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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2022
Shape Corp., Grand Haven, MI (US);
Takashi Matsui, Toyota, JP;
Kazutoyo Fujikawa, Atsugi, JP;
Matthew Kuipers, Holland, MI (US);
Zehua Qin, Norton Shores, MI (US);
Shape Corp., Grand Haven, MI (US);
Abstract
A rocker component for a vehicle includes a tubular beam having a transverse cross-sectional shape extending continuously along a length of the tubular beam. The transverse cross-sectional shape of the tubular beam includes an inboard portion that has an inboard height dimension and an outboard portion that has an outboard height dimension. The outboard height dimension is less than the inboard height dimension. The transverse cross-sectional shape of the tubular beam also includes an upper planar wall and a lower planar wall that connect linearly between the respective upper and lower ends of the inboard portion and the outboard portion to form a tapered shape.