Method and apparatus for manufacturing thermoformed parts in multi-stage process

• Main Authors: SON HYUN-SUNG, KIM HONG-KEE
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 05.05.2023
• Subjects: MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PUNCHING METAL; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL

There is provided a method and apparatus for manufacturing a thermoformed part in a multi-stage process, the method comprising: a heating step for heating a belt material; a transfer step for transferring the heated strip material to a processing device having a plurality of dies mounted on a press, including a notching die and/or a blanking die, a forming die, and a trimming die; a notching step for obtaining a notched material connected to the belt by the beam portion by cutting a portion of the material via a notching die, and/or a blanking step for obtaining a blanked material separated from the belt by cutting a portion of the material via a blanking die; a forming step of transferring and positioning the material subjected to the notching step and/or the blanking step in the vicinity of a forming die, and then forming the material by means of the forming die; and a trimming step for removing an outer edge portion of the material that is not required for the shape of the final product through the trimmin