阅读说明：本技术 加压成形品的制造方法 (Method for producing press-molded article ) 是由 阪本和纪 林田康宏 渡边宪一 木村高行 于 2018-05-29 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种制造加压成形品的方法,具备在被加压部件(30)的被加压部(31)形成多个角部(31G)的工序、将被加压部件(30)向第1金属模(10)与第2金属模(20)之间配置的工序、以及将被加压部(31)加压成形以使被加压部(31)的高度变小的工序；在加压成形的工序中,在被加压部(31)借助角部(31G)形成朝向第2金属模(20)以凸状弯曲的一对第1弯曲部(31A),一边用一对保持部(20B)保持一对第1弯曲部(31A),一边在被加压部(31)借助角部(31G)形成从一对第1弯曲部(31A)之间的位置朝向第1金属模(10)以凸状弯曲的第2弯曲部(31B),对第2弯曲部(31B)加压而使其变形。(A method for manufacturing a press-molded article includes a step of forming a plurality of corner portions (31G) in a pressed portion (31) of a pressed member (30), a step of disposing the pressed member (30) between a 1 st metal mold (10) and a 2 nd metal mold (20), and a step of press-molding the pressed portion (31) so as to reduce the height of the pressed portion (31); in the step of press forming, a pair of 1 st bent portions (31A) which are bent in a convex manner toward a 2 nd die (20) are formed in a pressed portion (31) via a corner portion (31G), while a pair of 1 st bent portions (31A) are held by a pair of holding portions (20B), a 2 nd bent portion (31B) which is bent in a convex manner toward the 1 st die (10) from a position between the pair of 1 st bent portions (31A) is formed in the pressed portion (31) via the corner portion (31G), and the 2 nd bent portion (31B) is pressed and deformed.)

1. A method of manufacturing a press-molded article by press-molding a curved pressed portion formed on a plate-like pressed member,

the disclosed device is provided with:

forming a plurality of corner portions on the pressurized portion;

disposing the pressed member having the corner portion formed on the pressed portion between a 1 st die and a 2 nd die; and

a step of pressing and forming the pressed portion so that the height of the pressed portion becomes smaller by relatively moving the 1 st die and the 2 nd die to approach each other;

in the step of the press molding, the resin composition,

the pressed portion is formed with a pair of 1 st bent portions which are bent in a convex manner toward the 2 nd die via the corner portion, while the pair of 1 st bent portions are held by a pair of groove-shaped holding portions provided in the 2 nd die so as to be spaced apart from each other, the pressed portion is formed with a 2 nd bent portion which is bent in a convex manner toward the 1 st die from a position between the pair of 1 st bent portions via the corner portion, and the 2 nd bent portion is pressed and deformed.

2. The method of producing a press-molded article according to claim 1,

in the step of press molding, the pressed portion is thickened.

3. The method of producing a press-molded article according to claim 1,

in the press molding step, the pressurized portion is press molded until the height of the pressurized portion disappears after the molding.

4. The method of producing a press-molded article according to claim 1,

in the press molding step, the pressurized portion is press molded so that the pressurized portion after molding has a curved shape having a height smaller than that before molding.

5. The method of producing a press-molded article according to claim 1,

in the step of press forming, the peripheral portion of the pressurized member is held between the 1 st metal mold and the 2 nd metal mold.

6. The method of producing a press-molded article according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

the pressurized member is formed by hot pressing.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a method for producing a press-molded article.

Background

Conventionally, a technique for manufacturing a frame member of an automobile by press forming a metal plate has been known. In such applications of the automobile frame member, there is an increasing demand for a metal plate which is reinforced by partially forming a thickened portion in which the plate thickness is increased, in addition to a metal plate having a constant plate thickness. Patent document 1 discloses a technique for manufacturing such a partially thickened skeleton member by press forming a metal plate.

Patent document 1 discloses a method of preparing a flat plate member having a corrugated micro-bead (micro-bead) formed of continuous concave-convex portions and applying a press process to the flat plate member in manufacturing a pillar for an automobile. According to this method, the thickness of the micro-corrugated portion is increased by applying pressure in the thickness direction, and a column having a partially increased thickness can be manufactured.

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In the method for manufacturing a pillar disclosed in patent document 1, first, a micro-corrugated portion is formed in advance by bending a flat plate member, and a thickened portion can be formed by pressing the micro-corrugated portion. In this case, the material is stretched and strained in the bending process for forming the micro-wave portions before the press working, and thus the thickness of the plate material is reduced. Therefore, even if the micro-wave portion is press-processed in the subsequent step, a desired amount of thickness increase cannot be obtained, and a large thickness decrease may locally occur to become a starting point of fracture of the press-molded article. As described above, the method disclosed in patent document 1 may not be able to appropriately obtain a desired shape.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a press-molded article which can more appropriately obtain a desired shape.

