Folding pliers for bending sheet metal includes a first clamping area and a second clamping area. Clamping areas are connected for rotation about a first axis. A first handle piece, which is connected to the first clamping area, and a second handle piece is pivotably connected to the first handle piece. The second handle piece is connected to the second clamping area and is rotatable about a second rotation axis, so when the first handle piece is pivoted relative to the second handle piece from a transport position, the first clamping area is moved relative to the second clamping area to clamp a piece of sheet metal between the clamping areas. After this, another pivot movement of the first handle piece relative to the second handle piece causes rotational movement of the first clamping area and second clamping area about the second rotation axis to bend the clamped sheet metal.

Folding pliers for bending sheet metal includes a first clamping area and a second clamping area. Clamping areas are connected for rotation about a first axis. A first handle piece, which is connected to the first clamping area, and a second handle piece is pivotably connected to the first handle piece. The second handle piece is connected to the second clamping area and is rotatable about a second rotation axis, so when the first handle piece is pivoted relative to the second handle piece from a transport position, the first clamping area is moved relative to the second clamping area to clamp a piece of sheet metal between the clamping areas. After this, another pivot movement of the first handle piece relative to the second handle piece causes rotational movement of the first clamping area and second clamping area about the second rotation axis to bend the clamped sheet metal.

An apparatus and method are disclosed for the automated manufacture of a duct flange profile to make small duct fittings, including a TDF duct flange profile. The duct flange profile is directed to small part duct fittings with section widths up to about 16 inches in 20 to 26 gauge metal. The apparatus includes a bending head assembly having a drive roller, a pressure roller, an anvil and a bending leaf and a roll form assembly.

An apparatus and method are disclosed for the automated manufacture of a duct flange profile to make small duct fittings, including a TDF duct flange profile. The duct flange profile is directed to small part duct fittings with section widths up to about 16 inches in 20 to 26 gauge metal. The apparatus includes a bending head assembly having a drive roller, a pressure roller, an anvil and a bending leaf and a roll form assembly.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for increasing the flow rate in an engine pipe, and a processing method therefor and, more specifically, to an apparatus for increasing the flow rate in an engine pipe, the apparatus being provided in an engine pipe so as to define a circular flow of a gas by maximizing a circular flow length of the flowing gas, enabling the gas to flow circularly along an outer surface of a flow rate increasing tube body, preventing the occurrence of a vortex due to the collision of the gas flowing in the inside and the outside of the flow rate increasing tube body, and preventing the occurrence of noise and the like since the flow rate increasing tube body is firmly fixed to the pipe.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for increasing the flow rate in an engine pipe, and a processing method therefor and, more specifically, to an apparatus for increasing the flow rate in an engine pipe, the apparatus being provided in an engine pipe so as to define a circular flow of a gas by maximizing a circular flow length of the flowing gas, enabling the gas to flow circularly along an outer surface of a flow rate increasing tube body, preventing the occurrence of a vortex due to the collision of the gas flowing in the inside and the outside of the flow rate increasing tube body, and preventing the occurrence of noise and the like since the flow rate increasing tube body is firmly fixed to the pipe.

An inner circle and outer periphery punching step is performed in which a punching process is performed on a plate material made of a metal material to form an outline on an outer periphery side and a circle space on an inner periphery side, thereby forming an intermediate plate material. In an inner periphery bending step, the intermediate plate material is subjected to a bending process of bending a portion inside of a base circle that is a circle between an inner circle end portion and an outer circle, toward one side. In an inner periphery punching step, the intermediate plate material is subjected to a punching process of punching out inner periphery radial portions that are portions radially extending from the inner circle end portion, to form inner periphery slits extending inside of the outer circle in respective radial pieces. In an outer periphery bending step, the intermediate plate material is subjected to a bending process of bending a portion outside of the base circle from the base circle toward the one side, thereby forming a spring member.

An inner circle and outer periphery punching step is performed in which a punching process is performed on a plate material made of a metal material to form an outline on an outer periphery side and a circle space on an inner periphery side, thereby forming an intermediate plate material. In an inner periphery bending step, the intermediate plate material is subjected to a bending process of bending a portion inside of a base circle that is a circle between an inner circle end portion and an outer circle, toward one side. In an inner periphery punching step, the intermediate plate material is subjected to a punching process of punching out inner periphery radial portions that are portions radially extending from the inner circle end portion, to form inner periphery slits extending inside of the outer circle in respective radial pieces. In an outer periphery bending step, the intermediate plate material is subjected to a bending process of bending a portion outside of the base circle from the base circle toward the one side, thereby forming a spring member.

A method for manufacturing the structural member (1), the method including: a first step in which the pad (15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 21) presses the forming material (16) against the punch (13) to raise a portion corresponding to a flange to be formed in ends of at least the gutter bottom (2) and the ridge (3a, 3b) in a direction opposite to the pressing direction, the pad (15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 21) bends an end of a portion to be formed into the ridge (3a, 3b) in the pressing direction and restrains at least a part of the end, and the punch (13) and the die (14) carry out press forming to form an intermediate product while a region other than an end in a portion to be formed into the gutter bottom (2) remains unrestrained.

A method for manufacturing the structural member (1), the method including: a first step in which the pad (15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 21) presses the forming material (16) against the punch (13) to raise a portion corresponding to a flange to be formed in ends of at least the gutter bottom (2) and the ridge (3a, 3b) in a direction opposite to the pressing direction, the pad (15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 21) bends an end of a portion to be formed into the ridge (3a, 3b) in the pressing direction and restrains at least a part of the end, and the punch (13) and the die (14) carry out press forming to form an intermediate product while a region other than an end in a portion to be formed into the gutter bottom (2) remains unrestrained.