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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 35/00 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B21K 23/00 (2006.01); B21J 5/08 (2006.01); B21D 22/06 (2006.01); B62D 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 35/006 (2013.01); B21D 22/06 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); B21J 5/08 (2013.01); B21K 23/00 (2013.01); B62D 25/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a vehicle body component, a bent portion that is formed in a component main body made of a metal plate is formed of a thickened portion, in which a plate thickness of the metal plate as a material of the component main body is gradually increased. Just as described, since the bent portion, on which stress is likely to be concentrated when a load is applied to the component main body, is formed of the thickened portion, a plate thickness of a portion where the stress is not concentrated can be prevented from being increased more than necessary. This can contribute to improvement of mass efficiency.