• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.502-507
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• 2009

Curvature extrusion process has several advantages in comparison to the conventional extrusion and bending process. In the curvature extrusion, the extruded part is directly bent during extrusion. Therefore, it does not need additional bending process after extrusion. In the curvature extrusion process, it is possible to produce curved extruded products that have a constant or various curvatures. It is essential that we predict the curvatures of the extruded product to meet the required curvatures. This paper proposed a theoretical model that can predict the curvature of extruded product produced by the curvature extrusion process. Using the proposed model the movement of guide tool that causes the bending of extruded product was controlled to produce the required curved automotive Al bumper back beam. The effectiveness of the proposed prediction model and the movement of guide tool were verified by the FE analysis and curved extrusion experiment.

• 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소성가공학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.42-45
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• 2008

Recently, aluminum is widely used to reduce the vehicle weight. Aluminum curved extruded products are used for the design of automotive frame parts. This study focuses on the determination of process condition fur automotive bumper beam with various curvatures. In this study, a curvature prediction model has been proposed considering the geometric relationship and the characteristic of the curvature extrusion equipment. Using the proposed model and FE analysis, the appropriated process condition was determined to produce the bumper beam. Finally, curvature extrusion experiment was carried out to verify the effectiveness of the proposed curvature prediction model and the process condition.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2009

In the automotive industry, aluminum is widely used to reduce the vehicle weight. Aluminum curved extruded components are used for the design of frame parts. This study investigates the curvature extrusion process to produce the aluminum curved suspension arm. In the curvature extrusion process, the bending process is simultaneously carried out with the extrusion process. Firstly, porthole extrusion was investigated by using FE analysis to produce aluminum suspension arm. And then the bending process condition was determined to produce the final suspension arm with the required curvature. In this research, the guide roll movement causes the bending of extruded product. The moving distance and velocity of guide roll were controlled to meet the required curvature of suspension arm. Finally, the curved suspension arm was manufactured by the curvature extrusion experiment under the proposed curvature extrusion condition.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.523-528
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• 2013

본 실험에서는 산업용 발전 설비에 사용되는 인버터 내부의 압입형과 압출형 두 종류 히트싱크의 방열 성능을 평가하였다. 실험에 사용된 압입형 히트싱크는 62개의 핀을 가지고 있고, 압출형은 38개의 핀을 가지고 있으며 두 히트싱크의 외형의 크기는 같다. 반면 압출형 히트싱크는 핀의 표면에 반경 1mm의 곡률을 주어 전열면적을 압입형과 같게 하였다. 결과적으로 압입형과 압출형 히트싱크는 전체 입력열량에 대해 각각 70.7%, 63.8%를 방열하였다. 입력열량 중 나머지는 자연대류 및 복사를 통해 외부로 방열되었다. 압출형 히트싱크는 단순히 핀의 개수로 보면 압입형 히트싱크보다 40% 감소했지만, 방열양은 6.9% 만 감소하였다. 이는 표면 곡률을 통한 유효 전열면적의 증가와 압출형 히트싱크의 상대적으로 우수한 전열특성의 효과로 판단하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.327-332
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• 2008

The effectiveness of vehicle parts made through extrusion is in the limelight because of the advantages of high strength stiffness materials can be produced and the number of processes can be drastically reduced. Therefore, the parts should have sufficient stiffness and be lightweight enough to improve fuel efficiency. However, the application of extruded aluminum requires pre-bending technologies that can manufacture the complex designs profiles demanded by vehicle parts. The aim of this research is that the development of the variable curvature extrusion technology that can produce a variety of curvature. In order to produce a variable curvature, the guide transfer speed and transfer time should be controlled properly. The guide transfer speed and transfer time were examined by the theoretical analysis. A model was developed to simulate the deformation behaviors of extrusion and bending process from the symmetric bumper with range of radii from 1863mm to 2163mm. The theoretical analysis and FE analysis were verified through experimental method.