Abstract:
A method for forming a cavity structure provided with a thin bottom plate is comprises the following steps. The first step is to deform plastically a part of a metal plate so as to form a cavity on one surface of a metal plate wherein the cavity has an oddly bottom surface provided with subsections being different from each other in depth. Simultaneously a protrusion is formed on the other surface of the metal plate by shifting an amount of metal corresponding to the cavity into the protrusion wherein the protrusion has substantially similar figure to the cavity. Then a coupling section, which keeps the protrusion integral with the metal plate, is formed so as to make the protrusion smaller than the cavity. And the protrusion is removed from the metal plate so as to make the other surface of the metal plate flat and to form the bottom plate of the cavity thin while remaining the coupling section.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
         [0001]    The present invention relates to a method of forming a cavity structure having a thin bottom base plate and a predetermined oddly shaped hollowed section, which is made from metal plate and suitable for chassises or base members of micro machines, portable information equipments and so forth, and particularly to a forming method of a thin bottom base plate at the base of the hollowed section while preventing the hardening of the work piece.  
           [0002]    Through the development of information technology, devices and equipments for office automation and/or portable information equipments have been changing into the form of micro machines due to reduction in their size and weight. Accordingly, the chassis and the base members for use in such micro machines are required to be more precise and miniaturized.  
           [0003]    [0003]FIG. 3 illustrates one example of a base member for use in the one of above-mentioned micro-machines. For an instance, in the base member  1  having thickness from 3 mm to 5 mm, oddly shaped hollowed section  2  is formed in one side, and a bottom base plate  3  is formed so as to have the thickness as thin as about 0.2 mm at the bottom of the hollowed section  2 . Thus, as a whole, the base member  1  is formed as a cavity structure. Further, in the hollowed section  2 , there exists parts supporting means such as a supporting pole  4 , a pedestal portion  5  and so forth for arranging and supporting electrical and/or mechanical parts not illustrated. The parts supporting means are formed integral with the bottom base plate  3  so as to have different heights from the bottom base plate  3  to their top. As mentioned above, such a base member of a micro-machine as a whole is required to be formed thin in order to minimize its size while enlarging its capacity for receipting the parts. Therefore, it becomes an important issue to form the bottom base plate  3  in the hollowed section  2  as thin as possible.  
           [0004]    As a forming method of such a base member  1 , it is generally known that forging processing by means of a press punching by a press and processing performed by die-casting molding are applied.  
           [0005]    The forging processing by the use of the press is performed as following. A metal plate with approximately the same thickness as the base member  1  is placed on a die and is pressed by the punch (not illustrated) from one side thereof. The punch has substantially the same oddly shape as the hollowed section  2  to form the hollowed section  2  into the oddly shape. On the other hand, die-casting molding is performed in such manner that molten metal of aluminum or so forth is injected into a die-casting mold having the same shape as the base member  1 .  
           [0006]    However, in case of the forging processing by the press, the quantity of metal corresponding to the hollowed section  2  shifts to its periphery, and it lead to curling of the base member  1 , as illustrated in FIG. 7(A), due to stress at the time of the shifting of the metal. Such remarkable deterioration of flatness is a serious problem for the base member  1 . In order to cure this curling, it is necessary to execute additional processing such as flat press. However, it is almost impossible to cure completely the curling caused by such an internal stress. Further, there is another problem that it is impossible to form the thickness t 1  of the bottom base plate  3  as thin and precise as desired because there exist a limit that the bottom base plate  3  cannot be pressed by the pressure more than the critical pressure due to the hardening of the bottom base plate  3  occurs at the press processing.  
           [0007]    On the other hand, in the case of the method by means of die casting molding, as illustrated in FIG. 7(B), there is a problem that a hole  3   a  is formed because molten metal such as aluminum or so forth easily flows into the area of the mold having large thickness but is difficult to flow in the bottom base plate  3 , that is to say, such area having thin thickness t 1 ′ where is intended to be formed as thin as about 0.2 mm or less. Furthermore, there is another problem that scale-down and/or strain occurs and, accordingly, dimension accuracy of the base member  1  deteriorates in the course where molten metal of high temperature cool down. Thus, it becomes necessary to perform re-processing such as grinding and so forth in order to obtain flatness with high precision. However, since the bottom base plate  3  of the hollowed section  2  is too thin to carry out the re-processing such as grinding and so forth so that the base member  1  with high precision cannot be obtained.  
         SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
         [0008]    The present invention has been made in order to improve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional method. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a cavity structure made of a metal plate in high precision and in low cost. The cavity structure has a cavity suitable for installing equipment parts of micro machines and the bottom surface of the cavity has supporting means for support the equipment parts.  
           [0009]    The method for forming a cavity structure provided with a thin bottom plate is comprises the following steps. The first step is to deform plastically a part of a metal plate so as to form a cavity on one surface of a metal plate wherein the cavity has an oddly bottom surface provided with subsections being different from each other in depth. Simultaneously a protrusion is formed on the other surface of the metal plate by shifting an amount of metal corresponding to the cavity into the protrusion wherein the protrusion has substantially similar figure to the cavity. Then a coupling section, which keeps the protrusion integral with the metal plate, is formed so as to make the protrusion smaller than the cavity. And the protrusion is removed from the metal plate so as to make the other surface of the metal plate flat and to form the bottom plate of the cavity thin while remaining the coupling section.  
           [0010]    The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out particularly in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this specification. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages, and specific objects attained by its use, reference should be had to the accompanying drawing and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention.  
       
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0011]    [0011]FIG. 1(A) to FIG. 1(D) are process explanation views for illustrating a first forming method according to the present invention;  
         [0012]    [0012]FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a punch for forming a cavity;  
         [0013]    [0013]FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating product formed due to the present invention;  
         [0014]    [0014]FIG. 4(A) and FIG. 4(B) are perspective views illustrating other products formed due to the present invention;  
         [0015]    [0015]FIG. 5(A) to FIG. 5(D) are process explanation views illustrating a second forming method according to the present invention;  
         [0016]    [0016]FIG. 6(A) to FIG. 6(D) are process explanation views illustrating forming process of a third forming method of a cavity according to the present invention; and  
         [0017]    [0017]FIG. 7(A) and FIG. 7(B) are sectional views illustrating product produced due to the conventional forming method.  
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0018]    The forming method of the present invention will be described in detail below on the basis of the embodiment using accompanying drawings.  
         [0019]    [0019]FIG. 3 illustrates one example of the final product which is formed by the cavity forming method for metal plate according to the present invention. FIG. 3 shows a base member for use in, for example, a micro-machine. Namely, as mentioned above, in the base member  1  with thickness from 3 mm to 5 mm, oddly shaped hollowed section  2  is formed in one side, and there is a bottom base plate  3  which is formed in such a way that thickness thereof is thin with degree of 0.2 mm at the base of the hollowed section  2 , thus, as a whole, the base member  1  is formed into a cavity structure. Further, in the hollowed section  2 , there exists a supporting pole  4 , a pedestal portion  5  and so forth for arranging structural parts, which are not illustrated. These are formed integral with the bottom base plate  3 . Their heights from the bottom base plate  3  are different from each other. As raw material of this base member  1 , there is selected in accordance with various uses from among the metal plates such as aluminum, copper, stainless, brass and so forth capable of undergoing plastic processing. These are processed in such a way as a forming method explained hereinafter.  
         [0020]    The first embodiment  
         [0021]    [0021]FIG. 1(A) to FIG. 1(D) which illustrate A-A section of FIG. 3 indicate the first embodiment of cavity forming method for the metal plate according to the present invention. FIG. 1(A) indicates a metal plate  10  with thickness from 3 mm to 5 mm, as a raw material of the above-mentioned base member  1 . FIG. 1(B) illustrates a press process. The metal plate  10  is placed on a die  11  installed on a press machine which is not illustrated while determining position thereof. In the press process, operation is made to form a hollowed section  2  by a punch  12  mounted with movable side of the above press machine from one side of the metal plate  10 .  
