EP1698410A1 - Tube adapté pour l'utilisation dans un procédé d'hydroformage et procédé d'hydroformage d'un tube - Google Patents
Tube adapté pour l'utilisation dans un procédé d'hydroformage et procédé d'hydroformage d'un tube Download PDFInfo
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- EP1698410A1 EP1698410A1 EP05075534A EP05075534A EP1698410A1 EP 1698410 A1 EP1698410 A1 EP 1698410A1 EP 05075534 A EP05075534 A EP 05075534A EP 05075534 A EP05075534 A EP 05075534A EP 1698410 A1 EP1698410 A1 EP 1698410A1
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- 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
- B21D26/00—Shaping without cutting otherwise than using rigid devices or tools or yieldable or resilient pads, i.e. applying fluid pressure or magnetic forces
- B21D26/02—Shaping without cutting otherwise than using rigid devices or tools or yieldable or resilient pads, i.e. applying fluid pressure or magnetic forces by applying fluid pressure
- B21D26/033—Deforming tubular bodies
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- 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
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- the invention relates to a straight steel tube for hydroforming applications, especially for producing the A-pillar, B-pillar or C-pillar of an automobile.
- the invention also relates to a method for hydroforming a steel tube, especially for hydroforming the A-pillar, B-pillar or C-pillar of an automobile.
- a drawback of the hydroforming technology is that the amount of material in the tube is determined beforehand by choosing the diameter of the tube, while the circumference of the tube will often change during hydroforming. The result is that in such cases the thickness of the wall of the tube will be changed during hydroforming, often only locally, resulting in a weakened hydroformed part or a failure of the part during hydroforming.
- the A-pillar, B-pillar and C-pillar should not bend easily and have to be strong and stiff. These requirements are a fortiori needed in the A-pillar of an open car, where the A-pillars should be able to withstand the forces during a roll-over of the car. Here also a slim part is required by the users of the car, so as not to hamper the sight.
- a straight steel tube for hydroforming applications, especially for producing the A-pillar, B-pillar or C-pillar of an automobile, wherein the steel has a tensile strength of more than 400 MPa, wherein the tube has a wall thickness of 1 - 4 mm, and wherein the tube has been provided with a longitudinal dimple over at least 25 % of the length of the tube, the tube having a mean diameter between 30 mm and 200 mm in the region of the dimple.
- a dimple is defined as a part of the circumference of a cross-section of the tube being curved inwardly, for instance approximately one third of the circumference being curved inwardly.
- the transition between the normal semi-circular circumference of the cross-section and the inwardly curved part is smooth; no sharp angles are present.
- the mean diameter is the average of all the diameters of the cross section of the tube as if no dimple was present.
- the invention makes it possible during the hydroforming operation to provide more material in that section of the tube where the cross-section of the tube is enlarged by the hydroforming, by supplying part of the material in the dimple to enlarge the cross-section of the tube. This is accomplished by the dimple becoming less deep. For the A-pillar and C-pillar of a car this is especially useful at the part of the pillar where the pillar protrudes above the plane of the bonnet.
- the dimple has to be present over at least 25 % of the length of the tube.
- the dimple has been provided over at least 50 % of the length of the tube, more preferably over at least 75 % of the length of the tube.
- the strength and stiffness of the tube will also be improved over a longer portion of the tube when the dimple is longer.
- the dimple has been provided over the full length of the tube.
- Such tubes are relatively easy to produce, and usually the dimple is required over the full length, such as for A-, B- and C-pillars.
- the tube has preferably been made of high strength steel having a tensile strength of at least 500 MPa, preferably HSLA steel.
- HSLA steels having a tensile strength of at least 500 MPa are well suited for hydroforming applications are and are often used for automotive parts.
- the tube has been made of high strength steel having a tensile strength of at least 600 MPa, preferably DP 600 or stronger, TRIP 600 or stronger, complex phase or TWIP steel. Most of these high strength steels are strong, but show a low plastic strain. For such steel types a dimple in the tube is required, because otherwise the circumference cannot be enlarged to more than a small extent without failure of the tube.
