(19)
(11) EP 2 165 781 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
02.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/22

(43) Date of publication:
24.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/12

(21) Application number: 10150099.9

(22) Date of filing: 12.04.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B21D 22/06(2006.01)
B30B 15/14(2006.01)
B21D 24/02(2006.01)
 B21D 22/02(2006.01)
B21D 24/10(2006.01)
B21D 24/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE GB

(30) Priority: 14.04.2006 JP 2006112242
14.04.2006 JP 2006112256

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
07106021.4 / 1844871

(71) Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Tokyo 107-8556 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Nagai, Yuichi
    Tochigi (JP)
  • Meguri, Hideo
    Tochigi (JP)
  • Takeda, Kenzo
    Tochigi (JP)
  • Egawa, Takayuki
    Tochigi (JP)

(74) Representative: Rupp, Christian et al
Mitscherlich & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Sonnenstraße 33
80331 München
80331 München (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 05-01-2010 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Press working method with a punch step and press working apparatus with a movable punch


(57) In a press working apparatus (10), while a servo motor (24) is acting, an upper die (238) is made to come close to a lower die (252) while the plate (212) is being pinched by a first holder (240) and a second holder (254).
The pinch conducted by the first holder (240) and the second holder (254) on the plate (212) is released after press forming of the plate (212) was started in the press forming step and before both dies (238,252) reach a bottom dead center (x2) at which the dies (238,252) are made to come close to each other.