METHOD FOR MAKING SHAPES OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING MATERIALS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: plastic working of metals.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of deforming sheet blank by drawing it through closed working gage of draw plate; using linear electric motor at making shapes. In order to draw blank through closed working gage of draw plate at smoothly deforming it, pulling effort uniformly distributed along the whole length of deformation zone is provided. Said pulling effort is created due to interaction of traveling magnetic field induced in winding of stator of linear electric motor with eddy currents induced in blank for moving blank according to traveling magnetic field. Apparatus for making shapes of sheet blank includes draw plate with closed working gage. Apparatus for making shapes of electrically conducting material includes linear electric motor supporting draw plate with closed working gage; the last is fixed to said motor. It is possible to use as linear electric motor single-side linear electric motor, double-side linear electric motor or cylindrical linear electric motor.

EFFECT: enlarged manufacturing possibilities, enhanced quality of shapes.

5 cl, 6 dwg