- the tube is a roll formed tube, preferably a roll formed precision tube.
- Such tubes are easy to produce, and often used in hydroforming.
- the tube is a tubular blank.
- Tubular blanks are produced from a planar sheet, and not as a continuous tube as is the case in roll formed tubes.
- Tubular blanks usually have a laser weld, which is stronger than a high frequency induction weld as in roll formed tubes.
- the tube is a conical tube.
- Conical tubes without dimple are more expensive to produce than tubes having a constant diameter, because they cannot be produced continuous, but have to be produced as tubular blank.
- the dimple has a depth that is variable over the length of the dimple.
- the depth of the dimple varies over the total length of the tube, it is possible to produce a conical tube starting from a tube having a constant diameter without dimple.
- the conical tube with dimple is thus less expensive than a standard conical tube, because it can be produced from a tube having a constant diameter.
- the tube is a tailored tube.
- the tube thus can for example be formed from two different steel types, or can have two different thicknesses.
- the tube has been made from a tailor rolled blank.
- the tube thus has portions having different thicknesses.
- the tube has been provided with two dimples on opposite sides of the tube. This can be useful to reduce the bending stiffness and strength of the tube at the location of the dimples.
- the tube has been provided with two or more dimples on the same side of the tube, preferably one dimple having been provided over at least 25 % of the length of the tube. In this way for instance only the ends of the tube are provided with a dimple.
- the tube has a mean diameter between 50 mm and 120 mm in the region of the dimple. Tubes to be hydroformed seldom have a diameter outside this range.
- the invention also relates to a method for hydroforming a steel tube, especially for hydroforming the A-pillar, B-pillar or C-pillar of an automobile, wherein the steel has a tensile strength of more than 400 MPa, wherein the tube has a wall thickness of 1 - 4 mm, comprising the steps of:
- This method describes the forming of the straight steel tube as described above and the forming of this tube by using hydroforming. In this way also the use of the tube with a dimple according to the invention is covered.
- the straight tube provided with a dimple is bent. Often it will be necessary to bend the straight tube before it is hydroformed, since for instance an A-pillar is not straight.
- the intermediate step and the further step are combined into one step.
- the tube is thus bent in the hydroforming apparatus before the hydroforming itself takes place. In this way it is not necessary to use a separate bending apparatus. Of course this is only possible when the tube remains more or less straight.
- a tube for an A-pillar for an automobile is described.
- the tube has a length of approximately 2 meter and a wall thickness of 2 mm.
- the tube Before the dimple is formed, the tube has a diameter of approximately 60 mm.
- a dimple is formed over the full length of the tube, the dimple having a variable depth such that at one end of the tube the dimple is deeper than at the other end. In this way a conical tube is formed, the tube having a smaller mean diameter at the end where the dimple is deepest. This end will form the top of the A-piller after the tube with dimple has been bent and hydroformed.
