Patent ID: 8640519

Claim:
A press mold for press molding a blank comprising: a die provided with a recess and a blank holding face formed around the recess; a punch provided with a projection corresponding to the recess; and a blank holder provided with a cushion face corresponding to the blank holding face, wherein the blank holding face and the cushion face define a clamping portion, which clamps the blank, wherein the clamping portion is divided into a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion by an opening portion communicating to a corner portion of the recess, and wherein the first and second clamping portions include arc portions, each of which are arranged at the opening portion side, each arc portion being as a part of a drawing profile which is a border between the punch and the blank holder, wherein each arc portion has an arc shape from an inside to an outside of the blank in plan view, wherein each of the arc shapes is set through an outline of the blank, and wherein the entire arc shape of the arc portions curves in opposite directions from each other toward an edge of the blank.