         [0022]    The above punch  12 , as illustrated in FIG. 2, is formed in such a way that a first pressing stand  12   a,  a second pressing stand  12   b  and a small hole  12   c  are formed to be integrated with a pedestal section  12   d.  The first pressing stand  12   a  forms a thin bottom base plate  3  in the base member  1  in such a way as to form deep hollowed section  2   a.  The second pressing stand  2   b  forms shallow hollowed section  2   b.  The small hole  12   c  forms a column shaped supporting pole  4 .  
         [0023]    On the other hand, with respect to die  11 , as illustrated in FIG. 1(B), a concave section  11   a  consisting of a deep hollowed section  11   b  and shallow hollowed section  11   d,  and column shaped protruded section  11   d  for forming the supporting pole  4  are formed. And the above concave section  11   a  is formed in a similar figure somewhat smaller than an external form of the above punch  12 .  
         [0024]    The metal plate  10  is placed on the die  11  which is constituted as mentioned above. Operation is made to drop the punch  12  from one side of the metal plate  10 . The hollowed section  2  is formed in one side of the metal plate  10 . In this processing, quantity of metal corresponding to the hollowed section  2  is shifted into the concave section  11   a  of the die  11  so that a protrusion  13  with height approximately equal to depth of the hollowed section  2  is formed in the other side of the metal plate  10 . Further, in the hollowed section  2 , a supporting pole  4  and a pedestal  5  are formed integral with the protrusion  13  on the opposing side thereto.  
         [0025]    As mentioned-above, the concave section  11   a  of the die  11  is formed in such a way as to become somewhat smaller than the external form of the punch  12 . Consequently, when the punch  12  reaches at the lowest point, part of periphery of the punch  12  is opposed to upper end face of the die  11 . The opposite interval is established in the dimension of being equal to the plate thickness of the base member  1 , namely, a dimension of 0.2 mm or in the dimension of somewhat larger thickness than this dimension. According to this establishment, the hollowed section  2  and the protrusion  13  are coupled by a coupling section  14  with plate thickness approximately equal to the bottom base plate  3  of the base member  1 . Thus the coupling section  14  keeps the protrusion  13  integral with base member  1 .  
         [0026]    [0026]FIG. 1(C) illustrates cutting process. In the cutting process, operation is made to cut the protrusion  13  which is formed at the other direction side of the metal plate  10  according to the above pressing process gradually in such a way that operation is made to cut the protrusion from the top side thereof to the extent that the protrusion  13  comes to the same surface as the base of the coupling section  14  by the use of a cutter  15  while dividing cutting process into a plurality of times as shown in FIG. 1(C) by the use of the chain line. The cutter  15  for use in the cutting process has a teeth section  15   a  with arrow shape protruding the top center. In the cutting process, operation is made to cut the protrusion  13  in such a way that it causes the cutter  15  to be moved in the arrow direction.  
         [0027]    In this cutting process, amount-of-cutting which the cutter cuts the base member in one time is established in such a way that cutting height is equal to degree of thickness which does not give large load to the bottom base plate  3 . Thus, operation is made to cut the protrusion  13  while dividing the cutting process into a plurality of times with such an amount-of-cutting. Also in this cutting process, in order to prevent displacement of the bottom base plate  3  in the direction of the hollowed section  2   a  by the cutter  15 , it is desirable that disposition is made to press the bottom base plate  3  while inserting a holding measure  16  within the hollowed section  2 .  
         [0028]    Further, it is preferable that the cutting is executed alternately into a regular direction and a counter direction so that the number of cutting in the regular direction is equal to the number of cutting in the counter direction.  
         [0029]    According to the above cutting process, operation is made to cut the protrusion  13  up to the state where the protrusion  13  comes to the same surface as the coupling section  14  while remaining the coupling section  14 . In such a cutting process, the other direction side of the metal plate  10  is formed in flat condition as illustrated in FIG. 1(D), thus the base member  1  is perfected. At this time, the plate thickness t 3  of the bottom base plate  3  of the hollowed section  2  is formed of the thickness in a degree of 0.2 mm. Further, if a thickness of the coupling section  14  is established in the same thickness as a plate thickness of the bottom base plate  3 , cutting marks rest on only a part of protrusion  13 . In order to take the whole surface of the other direction side of the metal plate  10  to be the same surface condition, the coupling section  14  is established in connection with its plate thickness into somewhat thick more than a plate thickness of the bottom base plate  3 . Subsequently, operation is made to process the bottom base plate  3  into specified plate thickness while cutting the whole surface of the other direction side at the time of final cutting processing. Also, in the cutting process, with the exception of the cutter  15 , it is suitable that a grinder, a sand paper, or another cutting means such as a milling cutter are used independently or are used jointly.  
