Magna International Inc.

Erryn Leigh Langlois

Gianfranco Gabbianelli

Jeffrey Jay Mellis

Frank A Horton

Seetarama S Kotagiri

Timothy Walter Skszek

Mark Francis Werner

Warren Edward Young

Mark Andrew Kessen

DeWayne Dale Egle

Daniel Sulisz

Gregory Paul Kiselis

Pascal P Charest

Eric deNijs

Ryan Robert Warpup

Jeffery Jay Mellis

Frank Gabbianelli

Dalip K Matharoo

Ying Zhang

P Gregory Kiselis

A hybrid torsion beam axle assembly is provided, which includes a steel torsion beam. An end cap is fastened to an end portion of the steel torsion beam, and a cast trailing arm is cast about the end portion of the steel torsion beam including the end cap. In this way, the cast trailing arm is positively and rigidly secured to the steel torsion beam.

Hybrid component

A hybrid component for lightweight, structural uses, including a steel member formed of a high strength steel; and a cast coupling member cast on a portion of the steel member by casting-in-place a semi-solid aluminum about the portion of the steel member, thereby positively and rigidly securing the coupling member to the steel member. A method of forming a hybrid component for lightweight, structural uses, including: forming a steel member formed of a high strength steel into a predetermined configuration; and casting a coupling member on a portion of the steel member by casting-in-place a semi-solid aluminum about the portion of the steel member, thereby positively and rigidly securing the coupling member to the steel member.

A bumper beam for mounting to a frame assembly of a motor vehicle at one end of the motor vehicle includes opposing end portions adapted to be mounted to the frame assembly of the motor vehicle and a centrally disposed intermediate portion extending between the end portions. The end portions and the intermediate portion define an upper wall, a lower wall, and a central wall between the upper and lower walls. The upper and lower walls each have an elongated arcuate flange that extends from a free end of a respective upper and lower wall along a length of the bumper beam. The arcuate flange of each of the upper and lower walls defines an outwardly facing concave surface and an inwardly facing convex surface.

Bumper beam for a motor vehicle

A bumper system for mounting to a frame assembly of a motor vehicle at one end of the motor vehicle includes a bumper beam and an energy absorber. The bumper beam includes an upper beam wall, a lower beam wall, and a central beam wall between the upper and lower beam walls. The energy absorber is mounted to the bumper beam and includes an upper absorber wall, a lower absorber wall, and a central absorber wall between the upper and lower absorber walls. The energy absorber has a height that is greater than a height of the bumper beam such that the upper absorber wall is spaced upwardly above the upper beam wall and the lower absorber wall is spaced downwardly below the lower beam wall.

Bumper system for a motor vehicle

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Windsor, CA, United States of America

Erryn Leigh Langlois