Means for solving the problems

One aspect of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a press-molded article by press-molding a curved pressed portion formed on a plate-shaped pressed member, the method including: forming a plurality of corner portions on the pressurized portion; disposing the pressed member having the corner portion formed on the pressed portion between a 1 st die and a 2 nd die; and a step of pressing and forming the pressed portion so that the height of the pressed portion becomes smaller by relatively moving the 1 st metal mold and the 2 nd metal mold to approach each other; in the press forming step, a pair of 1 st bent portions that are bent in a convex manner toward the 2 nd die are formed in the pressed portion via the corner portion, while the pair of 1 st bent portions are held by a pair of groove-shaped holding portions provided in the 2 nd die so as to be spaced apart from each other, a 2 nd bent portion that is bent in a convex manner toward the 1 st die from a position between the pair of 1 st bent portions is formed in the pressed portion via the corner portion, and the 2 nd bent portion is pressed and deformed.

According to the above configuration, in the press forming of the pressed portion, the 2 nd bent portion is pressed while the 1 st bent portion is held by the holding portion of the 2 nd die. This makes it possible to flow the material throughout the entire pressure-receiving portion during the press molding, and prevent a local thickness reduction that may become a starting point of a fracture in the press-molded article. Therefore, a press-molded article having a desired shape can be obtained appropriately. Further, by forming the 1 st bend portion and the 2 nd bend portion at the corner portions of the pressurized part, the material flow is easily caused, the 1 st bend portion and the 2 nd bend portion can be easily formed at desired positions, and the press-molded article having a desired shape can be more appropriately obtained.

The aforementioned technical means preferably further comprises the following configuration.

(1) In the step of press molding, the pressed portion is thickened.

According to the above configuration (1), a press-molded article having an improved strength of the pressed portion can be manufactured.

(2) In the press molding step, the pressurized portion is press molded until the height of the pressurized portion disappears after the molding.

According to the above configuration (2), a press-molded article having a further improved strength of the pressed portion can be manufactured.

(3) In the press molding step, the pressurized portion is press molded so that the pressurized portion after molding has a curved shape having a height smaller than that before molding.

According to the above configuration (3), a press-molded article having a curved shape can be manufactured. The "curved shape" referred to herein is an arbitrary shape curved so as to bulge in the thickness direction of the plate material.

(4) In the step of press forming, the peripheral portion of the pressurized member is held between the 1 st metal mold and the 2 nd metal mold.

According to the above configuration (4), the material can be suppressed from entering toward the peripheral portion at the time of press forming.

(5) The pressurized member is formed by hot pressing.

Since the flow of the material in the pressurized portion can be controlled during the press molding as described above, according to the above configuration (5), a press molded article having a desired shape can be easily obtained even in the case of the hot pressing in which the material is likely to flow.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, a method for producing a press-molded article capable of more appropriately obtaining a desired shape can be provided.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram of a press molding apparatus used in a method of manufacturing a press molded product according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a micro-corrugated portion formed in a pressed portion.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of a method for producing a press-molded article.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the peripheral portion of the pressurized member is sandwiched by the mold.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which the 1 st and 2 nd bent portions are formed in the pressurized portion of the pressurized member.

Fig. 6 is a view showing a state in which the 2 nd bent portion formed in the pressurized portion is pressurized by the pressing portion of the 1 st die.

Fig. 7 is a view showing a state in which the 2 nd bent portion formed in the pressurized portion is pressurized by the pressing portion of the 1 st die, following fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which concave and convex regions are formed in the pressurized portion.

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which the pressure forming of the pressure-receiving portion is completed.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of the region X of fig. 9.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a press-molded article.

Fig. 12 is a configuration diagram of a press molding apparatus used in a method of manufacturing a press molded product according to another embodiment.

Fig. 13 is a view showing a state in which 1 st and 2 nd bent portions are formed in a pressurized portion of a pressurized member according to another embodiment.

Fig. 14 is a view showing a state in which the 2 nd bent portion formed in the pressurized portion is pressurized by the pressing portion of the 2 nd die according to another embodiment.

Fig. 15 is a diagram showing a state in which press forming of a pressurized part is completed according to another embodiment.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[ Press Molding apparatus ]

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram of a press molding apparatus used in a method of manufacturing a press molded product according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the press molding apparatus 1 is an apparatus for manufacturing a press molded article having a hat shape in cross section by press molding a curved pressed portion 31 formed in a plate-shaped pressed member 30. Here, the "pressurized portion" refers to a portion of the member to be pressurized that is deformed by pressurization. The press molding apparatus 1 includes a 1 st die 10 as an upper die, a 2 nd die 20 as a lower die, and a driving unit 40. Hereinafter, the vertical direction in fig. 1 is simply referred to as "vertical direction". In addition, the up-down direction does not necessarily need to be the direction of gravity. The 2 nd die 20 is vertically opposed to the 1 st die 10. The driving unit 40 moves the 1 st die 10 in the vertical direction so as to approach the 2 nd die 20 or separate from the 2 nd die 20.

The member to be pressed 30 is a plate material made of a metal material such as hard steel, soft steel, aluminum, titanium, or copper. The pressurized member 30 includes a pressurized portion 31 that is thickened by pressure molding, and peripheral portions 32 and 33 that are connected to both ends of the pressurized portion 31 and bent in a cross-sectional L shape, and these are connected in a single plate shape. The peripheral portions 32 and 33 are portions that are not pressed by the 1 st die 10 and the 2 nd die 20.

As shown in fig. 1, the pressurized portion 31 has a shape curved in a polygonal shape in cross section. More specifically, the pressurized portion 31 is formed in a polygonal shape having a height H in the vertical direction and including a plurality of corner portions 31G and a plurality of straight portions 31L connecting the corner portions 31G.

