A press forming method includes: a first forming step of press-forming a preformed part including: a top portion and flange portions having same shapes as a top portion and a flange portions in a target shape of a press-formed product; and side wall portions having projecting chevron shape in a cross-section in a press-forming direction as compared with side wall portions; and a second forming step of press-forming the preformed part into the target shape. Each side wall portions includes: a side wall portion adjacent to top connecting to the top portion; a side wall portion adjacent to flange connecting to the flange; and a bent portion between the side wall portion adjacent to top and the side wall portion adjacent to flange. An angle on an acute side formed by the side wall portion adjacent to top and a horizontal plane decreases toward an end portion from a center.

A method for producing a press-formed product includes a first pressing step and a second pressing step. In the first pressing step, an intermediate formed product is formed from a processed material by using first press tooling. The intermediate formed product includes a stepped section of a top plate section, a temporary vertical wall section adjacent to the top plate section via a ridge section and having at least part of the shape of the vertical wall section, and a temporary flange section adjacent to the temporary vertical wall section via a temporary ridge section. In the second pressing step, the press-formed product is formed from the intermediate formed product. In the second pressing step, forming is performed such that the temporary ridge section is moved toward the temporary flange section with at least part of the top plate section of the intermediate formed product restricted.

A method for producing a press-formed product includes a first pressing step and a second pressing step. In the first pressing step, an intermediate formed product is formed from a processed material by using first press tooling. The intermediate formed product includes a stepped section of a top plate section, a temporary vertical wall section adjacent to the top plate section via a ridge section and having at least part of the shape of the vertical wall section, and a temporary flange section adjacent to the temporary vertical wall section via a temporary ridge section. In the second pressing step, the press-formed product is formed from the intermediate formed product. In the second pressing step, forming is performed such that the temporary ridge section is moved toward the temporary flange section with at least part of the top plate section of the intermediate formed product restricted.

A press forming method forms a press-formed product having a hat-shaped cross section and includes: a first forming process of press-forming a preformed part in which a portion corresponding to web corresponding to a web portion, and a portion corresponding to side wall corresponding to a side wall portion and including a twisted side wall portion of a twisted shape along the longitudinal direction, are formed, the preformed part including a portion corresponding to concave curve corresponding to the concave curved portion; and a second forming process of press-forming the preformed part into the press-formed product. The twisted side wall portion at the first forming process is twisted such that an angle between the twisted side wall portion and the portion corresponding to web is smaller on an end portion side than at a longitudinal center of the portion corresponding to concave curve.

A press forming method forms a press-formed product having a hat-shaped cross section and includes: a first forming process of press-forming a preformed part in which a portion corresponding to web corresponding to a web portion, and a portion corresponding to side wall corresponding to a side wall portion and including a twisted side wall portion of a twisted shape along the longitudinal direction, are formed, the preformed part including a portion corresponding to concave curve corresponding to the concave curved portion; and a second forming process of press-forming the preformed part into the press-formed product. The twisted side wall portion at the first forming process is twisted such that an angle between the twisted side wall portion and the portion corresponding to web is smaller on an end portion side than at a longitudinal center of the portion corresponding to concave curve.

An apparatus and a method for producing an elongated profiled part, in which a profiled strip is produced from a flat strip by rolling and the profiled strip is embossed in sections, by means of which at least one longitudinal section of the profiled strip is offset relative to at least one other longitudinal section in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the profiled strip, and with which method the strip is trimmed in such a way that, after the embossing, the longitudinal sections that are offset relative to each other have different cross-sections. In order to increase the reproducibility of the method, before the profiling, the flat strip is trimmed in such a way that by means of the embossing of the trimmed and profiled strip, the longitudinal sections that are offset relative to each other have different cross-sections.

An apparatus and a method for producing an elongated profiled part, in which a profiled strip is produced from a flat strip by rolling and the profiled strip is embossed in sections, by means of which at least one longitudinal section of the profiled strip is offset relative to at least one other longitudinal section in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the profiled strip, and with which method the strip is trimmed in such a way that, after the embossing, the longitudinal sections that are offset relative to each other have different cross-sections. In order to increase the reproducibility of the method, before the profiling, the flat strip is trimmed in such a way that by means of the embossing of the trimmed and profiled strip, the longitudinal sections that are offset relative to each other have different cross-sections.

Provided is a press molding method in which a plate material is molded into a target molded body including a ridge section, said method including: a first step for molding an intermediate molded body; and a second step for forming the target molded body from the intermediate molded body. The target molded body and the intermediate molded body have coincident regions where the cross-sectional shapes coincide on both sides of an intermediate ridge section, and an intermediate region where the cross-sectional shapes do not coincide. The intermediate region includes: an outer region in which the intermediate molded body protrudes outward of an edge radius with respect to the target molded body; and an inner region in which the intermediate molded body is curved inward of the edge radius with respect to the target molded body.

Provided is a press molding method in which a plate material is molded into a target molded body including a ridge section, said method including: a first step for molding an intermediate molded body; and a second step for forming the target molded body from the intermediate molded body. The target molded body and the intermediate molded body have coincident regions where the cross-sectional shapes coincide on both sides of an intermediate ridge section, and an intermediate region where the cross-sectional shapes do not coincide. The intermediate region includes: an outer region in which the intermediate molded body protrudes outward of an edge radius with respect to the target molded body; and an inner region in which the intermediate molded body is curved inward of the edge radius with respect to the target molded body.

An object to provide a press-forming method that can efficiently suppress springback and easily specify a position where a springback reduction effect by rigidity improvement is large, and the press-forming method used in producing a press-formed product having a predetermined shape by press-forming a sheet material, the method including: a first process that repeatedly performs a springback analysis, while changing a position to be restricted, to specify a position where a springback reduction effect by rigidity improvement is large; a second process that performs a rigidity improvement measure on a position of the sheet material corresponding to the position of the formed-product model specified in the first process; and a third process that produces the press-formed product by press-forming the sheet material on which the rigidity improvement measure has been performed.