MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617093858 A) filed by Jfe Steel Corporation on August 03, 2026, for Press-Molded Article Production Method And Intermediate Molded Article.

Inventor includes Kariyazaki, Yuta.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: A press-molded article production method according to the present invention comprises a step for press-molding an intermediate molded article 10, and a step for press- molding the intermediate molded article 10 into a press-molded article 20 having a target shape, wherein: the intermediate molded article 10 has an intermediate curved portion 10A which corresponds to a curved portion 20A of the target shape, and a gradual change section 10B1 and an intermediate linear portion 10B2 which correspond to a linear portion 20B of the target shape; a bent ridgeline 13a of the intermediate curved portion 10A is located at the same position as a bent ridgeline 23 of the curved portion 20A of the target shape or at a position on the inner side in the width direction relative to the curved portion 20A; and a bent ridgeline 13b2 of the intermediate linear portion 10B2 is located on the outer side in the width direction relative to the bent ridgeline 23 of the linear portion 20B of the target shape via a bent ridgeline 13b1 of the gradual change section 10B1.

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