The linear length of the pressurized portion 31 before pressurization is larger than the length along the undulations of the later-described uneven region 91A of the press-molded article 90 shown in fig. 11. Here, the "line length" of the pressurized portion 31 is a length from one end portion of the pressurized portion 31 to the other end portion along the pressurized portion 31. Therefore, by press-forming the pressed portion 31 to form the concave-convex region 91A (in other words, to make the height H of the trapezoid disappear), the line length of the pressed portion 31 becomes short, whereby the pressed portion 31 can be thickened.

The pressurized portion 31 is configured to have a curved shape as described above, and thus a sufficient length of wire required for thickening is secured. More specifically, as compared with the structure in which the micro-corrugated portion 310A formed of a continuous uneven region is formed in the flat plate-shaped pressurized portion 310 as shown in the comparative example of fig. 2, a larger line length can be secured. That is, in the present embodiment, the length (line length) from one end of the pressurized portion 31 to the other end along the pressurized portion 31 can be made significantly larger than that in the case of the comparative example in which the microwaviness portion 310A is formed, and thus the thickening amount of the pressurized portion 31 can be made larger.

As shown in fig. 1, the 1 st die 10 has an upper press molding surface 10A having a wavy shape for pressing one main surface of the pressed portion 31. The 1 st die 10 has a 1 st die center portion 11 disposed at the center of the 1 st die 10 and 1 st die peripheral portions 12 disposed on both sides of the 1 st die center portion 11. The upper press molding surface 10A is composed of a 1 st molding surface 11A provided at the lower end of the 1 st mold center portion 11 and a 2 nd molding surface 12A provided at the lower end of the 1 st mold peripheral portion 12. As shown in fig. 6, the upper press molding surface 10A is a surface having continuous uneven regions by aligning the height of the 1 st molding surface 11A with the height of the 2 nd molding surface 12A.

As shown in fig. 1, the 1 st die 10 has an upper press molding surface 10A, and has an upper molding die 74 as a portion to be press-molded by the pressed portion 31 and upper clamping dies 75 and 76 to clamp and fix the peripheral portions 32 and 33. The upper forming die 74 has the 1 st die center 11 and the 1 st die peripheral 12 integrally formed, and the upper clamping die 75 and 76 are formed as a part of the 1 st die peripheral 12.

The 1 st die center portion 11 and the 1 st die peripheral portion 12 are configured to be movable in the vertical direction independently of each other by the driving portion 40. That is, only the 1 st die peripheral portion 12 can be moved up and down with the position of the 1 st die central portion 11 fixed, and only the 1 st die central portion 11 can be moved up and down with the position of the 1 st die peripheral portion 12 fixed.

A pressing portion 14 having a shape protruding downward toward the 2 nd die 20 is provided on the 1 st forming surface 11A of the 1 st die center portion 11. The pressing portion 14 is a central portion of the 1 st forming surface 11A, and protrudes downward from both side portions thereof. As shown in fig. 5, in the press forming, the 2 nd bent portion 31B bent in a convex shape toward the 1 st die 10 is formed in the pressed portion 31, but the 2 nd bent portion 31B can be pressed by the pressing portion 14.

As shown in fig. 1, the 2 nd die 20 has a wavy lower press-molding surface 20A facing the upper press-molding surface 10A of the 1 st die 10. The 2 nd die 20 has a 2 nd die central portion 21 and a 2 nd die peripheral portion 22 formed separately from the 2 nd die central portion 21.

The 2 nd die center portion 21 includes a support portion 24 provided on a horizontal plane, and a molding portion 25 standing upward from the approximate center of the support portion 24 toward the 1 st die 10. The lower press molding surface 20A is provided on the top of the molding portion 25. The lower press molding surface 20A is constituted by continuous concave-convex regions similarly to the upper press molding surface 10A, and has the same length as the width of the concave-convex region 91A formed in the press molded article 90 shown in fig. 11. The convex portion of the upper press molding surface 10A faces the concave portion of the lower press molding surface 20A, and the concave portion of the upper press molding surface 10A faces the convex portion of the lower press molding surface 20A. Therefore, as shown in fig. 8, by press-molding the wavy pressed portion 31 with the upper press-molding surface 10A and the lower press-molding surface 20A, the concave-convex area along the concave-convex surfaces of the upper and lower press- molding surfaces 10A and 20A can be formed in the pressed portion 31.

As shown in fig. 5, in the press forming, two 1 st bent portions 31A that are convexly bent toward the 2 nd die 20 are formed in the pressed portion 31 so as to be separated from each other. The two 1 st bent portions 31A can be held by a pair of recessed holding portions 20B provided on the lower press molding surface 20A. The pair of holding portions 20B are provided apart from each other so as to sandwich the concave groove located at the center of the lower press molding surface 20A, and are located outside the pressing portion 14 of the 1 st die 10. That is, the pressing portion 14 is located between the two holding portions 20B.

