Yamakawa Industrial Co.

Nissan Motor Company Limited

Masamitsu Takano

Takanobu Ide

Takahide Maejima

An extruded good 11 is manufactured by extruding aluminum alloy or magnesium alloy and has an outline or profile forming beam 2, frame side attaching seat portions 3 respectively placed at the left and the right ends of the beam 2, a mount attaching seat portion 4 placed at a center of the beam 2, and a plurality of ribs 6 extending or bridging transversely between the front portion 2a and rear portion 2b of the beam 2. The extruded good 11 is cut by a predetermined or suitable thickness to obtain a blank 12 for the mount supporting member 1. The blank 12 is is subject to press machining in order to obtain mount supporting members of a desired or designed shape.

Mount supporting member and manufacturing method therefor

A center member structure for use in a motor vehicle is disclosed which is designed to support thereon an engine unit. The center member structure comprises two pipe members arranged side by side and having first portions which extend in parallel and second portions which gradually separate from each other with increase of the distance from generally middle portions of the pipe members; and reinforcing plates welded to given portions of the pipe members to tightly combine the pipe members into a robust unit.

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Fujinomiya, Japan

Masamitsu Takano