Patent ID: 8429946

Claim:
A pressing device forming a formed article having a character line, comprising: a first die and a second die between which a work is placed; an advancing and retrieving mechanism advancing the first die to and retrieving the first die from the second die; a holder holding the work to apply fold pressure; and a control part for controlling the advancing and retrieving mechanism and the holder, wherein the first die is divided into a first panel die and a second panel die on the character line of the formed article, the holder is placed at the sides of the first panel die and the second panel die and, the control part conducts press-forming of the work by way of only the second panel die under a condition in which fold pressure by the holder at the side of the first panel die is increased to be larger than fold pressure by the holder at the side of the second panel die, and then forms the work by way of the first panel die under a condition in which the fold pressure by the holder at the side of the first panel die is reduced to less than during press-forming by way of the second panel die.