As shown in fig. 1, the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22 is disposed so as to vertically face the 1 st die peripheral portion 12, and the peripheral portions 32 and 33 are sandwiched between the 1 st die peripheral portion 12 and the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22. The 2 nd mold peripheral portion 22 has one ends of elastic members 26 and 27 such as springs connected to the lower end surface 22A, and is connected to the upper surface 24A of the support portion 24 by the elastic members 26 and 27. In the state before the start of pressing shown in fig. 1, the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22 is located on the upper side so as to form a step with respect to the molding portion 25 of the 2 nd die central portion 21, thereby forming a pressing space S for accommodating the pressed portion 31 between the upper press molding surface 10A and the lower press molding surface 20A. Then, the 1 st die peripheral portion 12 is lowered and the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22 is pressed downward, so that the elastic members 26 and 27 contract, and the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22 is lowered while being in sliding contact with the side surface of the molding portion 25. Thereby, the pressurizing space S is gradually reduced, and the pressurized portion 31 is pressurized.

In the 2 nd die 20, the 2 nd die central portion 21 corresponds to a lower forming die portion that press-forms the pressed portion 31 together with the upper forming die portion 74, and the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22 corresponds to a lower clamping die portion that clamps and fixes the peripheral portions 32 and 33 together with the upper clamping die portions 75 and 76. That is, in the present embodiment, the lower molding die portion and the lower clamping die portion are formed as separate bodies from each other.

The driving unit 40 is a member for lowering the 1 st die 10 to approach the 2 nd die 20. This makes it possible to reduce the pressing space S and press-mold the pressed portion 31. The driving unit 40 is disposed above the 1 st die 10, and includes a hydraulic or electric piston capable of reciprocating. The piston presses the 1 st die center portion 11 and the 1 st die peripheral portion 12, respectively, so that they can be moved up and down independently of each other.

[ method for producing Press-molded article ]

Next, a process of press-molding the pressed portion 31 using the press molding apparatus 1 will be described mainly with reference to the flowchart shown in fig. 3 and fig. 1 and 4 to 9. Fig. 1 and 4 to 9 sequentially show the process of reducing the pressing space S and press-molding the pressed portion 31 by lowering the 1 st die 10 toward the 2 nd die 20. In the present embodiment, hot pressing for press-forming the pressurized member 30 softened by heating is described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present manufacturing method can be similarly used also in cold working.

First, step S09 of preparing the pressurized member 30 is performed. In step S09, first, a flat plate-shaped member to be pressed 30 made of various metal materials such as hard steel is prepared and processed to form a curved portion to be pressed 31 having a plurality of corner portions 31G. The pressurized member 30 is heated or energized in the electric furnace to be in a softened state.

Next, step S10 of arranging the pressurized member 30 in the press molding apparatus 1 is performed. In step S10, the pressurized member 30 softened by heating is arranged between the 1 st die 10 and the 2 nd die 20. At this time, as shown in fig. 1, the peripheral portions 32 and 33 are disposed between the 1 st die peripheral portion 12 and the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22, and the pressurized portion 31 is disposed in the pressurization space S.

Next, step S20 of press-molding the pressed portion 31 is performed. In step S20, the 1 st die 10 is moved closer to the 2 nd die 20 to reduce the pressing space S, and the pressurized portion 31 is press-molded so that the height H of the pressurized portion 31 is reduced. In this step S20, a bending step S21 of forming the 1 st bend 31A and the 2 nd bend 31B in the pressurized portion 31 via the corner 31G as shown in fig. 5, and a deforming step S22 of pressing and deforming the 2 nd bend 31B while holding the 1 st bend 31A by the holding portion 20B as shown in fig. 6 and 7 are performed in this order.

First, in the bending step S21, the 1 st mold peripheral portion 12 is lowered toward the 2 nd mold peripheral portion 22 side by the driving portion 40 while the position of the 1 st mold central portion 11 is fixed in the state of fig. 1. As a result, as shown in fig. 4, the peripheral portions 32 and 33 are sandwiched and fixed between the 1 st die peripheral portion 12 and the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22. This prevents the material from flowing toward the peripheral portions 32 and 33.

By further lowering the 1 st die peripheral portion 12 in this state, the pressing space S is reduced, and the height H of the pressed portion 31 gradually decreases. Then, if the height H of the pressed portion 31 is equal to or less than the predetermined value, the pressed portion 31 is bent by the corner portion 31G, and as shown in fig. 5, a pair of 1 st bent portions 31A which are bent in a convex shape toward the 2 nd die 20 and a 2 nd bent portion 31B which is bent in a convex shape toward the 1 st die 10 from a position between the pair of 1 st bent portions 31A are formed in the pressed portion 31. The above-described formation by the corner portions 31G may be formed by bending from the corner portions 31G as starting points by the presence of the corner portions 31G, or may be formed by bending between the corner portions 31G. At this time, as the 1 st die 10 approaches the 2 nd die 20 with the peripheral portions 32 and 33 fixed, the material between the holding portion 20B and the peripheral portions 32 and 33 flows toward the holding portion 20B, and further flows from the holding portion 20B toward the pressing portion 14. As a result, as shown in fig. 5, the 1 st bent portion 31A is raised to fit into the concave groove of the holding portion 20B and fixed in position, and the 2 nd bent portion 31B is raised upward to face the pressing portion 14 of the 1 st die 10.

