Vehicle Bumper Reinforcement Bar Forming With Springback Bending
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
The existing manufacturing process for vehicle bumper reinforcement bars involves multiple bending steps and welding, making it inefficient and costly, with a need for improved methods to effectively form metal plates into one-piece structures with high rigidity and impact absorption capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A method involving roll forming and controlled bending processes, including excessive bending and pre-bending stages, reduces the number of processing steps by allowing the metal plate to spring back and align with intermediate portions, facilitating efficient formation of a reinforcement bar with reduced material and dimensional changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If multiple bending steps and welding steps are used to form the reinforcement bar from sheet metal plate, then the structural integrity and rigidity are improved, but the manufacturing complexity and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple bending operations and welding operations into an integrated roll forming process. The metal plate undergoes continuous deformation through a series of rolling stages that simultaneously achieve the desired curved shape and form welded joints, eliminating the need for separate bending and welding steps while maintaining structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The roll forming process performs preliminary shaping of the metal plate into the final curved configuration before attachment to the bumper. The metal plate is pre-formed with the required geometry and rigidity through controlled rolling deformation, reducing the need for subsequent adjustment and assembly operations
2Shape
If multiple bending steps are used to form the reinforcement bar, then the desired shape and curvature are achieved, but the processing time and production efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The roll forming process implements continuous deformation of the metal plate through a sequence of rolling stages without interruption. The plate progresses continuously through the forming rolls that progressively bend and shape it into the final curved configuration, eliminating the start-stop nature of traditional multi-step bending operations
Solution Approach 2:
The complex bending operation is divided into multiple rolling stages, each responsible for a specific portion of the shape transformation. The metal plate passes through series of rolls that incrementally achieve the desired curvature and geometry, breaking down the complex deformation into manageable sequential steps
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach effectively reduces processing steps and costs while maintaining the structural integrity and impact absorption properties of the reinforcement bar, enhancing the vehicle bumper's buffering function.
Implementation Method 1
releasing an external force acting on the first portion, so that the first portion springs back
Data Source
AI summary
A method for manufacturing a reinforcement bar of a vehicle bumper is disclosed. The method includes: (a) providing a metal plate including a first portion, a first connecting section, a second portion, a second connecting section and an intermediate portion, wherein the first connecting section connects the first portion and the intermediate portion, and the second connecting section connects the second portion and the intermediate portion; (b) bending the first connecting section, the second connecting section and the first portion, wherein the first portion is curved; (c) releasing an external force acting on the first portion, so that the first portion springs back; (d) bending the first portion and the second portion; and (e) attaching the section of the first portion to the first surface of the intermediate portion, and attaching the section of the second portion to the second surface of the intermediate portion.