         [0030]    According to the first embodiment, the base member  1  is formed while sifting the quantity of metal corresponding to volume of the hollowed section  2  to the other direction side of the metal plate  10 , stress influence to the metal plate  10  can be minimized. Consequently, curling phenomenon of the metal plate  10  is prevented and excellent flatness of the plane of the finished product is obtained. Furthermore, in the processing, since operation is made to cut the protrusion  13  formed to be protruded in the other direction side of the metal plate  10  in such a manner as to divide cutting process into a plurality of times, it is possible to make the plate thickness of the bottom base plate  3  of the hollowed section  2  thin up to a limit of degree of 0.2 mm.  
         [0031]    When the thickness of the metal plate is so thin as less than 3 mm, the method is also applicable in such manner that the processing of cutting the protrusion is executed only one time so as to make the other side of the metal plate flat.  
         [0032]    The second embodiment  
         [0033]    [0033]FIG. 4(A) and FIG. 4(B) illustrate another state of the base member  1  formed by the aforementioned forming method. Namely, a form illustrated in FIG. 4(A) forms a square stand  6  and a conical stand  7  monolithically integrated therewith with the exception of supporting pole  4  from the hollowed section  2 . Further, FIG. 4(B) illustrates that a notch section  8   a  is formed on a peripheral convex bank  8 . Furthermore, an opening  9  is formed in the hollowed section  2 . The opening  9  forms a protruded shaft which is higher than the first pressing stand  12   a  formed on the punch  12 . It causes protrusion to be protruded corresponding to the protruded shaft at the other direction side of the metal plate  10 . It is possible to form in such a way as to cut the protrusion by the cutter  15 . Moreover, the base member  1  forms rib  1   a  on its rear side of both edges monolithically integrated therewith for the sake of reinforcement. It is possible to form the rib  1   a  on the aforementioned respective base members  1 . Further, it is possible to change a shape of the hollowed section  2  and/or a shape of peripheral convex bank variously. Furthermore, it is suitable that the opening is formed by the punching processing, after forming the bottom base plate  3  of the hollowed section  2 .  
         [0034]    [0034]FIG. 5(A) to  5 (D) illustrates a second embodiment of a forming method of a hollowed section having thin bottom base plate according to the present invention. FIG. 5(A) indicates a first pressing process, in which processing is made to press the punch  12  from one side of the metal plate  10  in such a way that the processing is made to form a first hollowed section  20   a  with approximately half depth with respect to predetermined depth and the processing is made to move the quantity of metal of this first hollowed section  20   a  to protrude to be formed a first protrusion  22  with small height approximately equal to depth of the first hollowed section  20   a  at the other direction side of the metal plate  10 . At this time, a supporting pole  4  and a pedestal  5  whose heights are lower than the predetermined height in the first hollowed section  20   a.    
         [0035]    In the aforementioned first pressing process, if the die  21  is compared with the die  11 , the die  21  has abut the same constitution as the die  11  illustrated in FIG. 2(B) illustrating fundamental constitution. Namely, in the first pressing process, operation is made to form a concave section  21   a  consisting of a deep hollowed section  21   b  and shallow hollowed section  21   c,  and a column shaped protruded section  21   d  for forming supporting pole  4 , further the concave section  21   a  into a slightly smaller similar figure than the external form of the punch  12 . The die  21  is different from the die  11  illustrated in the above-mentioned FIG. 2(B) in that depth of the concave section  21   a  is established into half depth to the predetermined depth. Thus, the first press processing causes the concave section  21   a  to be shallow so that processing is made to limit height and shape of the first protrusion  22  which is protruded to be formed on the other direction side of the metal plate  10  in some degrees. Moreover, it is also suitable that in the first pressing process, processing is made to use the die  11  illustrated in FIG. 2(B), which is capable of processing the concave section  21   a  with predetermined depth.  