Next, in the deforming step S22, the driving unit 40 lowers both the 1 st die center portion 11 and the 1 st die peripheral portion 12, and the pressing unit 14 of the 1 st die 10 presses the 2 nd bend portion 31B while holding the 1 st bend portion 31A by the holding unit 20B, as shown in fig. 6 and 7. Thereby, the 2 nd bent portion 31B is deformed so as to be bent downward. At this time, although the material flows in the pressurized portion 31, by holding the 1 st bent portion 31A by the holding portion 20B, the flow of the material to the outside (i.e., the peripheral portions 32 and 33 side) of the holding portion 20B is suppressed, and the excessive amount of the material is prevented from being deviated on both sides of the pressurized portion 31. Further, by sandwiching the end portions of the peripheral portions 32 and 33 connected to the pressurized portion 31 between the 1 st die peripheral portion 12 and the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22, the material is also suppressed from entering the peripheral portions 32 and 33. In the central portion of the pressed portion 31, the 2 nd bent portion 31B is also pressed by the pressing portion 14, and an excessive amount of material is prevented from being unevenly distributed. Then, as shown in fig. 8 and 9, when the height H of the pressed portion 31 is decreased to disappear, the movement of the 1 st die center portion 11 and the 1 st die peripheral portion 12 is stopped, and the press molding is completed. As shown in the enlarged view of fig. 10, when the pressing is completed, a distance L1 between the pressing portion 14 and a portion (bottom surface of the groove of the lower press molding surface 20A) of the 2 nd mold 20 opposed thereto is the same as a distance L2 between the bottom surface of the holding portion 20B and a portion (convex portion of the upper press molding surface 10A) of the 1 st mold 10 opposed thereto.

As described above, by press-molding the pressurized portion 31 in the height direction (i.e., the vertical direction) while preventing the material from flowing toward the peripheral portions 32 and 33, the pressurized portion 31 is thickened in accordance with the reduction in the height H. As a result, as shown in fig. 10, the plate thickness T1 of the pressurized portion 31 becomes larger than the plate thickness T2 of the peripheral portions 32 and 33 (the portions other than the pressurized portion 31), and a partially thickened press-molded article is produced. Here, the plate thicknesses T1 and T2 are plate thicknesses (minimum plate thicknesses) of the thinnest portions of the pressurized portion 31 and the peripheral portions 32 and 33, respectively. The pressed portion 31 after the press molding is thickened and formed with an uneven region 91A having a shape along the uneven surfaces of the upper and lower press molding surfaces 10A and 20A. After the press molding is completed, the 1 st die 10 is lifted by the driving unit 40, and the press molded product is taken out.

[ Press moldings ]

Next, a press-molded article 90 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 11. The press-molded article 90 is a component used as a frame member for an automobile, such as a front pillar, a cross member, and a side sill (side wall), and is manufactured by the method for manufacturing a press-molded article according to the present embodiment.

As shown in fig. 11, the press-molded article 90 has a hat-like shape, and includes a top plate 91 thickened by press-molding of the pressed portion 31, vertical wall portions 92 and 93 connected to both ends of the top plate 91, and flange portions 94 and 95 connected to end portions of the vertical wall portions 92 and 93 (and end portions on the opposite side from the side connected to the top plate 91). The vertical wall portions 92 and 93 and the flange portions 94 and 95 are portions corresponding to the peripheral portions 32 and 33 (fig. 1), and have a smaller plate thickness than the top plate portion 91. That is, the press-molded article 90 is partially thickened at the top plate 91. As shown in fig. 11, in the top plate 91 (thickened portion), an uneven region 91A is formed which continues along the uneven surfaces of the press molding surfaces 10A, 20A of the 1 st die 10 and the 2 nd die 20. The uneven area 91A is a wavy portion formed by repeating the above-described steps at a sufficiently small pitch with respect to the width W of the top plate 91 in the left-right direction in fig. 11. By providing the uneven region 91A in this way, the strength of the thickened portion 91 is further improved as compared with a flat-surface structure.

[ Effect ]

Next, the features and the operational effects of the press molding apparatus 1 and the method for producing a press molded article according to the present embodiment will be described.

The press molding apparatus 1 is an apparatus for manufacturing a press molded product 90 by press molding a curved pressed portion 31 having a plurality of corner portions 31G formed on a plate-shaped pressed member 30. The press molding apparatus 1 includes: a 1 st die 10 having an upper press molding surface 10A; a 2 nd die 20 having a lower press molding surface 20A opposed to the upper press molding surface 10A and forming a pressing space S for accommodating the pressed portion 31 with the 1 st die 10; and a driving unit 40 for moving the 1 st die 10 and the 2 nd die 20 relatively to each other to be close to each other so as to reduce the pressurizing space S. The 2 nd die 20 is provided with a pair of holding portions 20B in a recessed groove shape for holding the two 1 st bent portions 31A of the pressed portion 31 in a state of being separated from each other. The 1 st die 10 has a pressing portion 14, and the pressing portion 14 is located between the two holding portions 20B, has a shape protruding toward the 2 nd die 20, and presses the 2 nd bent portion 31B of the pressed portion 31.

