Patent ID: 8056385

Claim:
A press forming die assembly for press forming a blank material, said blank material including an outer peripheral edge, the press forming die assembly comprising: a draw forming portion into which the blank material flows in press forming; and a draw bead for controlling an amount of the blank material flowing into the draw forming portion, the draw bead including a first draw bead and a second draw bead, the first draw bead being provided at a periphery of the draw forming portion and extending around an outer periphery of the draw forming portion, and the second draw bead extending from the first draw bead away from the draw forming portion in a direction toward the outer peripheral edge, the blank material including a thick/rigid area and a thin/flexible area, the thick/rigid area including at least one of a thick sheet portion and a high rigidity portion, the thin/flexible area including at least one of a thin sheet portion and a low rigidity sheet portion, the thick sheet portion having a thickness that is greater than a thickness of the thin sheet portion and the high rigidity portion having a rigidity that is greater than a rigidity of the low rigidity sheet portion, wherein the press forming die assembly is adapted to provide the first draw bead to the thick/rigid and thin/flexible areas and the second draw bead to only the thick/rigid area.