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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069697 | Apparatus for hot press-forming metal plate material A metal plate material hot molding apparatus is provided for press molding a heated metal plate material. The apparatus may include supply piping for a cooling medium in a mold, and ejection holes penetrating from a molding surface of the mold to the supply piping. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7555926 | Temperature control mechanism for use in the manufacturing of metal containers A cooling mechanism is provided to control the direction of flow of cooled air in an apparatus used to manufacture metallic containers, wherein machinery wear is reduced and the tolerance of the finished factory container height is maintained within a predetermined ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7434439 | Cryofluid assisted forming method Method of forming a workpiece comprising (a) providing a tool and a workpiece, wherein the workpiece has an initial shape; (b) placing the workpiece and the tool in contact, applying force to the tool and/or the workpiece, and moving the tool and/or the workpiece to... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7302822 | Shell press and method for forming a shell An apparatus and method for forming a shell with a central panel and a chuck wall is provided. The apparatus and method employ the use of a biasing member to selectively bias and control movement of the inner pressure sleeve and a die core having an outer diameter e... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290426 | Device for lubricating and cooling molds, in particular forging dies and tools in metal forming A device which is designed as a spray head and is intended for lubricating and cooling molds, in particular forging dies and tools in metal forming, is described, in which device the feed passages for coolant, compressed air and lubricant are accommodated in a commo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7254977 | Coolant delivery system and continuous fabrication apparatus which includes the system A system for delivering a coolant fluid to a workpiece has a reservoir for retaining the fluid, a pump for delivering fluid from the reservoir, a supply line in communication with the workpiece and a diverter valve. A bypass line is in communication with the diverte... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7225660 | Apparatus and method for expanding a tube diameter and a pole formed thereby A method of expanding a diameter of a tube includes the steps of positioning the tube with one end abutting a stop member, extending a mandrel through an interior passageway of the tube, and expanding a diameter of an expandable head connected to the mandrel as the ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7191632 | Device and method for manufacturing resin coated metal seamless container shell In forming a can body by processing a cup-shaped in-process material with a punch and a die, the die is not heated when the forming process is not carried out, and the die is heated when the forming process is carried out. Therefore, the temperature of the die is ad... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165434 | Hot forming tool The object of the invention is a hot-forming tool (1) having an upper die and a lower die (1a, 1b), the upper as well as the lower die (1a, 1b) each consisting of a base plate (2) having a forming... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7127929 | Forging work method A metallic plate member is provided. A first punch is operable to perform a first forging work to mold a first member in the plate member. The first member has a first function. A second punch is operable to perform a second forging work to mold a second member in t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7093526 | Forming die apparatus A method of manufacturing a billet for cold forging according to the present invention is characterized by the first spheroidizing annealing step of spheroidizing a carbide in a blank, the drawing step of drawing the blank at a predetermined sectional area reduction... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7000445 | System for forming an elongated container A system for forming a cup used in forming an elongated container including a draw-redraw station including a movable platen carrying a punch shell; a punch core riser, a punch core mounted on the punch core riser; and a first, fluidly actuated pressure sleeve; and ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6907765 | Ram-side ejector device for workpieces in single-or multi-stage presses A ram-side ejector device for shaping presses comprising a press carriage, which is movable between a pressing position extended relative to a stationary press die and an end position at a distance therefrom and comprises a press ram cooperating with the stationary ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6598448 | Roller cooling and lubricating device for cold rolling mills such as thin strip and foil rolling mills A cooling and lubricating device for rollers of a cold rolling mill with one or more roll stands for controlling strip tensile stress of the strip across the width by changing the effective roll barrel diameter and/or the roller lubrication with a control... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598451 | Internally cooled tool pack A can forming tool pack includes internally cooled die modules. Each die module includes at least one die nib held in a case. Fluid cooling medium is supplied to multiple inlets provided circumferentially in each case, spaced symmetrically around the case... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598450 | Internally cooled punch An internally cooled punch disposed on the end of a ram in a can forming machine. Internal fluid cooling means in the ram avoids the need for externally applied cooling fluids. A plurality of parallel fluid transfer tubes is arranged annularly within the ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6367304 | Forming machine with cooling apparatus A forming machine has a thermostatic system which preferably utilizes a latent heat cooling medium as a coolant. The thermostatic system acts particularly upon parts of the forming machine that are critical with respect to the working quality or precision... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6035688 | Forging die apparatus A forging die apparatus comprises a punch for applying a pressurizing force to a forging material arranged in a cavity, a cylindrical member installed to surround a part of outer circumference of the punch, for making displacement integrally with the punc... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5918493 | Sensor support A contour measuring devices for measuring the contour of hot-strip rolls installed in a roll stand during a rolling process includes a plurality of distance sensors that extend along the length of the hot-strip roll in a perpendicular and non-contacting m... