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NOSING DIES
1. Type I
-Deep drawn shells or tubes are used as initial working material in nosing
type dies. Chapter 7 describes three types of nosing processes. Fig. 12.1
shows a schematic arrangement of a nosing die of Type I.
-Nosing type dies are designed in two simple variations: In the first, shown
in Fig. 12.la, the top of the workpiece is reduced from a larger to a smaller
diameter. An immovable nosing die ring (1) is fixed to
the lower shoe, and a movable punch (3) fixed to the upper shoe of this
die.

-In the second variation, shown in Fig. 12.lb, the top of the workpiece
diameter is reduced so that the workpiece, after nosing, has a conic shape.
In this second die, the nosing die ring (1) is fixed to the upper
shoe so that it is movable, and the workpiece is held with an outside holder
(4), attached to the lower shoe.
-In both variations, the workpiece is ejected by the ejector (5) after the
nosing operation is finished.
-The weakness of these kinds of die designs is that there is no provision
for the die components to locate the workpiece: if the height of the
workpiece is greater than the diameter, deflections or wrinkles
may appear in the workpiece during the nosing operation.
2. Type II
-Fig. 12.2 shows a design for a Type I1 nosing die. To the upper shoe (9)
is attached the nosing die ring (l), the inside support (6) with the spring (8),
and the driver ring (5). To the lower shoe (10) are attached the out-
side support (3) and the segmental bushing (4) with helical springs (7). A
pre-drawn workpiece is inserted into a nest on the outside support (3).
When the press slide moves down, the driver ring (5) pushes the
segmentalring (4), which then holds the workpiece; at the same time, the
inside support (6) enters the the workpiece to provide a positive guide and
prevent deflection and development of wrinkles during the nosing
operation.
3. Type III
-During the nosing operation, a die of Type 111, as shown in Fig. 12.3,
provides the best location for the workpiece.
-The Type I11 die consists of the upper shoe (7) and the lower shoe (8).
To the upper shoe is attached
the nosing die ring (l), and to the lower shoe is fixed the outside support
(3). The workpiece, which has
been pre-drawn, is inserted into a nest on the outside support (3) and
located by the outside bushing (4), which is powered by a mechanism
positioned below the bed of the press. The workpiece is not then sup-
ported from the inside (Fig. 12.3a). Fig. 12.3b shows a similar die design
for nosing a tube, but this type of die has an inside support (5) that holds
the workpiece during the nosing operation.
4. A complete nosing die design
-A complete nosing die design is shown in Fig. 12.4. The die consists of
the upper shoe (8) and the lower shoe (9), guided by a guide post and guide
post bushing. To the upper shoe is attached the nosing die ring (l), with the
nut (2), which holds the die ring and the driver (4). To the lower shoe is
fixed the inside support (5), the slide (6) with handle (7), and the segmental
cam slide (3).

To place the workpiece on the inside support (5), the slide (6) needs to be
pulled out of the work zone of the die before the nosing operation begins.
The stop pin (not shown) positions the slide for nosing, which is done in
three phases. In the first phase, the top of the workpiece is formed as a
conic shape with a central angle of 40 degrees. In the second phase, the top
of the workpiece is formed as a conic shape with a central angle of 75
degrees. In the third and last phase, the top of the workpiece is formed into
a final hemi-spherical shape.