THE RELATED ART

Invention relates to sheet metal materials used in many various sectors such as automotive, aviation, trains, heavy vehicles etc. in general.

Invention particularly relates to sheet material providing reduction in cost of discarded part (scrap) remaining outside of the main product after shaping during sheet metal materials shaping stage and cut and discarded and made from thinner and lower quality material in comparison to original product of discard product part, and a method to produce such sheet material.

BACKGROUND OF THE RELATED ART

Today sheet metal materials are used in many various sectors such as automotive, aviation, train, heavy vehicles. The sheet metal materials are shaped in molds to make them suitable for the structure of product to be produced.

In current related art during process of shaping sheet material, sheet material of sizes bigger than sheet to form main product is required to be used in order to be able to control sheet, that is, to keep sheet in the mold and tighten. After completion of process of shaping, the parts remaining outside of the final product on the shaped sheet material are cut and discarded. The discarded sheet materials increase cost of product. In addition, having discarded parts on sheet material makes the sheet material to be shaped heavier unnecessarily. Also cost of recycling the discarded sheet material increases in proportion to its weight.

When the related art is searched, application numbered EP2946845B1 is seen. Said application discloses a press-forming method for press-forming a final shaped article comprising a top sheet part, vertical wall parts, and flange parts and having at least one bent part in a longitudinal direction, the method comprising a first shaping process in which high strength steel sheet, a flange part is bent at an intersecting part until an angle of the flange part with a horizontal line becomes a1 in a plane which includes a horizontal line which connects an intersecting part of a vertical wall part and a flange part and a center of curvature of the bent part and which is vertical to said high strength steel sheet when forming the top sheet part, vertical wall parts, bent part, and flange parts, and a second shaping process in which the flange part after the first shaping process is additionally bent at the intersecting part until the angle of the flange part with the horizontal line becomes a2 in that plane, and thus bringing additional bending angle to predetermine a1 -a2 range and so reducing warping and torsion of final shaped article. However, it does not disclose a method providing replacement of sheet sections only performing duty of grasping inside form and cut and discarded after shaping and/or with thinner ones while performing shaping in the form and thus reducing amount of scrap.

In conclusion, developments have been made in sheet materials and, therefore, new embodiments eliminating the above disadvantages and offering solutions to existing systems are needed.

PURPOSE OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to sheet material meeting the needs mentioned above, eliminating all disadvantages and providing some additional advantages.

Main purpose of the invention is to reduce the cost of product by reduction in thickness and quality nature of discarded/scrap materials of sheet metal materials remaining outside of the main product part.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide reduction in recycling costs as a result of reduction in quantity of discarded section on processed sheet metal material. Thus, saving is provided both from energy needed for recycling operation and transport of recycled materials. A further purpose of the invention is to provide elimination of disadvantages arising out of weight as weight of sheet metal materials to be processed is reduced.

Another purpose of the invention is to prevent unnecessary power losses by providing easy process of sheet material by use of lower thick and lower quality sheet material of discarded part.

In order to achieve all advantages mentioned above and to be understood better with the detailed description given below, the invention relates to sheet material used in obtaining final product, used in various sectors and providing reduction in cost of scrap material after shaping operation and it is characterized by comprising;

• a main product section forming final product after shaping and providing thickness and quality features required for final product forming final product,

• an embodiment consisting of a scrap product section connected to outer part of main product section and cut and discarded after obtaining final product, having thinner and/or lower quality in comparison to main product section.

With the same purposes, the invention relates to a method for obtaining a sheet material shaped to obtain a final product to be used in various sectors and providing reduction in cost of material discarded / scrap after shaping operation and it is characterized by comprising process steps of

• Cutting main product section to form final product from sheet material having thickness and quality aspects required for final product, in the form matching final product,

• Cutting scrap product section from a sheet material having lower thickness and quality aspects in comparison to main product section, in form convenient for connection to main product section by outer section and in sizes convenient to provide fixing sheet material inside the mold,

• Connecting main product section and scrap product section along connection line.

The structural and characteristic features and all advantages of the invention will be understood better in the figures given below and the detailed description by reference to the figures. Therefore, the assessment should be made based on the figures and the detailed descriptions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

In order to make the embodiment and additional members being subject of the present invention as well as the advantages clearer for better understanding, it should be assessed with reference to the following described figures.

Figure 1 is an illustrative view of the sheet material being subject of the invention,

Figure 2 is an illustrative view showing production stage of sheet material.

