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Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2017
Applicant:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Brian E. Dressel, Worthington, OH (US);

Rajendra L. Kakarla, Plain City, OH (US);

Jason T. Hardesty, Dublin, OH (US);

Andrew George Bakun, Dublin, OH (US);

Kevin A. Hothem, Dublin, OH (US);

Brian C. Bray, Powell, OH (US);

Hirotomo Yamada, Raymond, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 23/00 (2006.01); B22D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B22D 21/007 (2013.01); B62D 21/11 (2013.01); B62D 23/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hollow interconnecting member for connecting vehicular frame members is provided. The hollow interconnecting member is formed of a metal material and defines a centerline. The hollow interconnecting member comprises a first end and a second end. The centerline extends through the first end and the second end. A plurality of walls cooperate to define a continuous passageway that extends between the first end and the second end and defines a first opening and a second opening at the first end and the second end, respectively. The hollow interconnecting member is formed as an as-cast one-piece construction.


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