Method for the manufacture of motor vehicle body parts

Abstract

A method for the manufacture of motor vehicle body parts is disclose. The method includes providing blanks of flat material, deep-drawing of a first deep-drawing contour on the blanks by means of a first forming tool, and deep-drawing of a second deep-drawing contour by means of a second forming tool.

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         12 . A method for the manufacture of motor vehicle body parts comprising
 (a) selecting one of a first deep-drawing contour and a second deep-drawing contour for a body part;   (b) providing blanks of flat material;   (c) deep-drawing of the blanks on a first forming tool when the first deep-drawing contour is selected to form the body part; and   (d) deep-drawing of the blanks on a second forming tool when the second deep-drawings contour is selected to form the body part.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising selecting the first forming tool and the second forming tool from a set of several forming tools. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein blanks are provided with different values of a dimension, and selecting the first forming tool and the second forming tool takes place by means of the value of the dimension. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising placing the first forming tool for carrying out (c) relative to a first reference point of the blank, and placing of the second forming tool for carrying out (d) relative to a second reference point of the blank. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein carrying out (b) blanks are provided with different values of a dimension, and the distance between the reference points is different according to the value of the dimension. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the dimension is a longitudinal dimension of the blank. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the first and second deep-drawing contours are formed on marginal regions of each flat material blank which are separate from one another. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the first and second deep-drawing contours are formed on opposite longitudinal edges of each flat material blank. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the first and second deep-drawing contours are formed at opposite head ends of each flat material blank. 
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 20  further comprising roll-forming a central section of each flat material blank connecting the head ends. 
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 12  wherein the body parts comprise parts of body substructures including beams of motor vehicle bodies for different vehicle models.