EP1976651A4 - Active reconfigurable stretch forming - Google Patents

Active reconfigurable stretch forming

Info

Publication number: EP1976651A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: stretch forming; reconfigurable stretch; active reconfigurable; active; forming
Prior art date: 2006-01-25
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP07700085A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1976651B1 (en

EP1976651A1 (en

Inventor

Ross Forsyth

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO

Original Assignee

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2006-01-25

Filing date

2007-01-23

Publication date

2010-05-12

2006-01-25 Priority claimed from AU2006900369A external-priority patent/AU2006900369A0/en

2007-01-23 Application filed by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO filed Critical Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO

2008-10-08 Publication of EP1976651A1 publication Critical patent/EP1976651A1/en

2010-05-12 Publication of EP1976651A4 publication Critical patent/EP1976651A4/en

2011-08-31 Application granted granted Critical

2011-08-31 Publication of EP1976651B1 publication Critical patent/EP1976651B1/en

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

2027-01-23 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D37/00—Tools as parts of machines covered by this subclass
- B21D37/10—Die sets; Pillar guides
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D25/00—Working sheet metal of limited length by stretching, e.g. for straightening
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D11/00—Bending not restricted to forms of material mentioned in only one of groups B21D5/00, B21D7/00, B21D9/00; Bending not provided for in groups B21D5/00 - B21D9/00; Twisting
- B21D11/08—Bending by altering the thickness of part of the cross-section of the work
- B21D11/085—Bending by altering the thickness of part of the cross-section of the work by locally stretching or upsetting
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D22/00—Shaping without cutting, by stamping, spinning, or deep-drawing
- B21D22/20—Deep-drawing
- B21D22/26—Deep-drawing for making peculiarly, e.g. irregularly, shaped articles
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D24/00—Special deep-drawing arrangements in, or in connection with, presses
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D24/00—Special deep-drawing arrangements in, or in connection with, presses
- B21D24/10—Devices controlling or operating blank holders independently, or in conjunction with dies
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D24/00—Special deep-drawing arrangements in, or in connection with, presses
- B21D24/10—Devices controlling or operating blank holders independently, or in conjunction with dies
- B21D24/14—Devices controlling or operating blank holders independently, or in conjunction with dies pneumatically or hydraulically
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D25/00—Working sheet metal of limited length by stretching, e.g. for straightening
- B21D25/02—Working sheet metal of limited length by stretching, e.g. for straightening by pulling over a die
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D31/00—Other methods for working sheet metal, metal tubes, metal profiles
- B21D31/04—Expanding other than provided for in groups B21D1/00 - B21D28/00, e.g. for making expanded metal
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D37/00—Tools as parts of machines covered by this subclass
- B21D37/02—Die constructions enabling assembly of the die parts in different ways
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D37/00—Tools as parts of machines covered by this subclass
- B21D37/04—Movable or exchangeable mountings for tools
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D53/00—Making other particular articles
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D53/00—Making other particular articles
- B21D53/88—Making other particular articles other parts for vehicles, e.g. cowlings, mudguards
- B21D53/883—Making other particular articles other parts for vehicles, e.g. cowlings, mudguards reflectors

EP07700085A 2006-01-25 2007-01-23 Active reconfigurable stretch forming Expired - Fee Related EP1976651B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AU2006900369A AU2006900369A0 (en)		2006-01-25	Method for stretch forming of panels for reflector antennas using active reconfigurable tooling
PCT/AU2007/000059 WO2007085041A1 (en)	2006-01-25	2007-01-23	Active reconfigurable stretch forming

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1976651A1 EP1976651A1 (en)	2008-10-08
EP1976651A4 true EP1976651A4 (en)	2010-05-12
EP1976651B1 EP1976651B1 (en)	2011-08-31

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP07700085A Expired - Fee Related EP1976651B1 (en)	2006-01-25	2007-01-23	Active reconfigurable stretch forming

Country Status (10)

Country	Link
US (2)	US20100043511A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP1976651B1 (en)
CN (2)	CN102554008B (en)
AU (1)	AU2007209756B2 (en)
DE (1)	DE112007000212T9 (en)
ES (1)	ES2373749T3 (en)
GB (1)	GB2447204B (en)
HK (1)	HK1173106A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2007085041A1 (en)
ZA (1)	ZA200806368B (en)

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- 2007-01-23 GB GB0812950A patent/GB2447204B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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ES2373749T3 (en)	2012-02-08
GB0812950D0 (en)	2008-08-20
WO2007085041A1 (en)	2007-08-02
ZA200806368B (en)	2009-12-30
CN101389420A (en)	2009-03-18
US20150068261A1 (en)	2015-03-12
EP1976651B1 (en)	2011-08-31
EP1976651A1 (en)	2008-10-08
GB2447204B (en)	2011-03-09
GB2447204A (en)	2008-09-03
HK1173106A1 (en)	2013-05-10
AU2007209756B2 (en)	2011-05-26
AU2007209756A1 (en)	2007-08-02
DE112007000212T5 (en)	2009-02-05
US20100043511A1 (en)	2010-02-25
DE112007000212T9 (en)	2009-06-04
CN102554008A (en)	2012-07-11
CN102554008B (en)	2015-02-25

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