A press tooling includes a distance member pivotably supported by a holder; and a moving device provided on a first die unit. The holder is provided in a movable manner with respect to a punch in a press direction, and a pad is provided in a movable manner with respect to a die in the press direction. The distance member is pivotable between a home position in which the distance member does not come into contact with the second die and a preventive position in which the distance between the pad and the holder in the press direction is prevented from being equal to or less than a predetermined distance. As the holder moves relative to the punch in the first direction, the moving device causes the distance member to pivot from the home position toward the preventive position.

A method of forming a part is provided by the present disclosure. The method includes forming a blank from a material, heating the blank, stamping the blank into a panel, and trimming the panel in a trim die. Trimming the panel includes heating a portion of the trim die locally adjacent a trim area of the panel at a temperature below an austenitizing (phase transformation) temperature of the material and trimming the panel with a cutting member.

A method of forming a part is provided by the present disclosure. The method includes forming a blank from a material, heating the blank, stamping the blank into a panel, and trimming the panel in a trim die. Trimming the panel includes heating a portion of the trim die locally adjacent a trim area of the panel at a temperature below an austenitizing (phase transformation) temperature of the material and trimming the panel with a cutting member.

A press die includes a fixed die, a first movable die, and a second movable die to cut out a product from a metal plate member, and a scrap cutter to cut scrap that is not part of the product. A fixed-die cutting blade of the fixed die is configured to have a fixed-die cutting blade relief portion formed near a base end of the protruding scrap cutter and recessed inward to the product side from the cutting line of the product. The fixed-die cutting blade relief portion includes a substantially arc-shaped cross-sectional portion corresponding to a machining radius of a machining tool for forming the scrap cutter. A first movable-die cutting blade of the first movable die has a movable-die cutting blade protrusion to cut the metal plate member inward to the product side from the cutting line of the product.

The present invention increases the positional accuracy of a floating cutter unit with respect to a press upper die for main trimming. A floating cutter unit is provided with: a floating cutter for cutting scrap from a plate-shaped material, said floating cutter being attached to and used in a trimming press processing device that cuts scrap from a plate-shaped material along a trim line Tr and that additionally cuts scrap along a scrap cut line Sc; a spring that is brought into contact with the tail end surface of the floating cutter and with a holder set for holding the floating cutter so as to be movable in the direction of an axial center 0, and that applies reaction force to the floating cutter; and a guide member that is attached to the holder set, brought into contact with the floating cutter, and used to guide movement in the direction of the axial center 0.

This press-formed article includes: a top sheet portion; a sidewall continuing to the top sheet portion via a convex ridge line portion; a flange continuing to the sidewall via a concaved ridge line portion; and an outward flange continuing from an edge portion of the top sheet portion to an edge portion of the flange, via an edge portion of the convex ridge line portion, an edge portion of the sidewall, and an edge portion of the concaved ridge line portion, wherein in the same unit, an average thickness T.sub.Ave, a minimum thickness T.sub.Min, and a maximum thickness T.sub.Max of the outward flange satisfy Equation 1 and Equation 2.

0.8T.sub.AveT.sub.Min<T.sub.Ave(Equation 1)

T.sub.Ave<T.sub.Max<1.2T.sub.Ave(Equation 2)

This press-formed article includes: a top sheet portion; a sidewall continuing to the top sheet portion via a convex ridge line portion; a flange continuing to the sidewall via a concaved ridge line portion; and an outward flange continuing from an edge portion of the top sheet portion to an edge portion of the flange, via an edge portion of the convex ridge line portion, an edge portion of the sidewall, and an edge portion of the concaved ridge line portion, wherein in the same unit, an average thickness T.sub.Ave, a minimum thickness T.sub.Min, and a maximum thickness T.sub.Max of the outward flange satisfy Equation 1 and Equation 2.

0.8T.sub.AveT.sub.Min<T.sub.Ave(Equation 1)

T.sub.Ave<T.sub.Max<1.2T.sub.Ave(Equation 2)

The present invention relates to a method for producing a dimensionally stable sheet metal component, wherein the method includes preforming a metal sheet into a sheet metal preform comprising at least one base region, a frame region, a transitional region between the base region and the frame region, optionally a flange region and a transitional region between the frame region and the flange region, wherein at least one of the regions comprises excess material at least in portions. The sheet metal preform is cut at least in portions to form a cut sheet metal preform with a sheet metal preform The sheet metal preform is one of swagged and calibrated which has been cut at least in portions to form a substantially finished formed sheet metal component.

A press molding device includes a first die for supporting the work piece and a second die arranged to face the first die. The first die includes a punch including a first molding surface for molding the work piece and a blank holder that is movably arranged along a side surface that extends from the first molding surface of the punch and includes the supporting surface for supporting the end portion of the work piece. The second die includes the die portion that includes the second molding surface that faces the first molding surface and is used for molding the work piece and the trimming portion configured integrally with the die portion. The trimming portion includes the blade portion for cutting the end portion of the work piece. The die portion includes a flow path for circulating a refrigerant to cool the work piece along the second molding surface.

A press molding device includes a first die for supporting the work piece and a second die arranged to face the first die. The first die includes a punch including a first molding surface for molding the work piece and a blank holder that is movably arranged along a side surface that extends from the first molding surface of the punch and includes the supporting surface for supporting the end portion of the work piece. The second die includes the die portion that includes the second molding surface that faces the first molding surface and is used for molding the work piece and the trimming portion configured integrally with the die portion. The trimming portion includes the blade portion for cutting the end portion of the work piece. The die portion includes a flow path for circulating a refrigerant to cool the work piece along the second molding surface.