Figure 3 is an illustrative view showing shaping stage of sheet material.

Figure 4 is an illustrative view showing processes after shaping of sheet material.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

I . Final product

10. Main product section

I I . Connection line

12. Scrap product section

13. Female mold

14. Male mold

15. Sheet holder

16. Blanking sheet material

17. Outer line

18. Shaped sheet material

19. Sheet material

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In this detailed description, the preferred embodiments of the sheet material (19) being subject of this invention have been disclosed solely for the purpose of better understanding of the subject and described in a manner not causing any restrictive effect. The invention relates to sheet material (19) used in obtaining final product (1 ) used in various sectors and providing reduction in cost of discarded material after shaping operation and it is characterized by comprising,

• a main product section (10) forming final product (1 ) by shaping, having the required thickness and quality features of the final product (1 )

• a scrap product section (12) connected to outer part of main product section (10) and cut and discarded after obtaining final product (1 ), having thinner and/or lower quality in comparison to main product section (10).

The invention also relates to a method for obtaining sheet material (19) used in obtaining final product (1 ) used in various sectors and providing reduction in cost of discarded material after shaping operation and it is characterized by comprising process steps of

• Cutting main product section (10) to form final product (1 ) from sheet material (16) having thickness and quality aspects required for final product (1 ), in the form matching final product (1 ),

• Cutting scrap product section (12) from a sheet material having lower thickness and quality aspects in comparison to main product section (10), in form convenient for connection to main product section (10) by outer section and in sizes convenient to provide fixing sheet material (19) inside the mold,

• Connecting main product section (10) and scrap product section (12) along connection line (1 1 ).

The sheet material (19) disclosed under the invention in general consists of a main product section (10) and a scrap product section (12). Said main product section (10) and scrap product section (12) are interconnected by means of a connection line (1 1 ).

Figure 1 shows an illustrative general view of the sheet material (19) being subject of the invention. Final product (1 ) to be obtained upon shaping sheet material (19) consists of a main product section (10) and scrap product section (12) located on outer section of the main product section (10) and providing control of sheet material (19) inside the mold. Main product section (10) and scrap product section (12) are interconnected by means of a connection line (1 1 ).

Figure 2 shows an illustrative view of production stage of main product section (10) of sheet material (19) forming final product (1 ). Main product section (10) is made from a blanking sheet (16) having thickness and quality features required from final product (1 ) to be produced by means of cutting convenient to form of final product (1 ). Since final product (1 ) is desired to be made fully from main product (10), main product section (10) is cut slightly bigger than dimensions of outer line (17) to form final product (1 ).

Scrap product section (12) to be connected to outer section of main product section (10) is obtained by means of cutting from a sheet material similar to main product section (10). Scrap product section (12) is cut in a manner to surround main product section (10) from outside and convenient to form of main product section (10). In addition, scrap product section (12) is cut in a width to enable connection of sheet material (19) inside mold. Since scrap product section (12) constitutes the section to be cut and discarded after forming sheet material (19), it is produced from a sheet metal material having lower thickness and/or lower quality in comparison to main product section (10).

Main product section (10) cut in appropriate form and scrap product section (12) are interconnected by means of a connection line (1 1 ). Way of this connection is preferably provided by means of a laser welding operation applied along connection line (1 1 ). In alternative embodiments, this connection can also be provided in different ways.

Figure 3 is an illustrative view showing shaping sheet material (19) of the invention in form. According to the figure, the sheet material (19) is located between a female mold (13) and a male mold (14). In order to provide said location, sheet holders (15) are used and sheet material (19) is fixed between female mold (13) and sheet holders (15). Scrap product section (12) is compressed between the female mold (13) and sheet holders (15) and holding sheet material (19) is provided. After operation of fixing, when male mold (14) presses on female mold (13), the main product section (10) remaining between male mold (14) and female mold (13) and partially scrap product section (12) are formed.

Figure 4 shows the sheet material (18) shaped from the form. Cutting operation is applied onto the shaped sheet material (18) along outer line (17) and final product (1 ) is obtained. Scrap product section (12) forms most part of sections cut from the shaped sheet material (18). However, when forming main product section (10), some part of main product section (10) is cut and can be discarded together with scrap product section (12) since some amount over blanking sheet material (16) is cut from outer line (17). However, since too big part of section cut from shaped sheet material (18) contains scrap product section (12) reduction of product cost provides reduction in recycling costs. In addition, sheet material (1 ) product weight is also reduced.