The method of manufacturing the press-molded article is a method of manufacturing the press-molded article 90 by press-molding the pressed portion 31 formed in a curved shape having a plurality of corner portions 31G of the plate-shaped pressed member 30. The manufacturing method comprises: a step S09 of preparing the pressurized member 30; a step S10 of disposing the pressed member 30 having the corner 31G formed on the pressed portion 31 between the 1 st die 10 and the 2 nd die 20; and a step S20 of pressing the pressed portion 31 so that the height H of the pressed portion becomes smaller by relatively moving the 1 st die 10 and the 2 nd die 20 closer to each other.

In step S09 of preparing the pressure receiving member 30, the flat plate-shaped pressure receiving member 30 is prepared, and the curved pressure receiving portion 31 having the plurality of corner portions 31G is formed by processing the flat plate-shaped pressure receiving member 30. The pressurized member 30 is softened by heating or energization heating in an electric furnace.

In step S10 in which the pressed member 30 is disposed between the 1 st die 10 and the 2 nd die 20, the pressed member 30 provided with the curved pressed portion 31 having the plurality of corners 31G in step S09 is disposed between the 1 st die 10 and the 2 nd die 20.

In the press forming step S20, the pair of 1 st bent portions 31A that are bent in a convex shape toward the 2 nd die 20 are formed in the pressed portion 31 via the corner portion 31G. While the pair of 1 st bent portions 31A are held by the pair of groove-shaped holding portions 20B provided in the 2 nd die 20 so as to be spaced apart from each other, the 2 nd bent portions 31B bent in a convex shape from a position between the pair of 1 st bent portions 31A toward the 1 st die 10 are formed in the pressed portion 31 via the corner portions 31G. Then, the 2 nd bent portion 31B is pressed and deformed by the pressing portion 14 of the 1 st die 10, and the pressed portion 31 is thickened.

According to the above feature, the pressurized portion 31 can be formed in a curved shape to secure a length of a wire necessary for thickening, and the thickened portion can be formed by performing the press forming to reduce the height H of the pressurized portion 31. Therefore, as compared with the case where the micro-wave portion 310A is formed in the flat plate-shaped pressurized portion 310 as in the comparative example shown in fig. 2, the length of the wire required for thickening can be ensured to be longer, and the press-molded article 90 having a large amount of thickening can be manufactured. In the press forming of the pressed portion 31, the 1 st bent portion 31A is held by the holding portion 20B of the 2 nd die 20, and the 2 nd bent portion 31B provided between the 1 st bent portions 31A is pressed by the pressing portion 14 of the 1 st die 10. This suppresses the material from being biased to both sides or the center of the pressurized portion 31. By controlling the flow of the material during the press molding in this way, a desired amount of thickness increase can be obtained, and local thickness reduction that may become a starting point of fracture of the press molded article 90 can be prevented. As a result, a press-molded article having a desired shape can be obtained appropriately.

In the method of manufacturing the press-molded article, in the press-molding step S20, the 1 st bend portion 31A and the 2 nd bend portion 31B are formed in the pressed portion 31. More specifically, the press molding step S20 includes: a bending step S21 of forming a 1 st bent portion 31A and a 2 nd bent portion 31B in the pressed portion 31 via the corner portion 31G; and a deforming step S22 of pressing and deforming the 2 nd bend 31B while holding the 1 st bend 31A by the holding portion 20B. In this way, by forming the 1 st and 2 nd bent portions 31A and 31B in the pressurized portion 31 via the corner portion 31G during the press molding, the material flow is easily caused, the 1 st and 2 nd bent portions 31A and 31B can be easily formed at desired positions, and a press molded product having a desired shape can be more appropriately obtained. Further, since it is not necessary to form the 1 st and 2 nd bent portions 31A and 31B in advance before the press molding, the manufacturing process can be made efficient.

In the method of manufacturing a press-molded article, in the step S20 of press molding, the portion 31 to be pressed is press-molded so that the plate thickness becomes larger than the portions (peripheral portions 32 and 33) of the member 30 to be pressed other than the portion 31 to be pressed. This enables the press-formed article 90 to be manufactured with improved strength by partially forming the thickened portion.

In the method of manufacturing the press-molded article, in the step S20 of press molding, the pressurized portion 31 is press-molded until the height H of the pressurized portion 31 disappears after the molding, that is, until the end portions of the peripheral portions 32 and 33 connected to the pressurized portion 31 and the pressurized portion 31 are substantially at the same position in the vertical direction. This can increase the thickness of the pressurized portion 31, and can produce the press-molded article 90 having further improved strength.

In the method of manufacturing the press-molded article, the member to be pressed 30 has the peripheral portions 32 and 33 connected to the end of the part to be pressed 31. In the step S20 of press forming, the portions of the peripheral portions 32 and 33 that are continuous with the pressurized portion 31 are sandwiched by the 1 st die 10 (the 1 st die peripheral portion 12) and the 2 nd die 20 (the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22). This can promote the flow of the material from the end portion to the central portion of the pressurized portion 31 during the press molding, and can more effectively suppress the excessive amount of the material from being biased toward the end portion of the pressurized portion 31.

