface (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4) for the forming process is larger than the region of the molded part that is to be set with lower hardness due to strength by means of such a tool segment (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4). |