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- Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE602005004598T DE602005004598T2 (de) | 2005-03-04 | 2005-03-04 | Rohr zum Innenhochdruckumformen sowie Verfahren zum Innenhochdruckumformen eines Rohres |
ES05075534T ES2298922T3 (es) | 2005-03-04 | 2005-03-04 | Tubo para aplicaciones de hidroformacion y metodo para la hidroformacion de un tubo. |
AT05075534T ATE385206T1 (de) | 2005-03-04 | 2005-03-04 | Rohr zum innenhochdruckumformen sowie verfahren zum innenhochdruckumformen eines rohres |
EP05075534A EP1698410B1 (fr) | 2005-03-04 | 2005-03-04 | Tube adapté pour l'utilisation dans un procédé d'hydroformage et procédé d'hydroformage d'un tube |
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EP05075534A EP1698410B1 (fr) | 2005-03-04 | 2005-03-04 | Tube adapté pour l'utilisation dans un procédé d'hydroformage et procédé d'hydroformage d'un tube |
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EP1698410A1 true EP1698410A1 (fr) | 2006-09-06 |
EP1698410B1 EP1698410B1 (fr) | 2008-01-30 |
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EP05075534A Not-in-force EP1698410B1 (fr) | 2005-03-04 | 2005-03-04 | Tube adapté pour l'utilisation dans un procédé d'hydroformage et procédé d'hydroformage d'un tube |
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EP (1) | EP1698410B1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE385206T1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE602005004598T2 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2298922T3 (fr) |
Cited By (3)
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EP2090668A1 (fr) * | 2008-01-30 | 2009-08-19 | Corus Staal BV | Procédé pour la production d'un acier haute résistance et acier haute résistance fabriqué selon ce procédé |
US20140255818A1 (en) * | 2013-03-05 | 2014-09-11 | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | Hemmed fuel cell stack enclosure |
EP2465665B1 (fr) * | 2010-12-15 | 2017-03-29 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | Procédé de fabrication d'un composant en matériau hybride |
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DE102015218463A1 (de) | 2015-09-25 | 2017-03-30 | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft | Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Fahrzeugbauteils |
Citations (5)
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EP0862956A1 (fr) * | 1997-03-05 | 1998-09-09 | Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft | Poutre creuse pour une carrosserie, et méthode de formage par pression interne |
US5953945A (en) * | 1997-10-07 | 1999-09-21 | Cosma International Inc. | Method and apparatus for wrinkle-free hydroforming of angled tubular parts |
EP1035994B1 (fr) * | 1997-10-16 | 2001-09-19 | Cosma International Inc. | Caisse tridimensionnelle hydroformee et procede de fabrication de celle-ci |
EP1502840A1 (fr) * | 2003-07-31 | 2005-02-02 | Dana Corporation | Traverse d'une structure porteuse pour véhicules, ladite traverse participant à l'étanchéité d'une porte du véhicule |
WO2005018847A1 (fr) * | 2003-08-19 | 2005-03-03 | Thyssenkrupp Steel Ag | Profile de renforcement |
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- 2005-03-04 DE DE602005004598T patent/DE602005004598T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2005-03-04 AT AT05075534T patent/ATE385206T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2005-03-04 EP EP05075534A patent/EP1698410B1/fr not_active Not-in-force
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EP0862956A1 (fr) * | 1997-03-05 | 1998-09-09 | Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft | Poutre creuse pour une carrosserie, et méthode de formage par pression interne |
US5953945A (en) * | 1997-10-07 | 1999-09-21 | Cosma International Inc. | Method and apparatus for wrinkle-free hydroforming of angled tubular parts |
EP1035994B1 (fr) * | 1997-10-16 | 2001-09-19 | Cosma International Inc. | Caisse tridimensionnelle hydroformee et procede de fabrication de celle-ci |
EP1502840A1 (fr) * | 2003-07-31 | 2005-02-02 | Dana Corporation | Traverse d'une structure porteuse pour véhicules, ladite traverse participant à l'étanchéité d'une porte du véhicule |
WO2005018847A1 (fr) * | 2003-08-19 | 2005-03-03 | Thyssenkrupp Steel Ag | Profile de renforcement |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP2090668A1 (fr) * | 2008-01-30 | 2009-08-19 | Corus Staal BV | Procédé pour la production d'un acier haute résistance et acier haute résistance fabriqué selon ce procédé |
EP2465665B1 (fr) * | 2010-12-15 | 2017-03-29 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | Procédé de fabrication d'un composant en matériau hybride |
US20140255818A1 (en) * | 2013-03-05 | 2014-09-11 | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | Hemmed fuel cell stack enclosure |
US9379408B2 (en) * | 2013-03-05 | 2016-06-28 | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | Hemmed fuel cell stack enclosure |
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DE602005004598D1 (de) | 2008-03-20 |
EP1698410B1 (fr) | 2008-01-30 |
ES2298922T3 (es) | 2008-05-16 |
DE602005004598T2 (de) | 2008-12-11 |
ATE385206T1 (de) | 2008-02-15 |
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