The invention provides a thin-wall rectangular-cross-section
pipe bending method. The thin-wall rectangular-cross-section
pipe bending method comprises the following steps that (1), a conventional
pipe bending method is adopted, a thin-wall rectangular-cross-section pipe blank is bent in advance, and a pipe pre-bending piece with folds is obtained; (2), a corresponding shaping die is selected and installed on a pressure bulging pressing
machine; (3), the pre-bending piece is installed to the shaping die and is connected with a high-pressure-oil oil way; (4), a high-pressure
oil pump is started to eliminate air in the pipe pre-bending pipe, an exhausting hole is sealed, a pipe is filled with oil liquid; (5), pressure is exerted for bulging till the folds of the pipe pre-bending piece are eliminated; (6), pressure is relived, oil is discharged, and die sinking is performed. By means of the method, two types of process technologies are comprehensively utilized, on one hand, the
advantage that the conventional bent pipe is easy to form is utilized, the blank is bent in advance in the first place, then the inner-high-pressure forming technology is utilized,
high pressure is exerted on the interior of the pipe so that the pipe can be bulged and attached to the die to eliminate the folds, disadvantages of the conventional bent pipe are overcome, a thin-wall rectangular-cross-section pipe bending piece is formed accurately, forming quality and precision are high, the surface is neat and smooth, and the appearance is attractive.