         [0036]    [0036]FIG. 5(B) illustrates the first cutting process. In the first cutting process, processing is made to cut gradually the first protrusion  22  formed on the other direction side of the metal plate  10  by the first pressing process in such a manner as to divide the cutting process into a plurality of times and cutting it from the top side thereof by the use of the cutter  15 . In this first cutting process, a cutting depth which the cutter  15  cut in every one time is established into a degree of thickness that does not give large load to the bottom base plate  3  formed by the first pressing process. Practically, since the first protrusion  22  is formed with low height, displacement for the side of the bottom base plate  3  is small caused by the pressing force of the cutter  15 . Further, in order to prevent the displacement of the bottom base plate  3  in the direction of the hollowed section  20   a  caused by the cutter  15 , it is suitable that action is made to press while inserting pressing measure  16  within the hollowed section  20   a.    
         [0037]    [0037]FIG. 5(C) illustrates the second pressing process. In the second pressing process, processing is made to press again the punch  12  onto the first hollowed section  20   a  formed on the one side of the metal plate  10  to form a hollowed section  2  with predetermined depth as the base member  1 . And the processing is made to move the quantity of metal of the hollowed section  2  produced caused by the pressing to the concave section  21   a  by the die  21 , followed by protruding to be formed a second protrusion  23  with low height on the other direction side of the metal plate  10 . On this occasion, the supporting pole  4  with predetermined height and the pedestal portion are formed on the hollowed section  2 .  
         [0038]    Also in this example, As mentioned-above, the concave section  21   a  of the die  21  is formed in such a way as to become somewhat smaller than the external form of the punch  12 . Consequently, when the punch  12  reaches at the lowest point, part of periphery of the punch  12  is opposed to upper end face of the die  21 . The opposite interval is established in the dimension of being equal to the plate thickness of the base member  1 , namely, a dimension of 0.2 mm or in the dimension of somewhat larger thickness than this dimension. According to this establishment, the hollowed section  2  and the second protrusion  23  are coupled by a coupling section  24  with plate thickness approximately equal to the bottom base plate  3  of the base member  1 .  
         [0039]    [0039]FIG. 5(D) illustrates the second cutting process. In the second cutting process, processing is made to cut gradually the second protrusion  23  formed on the other direction side of the metal plate  10  by the second pressing process in such a manner as to divide the cutting process into a plurality of times and cutting it from the top side thereof by the use of the cutter  15  up to the same surface as the base of the coupling section  24 . As a result thereof, the bottom base plate  3  with plate thickness of 0.2 mm in the base of the hollowed section  2 . In this second cutting process, a cutting depth which the cutter  15  cut in every one time is established into a degree of thickness that does not give large load to the bottom base plate  3  formed by the second pressing process. Practically, since the second protrusion  23  is formed with low height, displacement for the side of the bottom base plate  3  is small caused by the pressing force of the cutter  15 . Further, also in order to prevent the displacement of the bottom base plate  3  in the direction of the hollowed section  20   b  caused by the cutter  15 , it is suitable that action is made to press while inserting pressing measure  16  within the hollowed section  20   b.    
         [0040]    According to the above second cutting process, operation is made to cut the protrusion  23  up to the state where the protrusion  23  comes to the same surface as the coupling section  24  while remaining the coupling section  24 . In such a cutting process, the other direction side of the metal plate  10  is formed in flat condition, thus the base member  1  is perfected. At this time, the plate thickness of the bottom base plate  3  of the hollowed section  2  is formed of the thickness in a degree of 0.2 mm. Further, if a thickness of the coupling section  24  is established in the same thickness as a plate thickness of the bottom base plate  3 , cutting marks rest on only a part of protrusion  23 . In order to take the whole surface of the other direction side of the metal plate  10  to be the same surface condition, the coupling section  24  is established in connection with its plate thickness into somewhat thick more than a plate thickness of the bottom base plate  3 . Subsequently, operation is made to process the bottom base plate  3  into specified plate thickness while cutting the whole surface of the other direction side at the time of final cutting processing. Also, in the cutting process, with the exception of the cutter  15 , it is suitable that a grinder, a sand paper, or another cutting means such as a milling cutter are used independently or are used jointly.  