In the method for manufacturing the press-molded article, the 1 st die 10 includes: a 1 st die center portion 11 having a pressing portion 14; and a 1 st mold peripheral portion 12 formed separately from the 1 st mold central portion 11 and configured to be movable independently of the 1 st mold central portion 11. In the press forming step S20, the 1 st die peripheral portion 12 is moved to form the 1 st bent portion 31A and the 2 nd bent portion 31B via the corner portion 31G in the pressed portion 31, and then the 2 nd bent portion 31B is pressed and deformed by the pressing portion 14. More specifically, in the bending step S21, the 1 st metal mold peripheral portion 12 is moved downward, whereby the 1 st bent portion 31A and the 2 nd bent portion 31B are formed in the pressurized portion 31 via the corner portion 31G. In the deforming step S22, the 1 st die center portion 11 is moved downward, and the 2 nd bent portion 31B is pressed and deformed by the pressing portion 14. This enables the 1 st die center 11 to start moving after the 2 nd bend portion 31B is formed in the pressurized portion 31 during press forming, and the 2 nd bend portion 31B can be more reliably pressurized by the pressing portion 14.

In the method of manufacturing the press-molded article, when the press-molding step S20 is completed, the distance L1 between the pressing portion 14 and the 2 nd die 20 is the same as the distance L2 between the holding portion 20B and the 1 st die 10. This can make the thickness of the pressurized portion 31 uniform.

In the method of manufacturing the press-molded article, in the step S20 of press molding, the concave-convex regions 91A are provided to the pressed portion 31. This makes it possible to produce the press-molded article 90 reinforced by the uneven region 91A and further improved in strength.

In the method of manufacturing the press-molded article, the member to be pressed 30 is molded by hot pressing. As described above, in the present embodiment, the flow of the material of the pressurized portion 31 can be controlled during the press molding, and therefore, a target amount of thickness increase can be obtained even in the case of the hot pressing in which the material is likely to flow.

(other embodiments)

In the method of manufacturing the press-molded article, the pressing portion 14 is provided in the 1 st die 10, but the pressing portion may be provided in the 2 nd die 20.

Fig. 12 is a configuration diagram of a press molding apparatus used in a method for producing a press molded product according to another embodiment of the present invention. The other embodiment is different from the above embodiment in that the pressing portion is not provided in the 1 st die 10, but the pressing portion 29 is provided in the 2 nd die 20, and the other configuration is the same as the above embodiment. Therefore, in the description of the other embodiments, the same reference numerals are given to the same portions as those of the above-described embodiment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in fig. 12, the 2 nd die 20 has a wavy lower press-molding surface 20A facing the upper press-molding surface 10A of the 1 st die 10. The 2 nd die 20 has a 2 nd die central portion 21 and a 2 nd die peripheral portion 22 formed separately from the 2 nd die central portion 21.

The 2 nd die center portion 21 has: a support portion 24 provided on a horizontal plane; a molding portion 25 that is erected upward from the approximate center of the support portion 24 toward the 1 st die 10; and a molding center portion 28 disposed at the center of the molding portion 25. The molding center portion 28 can be configured by moving the driving portion 41 in the vertical direction.

A pressing portion 29 having a shape recessed downward toward the 1 st die 10 is provided on the molding surface 28A of the molding center portion 28. The pressing portion 29 is a central portion of the molding surface 28A, and is recessed downward from both side portions thereof. As shown in fig. 13, in the press molding, the 2 nd bent portion 31B bent in a convex shape toward the 1 st die 10 is formed in the pressed portion 31, but the pressing portion 29 and the 1 st die 10 may press the same.

Next, a step S20 (fig. 3) of press-molding the pressed portion 31 will be described mainly with reference to fig. 12 to 15. Fig. 12 to 15 sequentially show the process of reducing the pressing space S and press-molding the pressed portion 31 by lowering the 1 st die 10 toward the 2 nd die 20. In step S20, the 1 st die 10 is moved closer to the 2 nd die 20 to reduce the pressing space S, and the pressurized portion 31 is press-molded so that the height H of the pressurized portion 31 becomes smaller. In this step S20, a bending step S21 (fig. 3) of forming the 1 st bend 31A and the 2 nd bend 31B in the pressurized portion 31 via the corner 31G as shown in fig. 13 and a deforming step S22 (fig. 3) of pressing and deforming the 2 nd bend 31B while holding the 1 st bend 31A by the holding portion 20B as shown in fig. 14 are sequentially performed.

First, in the bending step S21, the drive unit 40 lowers the 1 st die 10 toward the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22 in the state of fig. 12. Further, the driving unit 41 raises the molding center portion 28 of the 2 nd die 20 toward the 1 st die 10. Thereby, the molding center portion 28 abuts against the pressurized portion 31. As shown in fig. 13, the peripheral portions 32 and 33 are sandwiched and fixed between the 1 st die 10 and the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22. This prevents the material from flowing toward the peripheral portions 32 and 33.

As shown in fig. 13, the pressurizing space S is reduced, and the height H of the pressurized portion 31 is gradually reduced. If the height H of the pressed portion 31 is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the pressed portion 31 is bent by the corner portion 31G, and a pair of 1 st bent portions 31A which are bent in a convex shape toward the 2 nd die 20 and a 2 nd bent portion 31B which is bent in a convex shape toward the 1 st die 10 from a position between the pair of 1 st bent portions 31A are formed in the pressed portion 31. The above-described formation by the corner portions 31G, and the presence of the corner portions 31G, may be formed by bending from the corner portions 31G as a starting point, or may be formed by bending between the corner portions 31G. At this time, as the 1 st die 10 approaches the 2 nd die 20 with the peripheral portions 32 and 33 fixed, the material between the holding portion 20B and the peripheral portions 32 and 33 flows toward the holding portion 20B, and further flows from the holding portion 20B toward the pressing portion 14. Thereby, the 1 st bent portion 31A is raised and fixed in position by being fitted into the concave groove of the holding portion 20B, and the 2 nd bent portion 31B is raised upward so as to face the 1 st die 10 by the molding center portion 28 of the 2 nd die 20.

