Abstract: A press apparatus according to an embodiment includes an upper die and a lower die, and configured to manufacture a different-thickness metal plate, in which: the lower die includes: a wall surface facing a cavity; a fixing part configured to fix both ends of the metal plate, the both ends of the metal plate being placed so that its plate surface faces upward; and a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the metal plate so that the metal plate is brought into an upright position along the wall surface; and the upper die includes: a slide moving part including an opposed surface opposed to the wall surface and configured to descend in the cavity along the wall surface; and a cutting tool disposed on the opposed surface; and shaving is carried out on at least a part of the plate surface of the metal plate.

Abstract: A metal member manufacturing method according to one form of this disclosure is a method of manufacturing a metal member that is thinner at some portions than at other portions. The method includes a formation step of pressing one surface of surfaces of a metal workpiece that are perpendicular to a thickness direction with a press-working die so as to form a raised portion in the other surface, and a cutting step of moving a cutting blade along the other surface to cut off the raised portion by shaving. In the formation step, the raised portion is formed such that the area of a cross-section of the raised portion that is parallel to a moving direction of the cutting blade and perpendicular to the other surface decreases toward an end of the raised portion on a rear side in the moving direction of the cutting blade.

Abstract: A metal member manufacturing method according to one form of this disclosure is a method of manufacturing a metal member that is thinner at some portions than at other portions. The method includes a formation step of pressing one surface of surfaces of a metal workpiece that are perpendicular to a thickness direction with a press-working die so as to form a raised portion in the other surface, and a cutting step of moving a cutting blade along the other surface to cut off the raised portion by shaving. In the formation step, the raised portion is formed such that the area of a cross-section of the raised portion that is parallel to a moving direction of the cutting blade and perpendicular to the other surface decreases toward an end of the raised portion on a rear side in the moving direction of the cutting blade.

Abstract: A metal member manufacturing method according to one form of this disclosure is a method of manufacturing a metal member that is thinner at some portions than at other portions. The method includes: a formation step of pressing one surface of surfaces of a metal workpiece that are perpendicular to a thickness direction with a press-working die so as to form raised portions in the other surface; an application step of applying a lubricant; and a cutting step of moving a cutting blade along the other surface to cut off the raised portions by shaving. In the formation step, a sump in which the lubricant is held is formed between the raised portions in the other surface or at a position on a rear side of the raised portions in a moving direction of the cutting blade, and in the application step, the lubricant is applied to the sump.