         [0041]    In the aforementioned second embodiment, the pressing process and the cutting process are repeated two times respectively. Further, in the cutting process, the number of times of cutting process is divided into a plurality of times. As another method except for this example, in the pressing process, processing is made to form the protrusion in such a way as to have height thereof equal to one time cutting, before cutting the protrusion by the cutting process, subsequently, further cutting after forming the protrusion for one time cutting is repeated a plurality of times so that the hollowed section with the predetermined depth and the bottom base plate are formed.  
         [0042]    The third embodiment  
         [0043]    [0043]FIG. 6(A) to  6 (D) indicate a third embodiment for forming a hollowed section having thin bottom base plate according to the present invention. In the first place, processing is made to form shallow hollowed section by the forging process before the processing is made to form the hollowed section by the pressing process in the same way as the aforementioned first embodiment. And, the processing is made to form a protrusion on the other direction side of the metal plate. Subsequently, the processing is made to cut the protrusion by the cutting process to form the base member  1 . The metal plate  10  which is used in the third embodiment is the same as the metal plate materials used in the first embodiment. Also, a punch  12  which is used in the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment in connection with its fundamental constitution. Accordingly, explanation thereof is omitted.  
         [0044]    [0044]FIG. 6(A) indicates a forging process. In the forging process, action is made to position to be placed the metal plate  10  to be materials of the base member  1  on the die  30  whose upper surface is made flat. Processing is made to execute forging by the punch  12  from one side of the metal plate  10  to form a first shallow hollowed section  31 . At this time, the metal plate  10  is pressed in the most deeply by the first pressing stand  12   a  of the punch  12 . However, as is mentioned above, since the metal plate has a property of occurrence of work hardening when pressing it up to certain limit thereof, opposite interval  2 t between the first pressing stand  12   a  and the die  30  is established in the range where the metal plate  10  is capable of being pressed. Accordingly, since the interval between the die  30  and the first pressing stand  12   a  of the punch  12  is established of the dimension which is larger than the thickness of the bottom base plate  3 , the first hollowed section  31  is formed in shallow state. In this forging process, the quantity of metal corresponding to volume of the first hollowed section  31  move to periphery of metal plate  10  to expand as illustrated in the drawing.  
         [0045]    The metal plate  10  via the forging process is moved to the pressing process indicated in FIG. 6(B). The metal plate  10  is placed on the die  32 . In the pressing process, processing is made to form a hollowed section  2  with the predetermined depth while dropping the punch  12  into the first hollowed section  31  formed on the metal plate  10 . And the processing is made to move the quantity of metal of the hollowed section  2  pressed by the punch  12  to the concave section  32   a.  The processing is made to protrude to be formed a protrusion  33  at the other direction side of the metal plate  10 . At this time, the protrusion  33  is formed in the state of low height because the first hollowed section  31  is already formed in the forging process. Further, the supporting pole  4  and the pedestal section  5  formed in the hollowed section  2  are increased as high as predetermined height.  
         [0046]    As mentioned-above, the concave section  32   a  of the die  32  is formed in such a way as to become somewhat smaller than the external form of the punch  12  with resemblance shape. Consequently, when the punch  12  reaches at the lowest point, part of periphery of the punch  12  is opposed to upper end face of the die  32 . The opposite interval is established in the dimension of being equal to the plate thickness of the base member  1 , namely, a dimension of 0.2 mm or in the dimension of somewhat larger thickness than this dimension. According to this establishment, the hollowed section  2  and the protrusion  33  are coupled by a coupling section  34  with plate thickness t 3  of the bottom base plate  3 .  