Next, in the deforming step S22, the drive unit 40 lowers the 1 st die 10 and the drive unit 41 lowers the molding center 28 of the 2 nd die 20 (here, the lowering amount of the molding center 28 is smaller than the lowering amount of the 1 st die 10), and as shown in fig. 14, the holding unit 20B holds the 1 st bent portion 31A and the pressing unit 29 of the molding center 28 of the 2 nd die 20 and the 1 st die 10 press the 2 nd bent portion 31B. Thereby, the 2 nd bent portion 31B is deformed so as to be bent downward. At this time, although the material flows in the pressurized portion 31, the holding portion 20B holds the 1 st bent portion 31A, thereby suppressing the material from flowing to the outside (i.e., the peripheral portions 32 and 33 side) of the holding portion 20B and preventing an excessive amount of the material from being biased to both sides of the pressurized portion 31. Further, by sandwiching the end portions of the peripheral portions 32 and 33 connected to the pressurized portion 31 between the 1 st die 10 and the 2 nd die peripheral portion 22, the material is also prevented from entering the peripheral portions 32 and 33. In the central portion of the pressurized portion 31, the 2 nd bent portion 31B is also pressurized by the pressing portion 29, thereby preventing an excessive amount of material from being unevenly distributed. Then, as shown in fig. 15, the movement of the 1 st die 10 is stopped at the time point when the height H of the pressed portion 31 is lowered to disappear, and the press molding is completed.

As described above, by press-molding the pressurized portion 31 in the height direction (i.e., the vertical direction) in a state where the flow of the material toward the peripheral portions 32, 33 is prevented, the pressurized portion 31 is thickened in accordance with the decrease in the height H. Thus, the thickness of the pressed portion 31 becomes larger than the thickness of the peripheral portions 32 and 33, and a press-formed article partially thickened is manufactured. The pressed portion 31 after the press molding is thickened and formed with an uneven region along the shape of the uneven surface of the upper and lower press molding surfaces 10A and 20A. After the press molding is completed, the 1 st die 10 is lifted by the driving unit 40, and the press molded product is taken out.

In the above-described other embodiment, the pressurized portion 31 can be formed in a shape that is curved to secure a length of a wire necessary for thickening, and the thickened portion can be formed by performing the press molding so that the height H of the pressurized portion 31 becomes small. Therefore, as compared with the case where the micro-wave portion 310A is formed in the flat plate-shaped pressurized portion 310 as in the comparative example shown in fig. 2, the length of the wire required for thickening can be ensured to be longer, and a press-molded article having a large amount of thickening can be manufactured. In the press forming of the pressed portion 31, the 1 st bent portion 31A is held by the holding portion 20B of the 2 nd die 20, and the 2 nd bent portion 31B provided between the 1 st bent portions 31A is pressed by the pressing portion 29 of the 2 nd die 20. Thereby, the material is suppressed from being biased to both sides or the central portion of the pressurized portion 31. By controlling the flow of the material during the press molding in this way, a desired amount of thickness increase can be obtained, and local thickness reduction that may become a starting point of fracture of the press molded article 90 can be prevented. As a result, a press-molded article having a desired shape can be obtained appropriately.

In the other embodiment described above, in the method of manufacturing the press-molded article, in the step S20 of press molding, the 1 st die 10 is moved to form the 1 st bent portion 31A and the 2 nd bent portion 31B via the corner portion 31G in the pressed portion 31, and then the 2 nd bent portion 31B is pressed and deformed by the pressing portion 29 of the 2 nd die 20. More specifically, in the bending step S21, the 1 st bent portion 31A and the 2 nd bent portion 31B are formed in the pressed portion 31 via the corner portion 31G by moving the 1 st die 10 downward and the molding center portion 28 of the 2 nd die 20 upward. In the deforming step S22, the 1 st die 10 is moved downward, and the pressing portion 29 presses and deforms the 2 nd bent portion 31B. This makes it possible to form the 2 nd bent portion 31B more easily by the pressing portion 29, and to more reliably press the 2 nd bent portion 31B.

The embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative in all respects and should not be construed as limiting. The scope of the present invention is defined not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims.

Description of the reference numerals

1 pressure Forming apparatus

10 st metal mold

10A upper press molding surface

14 pressing part

20 nd metal mould

20A lower press molding surface

20B holding part

29 pressing part

30 parts to be pressurized

31 pressurized part

31A 1 st bend

31B No. 2 bent part

Corner 31G

31L straight line part

32 peripheral part

33 peripheral edge part

40 drive part

90 press-molded article

91 top plate part

91A concavo-convex region

P1 connection part

P2 connection part

S pressurized space

T1 board thickness

T2 board thickness.