METHOD FOR BENDING A WORKPIECE

The invention relates to a method for bending a workpiece (1) of sheet metal, whereby a deformation region (6), in particular a strip-shaped region, on the workpiece (1) containing the bent edge to be produced (5) is heated before and/or during the bending process to a deforming temperature below th...

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Main Author SPERRER, Gerhard
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 05.04.2017
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
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Summary:The invention relates to a method for bending a workpiece (1) of sheet metal, whereby a deformation region (6), in particular a strip-shaped region, on the workpiece (1) containing the bent edge to be produced (5) is heated before and/or during the bending process to a deforming temperature below the fusion temperature of the metal to increase deformability locally. In order to reduce undesirable deformation due to shrinkage stress, the workpiece (1) is heated before and/or during and/or after the bending operation in at least one heating zone (11) that is different from the deformation region (6) by means of the application of energy from outside the workpiece (1) starting from an initial temperature to a processing temperature below the fusion temperature of the metal.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130802850