         [0047]    The metal plate  10  formed in such a way as above shifts to next cutting process. Namely, as illustrated in FIG. 6(C), in the cutting process, operation is made to cut the protrusion  33  which is formed at the other direction side of the metal plate  10  gradually in such a way that operation is made to cut the protrusion from the top side thereof to the extent that the protrusion  33  comes to the same surface as the base of the coupling section  34  by the use of a cutter  15  while dividing cutting process into a plurality of times. The cutter  15  for use in the cutting process is the same as that used in the first and the second embodiment.  
         [0048]    In this cutting process, amount-of-cutting which the cutter cuts in one time is established in such a way that cutting height is equal to degree of thickness which does not give large load to the bottom base plate  3  formed on the base of the hollowed section  2 . Also in this cutting process, in order to prevent displacement of the bottom base plate  3  in the direction of the hollowed section  2   a  by the cutter  15 , it is desirable that disposition is made to press the bottom base plate  3  while inserting a holding measure  16  within the hollowed section  2  According to the above cutting process, processing is made to form the other direction side of the metal plate  10  flatly in such a manner that the processing is made to cut the protrusion  33  while dividing the cutting process into a plurality of times and the processing is made to cut it up to the state where height of the protrusion is equal to the same surface as the coupling section  34 . However, in this state, the quantity of metal remains expanded in periphery of the metal plate  10 , therefore, in the final punching process which is not illustrated, processing is made to punch to be formed the metal plate with the expanded portion removed by the punching of the external form as illustrated in two-dot chain line of FIG. 6(C). Thus the processing is made to complete the base member  1  which has the predetermined dimension as illustrated in FIG. 6(D). Also, in the second embodiment, the plate thickness of the bottom base plate  3  of the hollowed section  2  is formed into thickness of degree of 0.2 mm.  
         [0049]    Furthermore, in the same way as the aforementioned first embodiment, in order to take the whole surface of the other direction side of the metal plate  10  to be the same surface condition, operation is made to process the bottom base plate  3  into specified plate thickness while cutting the whole surface of the other direction side at the time of final cutting processing. Also, in the cutting process, with the exception of the cutter  15 , it is suitable that a grinder, a sand paper, or another cutting means such as a milling cutter are used independently or are used jointly in the same way as the first and the second embodiment.  
         [0050]    Also in cases where, processing is made to form the base member  1  by the above mentioned third embodiment from the metal plate  10 , in the forging process, processing is made to execute the forging processing within the range which is capable of being pressed by the press with respect to the metal plate  10 . Subsequently, since the processing is made to move the quantity of metal to the other direction side of the metal plate  10  when deepening the first hollowed section  31 , it is possible to suppress the stress influencing to the metal plate  10  in the minimum state. Moreover, since the processing is made to gradually cut the protrusion  33  protruded to be formed at the other direction side of the metal plate  10  while dividing the cutting process into a plurality of times, it is possible to be thin the bottom base plate  3  of the hollowed section  2  into the limit of degree of 0.2 mm.  
         [0051]    In the aforementioned embodiments, in cases where the plate thickness of the metal plate is thin, and height of the protrusion is low, also it is suitable that processing is made to execute respective processes of the pressing process and the cutting process one time each. Further, it is suitable that processing is made to form the hollowed section into conical shape except for square shape, thus it is suitable that the hollowed section is formed into arbitrary shape in accordance with the use of the micro-machine and so forth. The present invention is not restricted to the above-described respective embodiments, thus the present invention is capable of being modified within the limit of the present invention.  
         [0052]    As mentioned above, according to the cavity forming method for the metal plate in accordance with the present invention, since processing is made to move a mass of metal corresponding to the volume of the hollowed section formed on the one side of the metal plate toward the other direction side of the metal plate, it is possible to suppress the stress influencing the metal plate with the minimum. Thus, curling phenomenon of the metal plate is suppressed. Accordingly, it is possible to complete degree of flatness of the metal plate into the suitable state. Further, since the processing is made to cut the protrusion protruded to be formed on the other direction side of the metal plate gradually while dividing the cutting process into a plurality of times, it is possible to make thin the plate thickness of the bottom base plate formed on the hollowed section to the limit of the degree of 0.2 mm.  
         [0053]    While there has been described what is at present considered to be preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that various modifications may be made therein, and it is intended to cover in the appended claims all such modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.