发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for sequential axial feed hydroforming |
摘要 |
A tube member is placed in a die having a plurality of nodules formed in the cavity thereof. A chamber is formed between a mandrel and end piece within the tube. The mandrel is positioned adjacent a first of the nodules and the chamber is pressurized during a hydroforming cycle to form a node on the tube by simultaneously expanding a portion of the tube outward and feeding the tube linearly into the die cavity. A mechanism for feeding the tube linearly is external to the die cavity and has a member in abutment with one end of the tube. During a positioning cycle, the pressure in the chamber is reduced and the mandrel is moved longitudinally within the tube to a position adjacent the next sequential nodule to permit a repeat of the hydroforming cycle. In one embodiment of the hydroforming process, a mandrel is positioned into the tube from each tube end and a feed mechanism is disposed adjacent each tube end. This permits the sequential simultaneous hydroforming of pairs of nodes on the tube.
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申请公布号 |
US6176114(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2001.01.23 |
申请号 |
US20000576496 |
申请日期 |
2000.05.23 |
申请人 |
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION |
发明人 |
GMUROWSKI ROMUALD |
分类号 |
B21D15/10;B21D26/02;(IPC1-7):B21D15/06 |
主分类号 |
B21D15/10 |
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