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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Tau Tyan, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/10 (2006.01); B21D 47/01 (2006.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 47/01 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B62D 21/15 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24777 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01);
Abstract
A strengthening member for an automotive vehicle includes a thirty-six-cornered cross section having adjacent sides defining internal angles and external angles. Each of the internal angles and the external angles are at least 45 degrees and are less than 180 degrees. The sides define a plurality of adjacent lobes disposed about a perimeter of the strengthening member. Along the perimeter of the thirty-six-cornered cross section, individual lobes of the plurality of lobes are separated by one external angle.