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5836191 | Continuous extrusion apparatus A tooling assembly for a continuous extrusion apparatus includes a die top positioned in a shoe arranged to be urged into contact with a rotating wheel having a circumferential groove. An abutment body is positioned as a sliding fit in a recess provided i... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5687604 | Thermal controlled mandrel with replaceable tip for copper and brass extrusion An improved cooling system is provided in a piercing mandrel used in extruding tubular material made of metals having extruding temperatures above the annealing temperature of H13 tool steel such as brass, copper and the like. The piercing mandrel has a r... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5678442 | Extruder An extruder has a cylindrical container into which a billet is loaded; a two-piece seal block disposed on an end surface of the container at an extruding stem side; a vacuum deaerating hole formed in the seal block; and a fixed dummy block, having an inte... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5535613 | Device for moving a blowing and spraying assembly for dies of a forging press A device for moving a blowing and spraying assembly for dies used in a forging press freely adjusts the movement of the blowing and spraying assembly. The distance from an intermediate fulcrum P of a driving lever 2 having a certain length L to a pressure... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5349842 | Cooling device for the pressing tools of an upsetting press and method for operating the cooling device A cooling device for pressing tools of an upsetting press for the width reduction of rolled material, particularly of the width of slabs in hot-rolled wide strip roughing trains. The upsetting press includes two tool carriers which are arranged on both si... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5168739 | Upsetting press for reducing the width of rolling stock In an upsetting press for reducing the width of rolling stock, particularly the slab width in hot-rolled wide strip roughing mills with tool carriers, which are disposed on either side of the slab edge, accommodate pressing tools and can be moved in the d... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4666665 | Hot-forging small inner diameter powdered metal parts An apparatus and method of hot-forging in a forging press a cylindrical powdered metal preform to substantially full theoretical density to thereby produce a powdered metal part having a small inner bore wherein the core rod defining such bore is construc... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4502313 | Tooling adjustment An apparatus for drawing and ironing a cup with a peripheral flange from relatively thin material into an elongated container also having a flange by moving a die and punch relative to one another and draw clamping and centering sleeve coaxial therewith a... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4484464 | Electrical upsetting method and device therefor An electrical upsetting method for upsetting a cylindrical metal material, which is durable against wear and tear due to high temperature as well as vigorous friction under heavy pressure during the upsetting work, wherein a space gap is provided between ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4474044 | Apparatus and process for superplastically forming metals A flat blank of a metal which becomes superplastic at elevated temperatures is transformed into a part of the desired configuration in an apparatus that is utilized in connection with a hydraulic press, the apparatus having a lower section that is mounted... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4463587 | Article handling assembly for forging presses having a spraying mechanism for cleaning, lubricating and cooling the press The article handling assembly includes a lifting beam having a support with a plurality of workpiece grasping members. The support is moved inwardly and outwardly with respect to the work stations of the forging press. A spraying mechanism is also provide... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4462234 | Rapid extrusion of hot-short-sensitive alloys High-strength aluminum alloys and other hot-short-sensitive alloys can be extruded at rapid rates through a cooled, double reduction die (3) without hot-short cracking or scoring caused by die pickup. A primary reduction die (4) has a long, cooled primary... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4378686 | Forming of materials by extrusion A construction of wheel suitable for apparatus for the continuous forming of materials by extrusion and which has an endless groove in its periphery, comprises forming the wheel in two abutting parts joined in a radial plane within the groove base width, ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4356717 | Method and apparatus for forge-shaping sheet members A method and apparatus for forge-shaping sheet-shaped members having upper and lower dies for pressing and forge-shaping a sheet-shaped material heated to a quenching temperature or an imperfectly quenching temperature set from a required hardness. The ap... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4333329 | Cross transport press Apparatus for periodically sensing and cooling the end face of one or more rams of an automatic cross transport press. In a cross transport press, on the press frame (1) there is mounted a sensing rocker (9) which executes a periodical rocking movement ab... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4305273 | Method for forging large irregular shapes in a closed-die operation in a conventional open-die press A method and apparatus for forging large irregular shapes in a closed-die operation, particularly for forging a blank to be machined to form a fluid end piece of a pump. The blank has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped body and a block projecting ... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4122700 | Process for forming sheet metal stock A process for forming sheet metal material having a yield strength and tensile strength which are sensitive to small changes in temperature at ambient conditions, wherein an unheated sheet metal workpiece is drawn between a concave die cavity and a mating... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4112732 | Method and apparatus for shaping integrally-shaped type brake disks for cars An apparatus and method for forming an integrally-shaped brake disk for a vehicle. The method comprises heating the brake disk material, and maintaining the material heated while it is inserted between upper and lower dies of the apparatus. The central an... | 09/12/1978 |