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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2024
Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh, Paderborn, DE;
Volkswagen Ag, Wolfsburg, DE;
Guenter Fortmeier, Delbrueck, DE;
Thomas Henksmeier, Wadersloh, DE;
Norbert Niggemeyer, Paderborn, DE;
Erik Schultz, Paderborn, DE;
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH, Paderborn, DE;
VOLKSWAGEN AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle component has two component parts made of steel with different wall thicknesses, which are arranged at an angle α to one another and are connected by a weld seam. A joining surface at the end portion of the first component part has a bevel produced without cutting. In order to form the bevel, an end portion of an initial blank is formed without cutting. The end portion is then trimmed at the end and an abutment surface is created on the front side of the end portion. The two component parts are positioned relative to each other so that the joining surface of the first component part and the joining surface of the second component part face each other. The material-locking joining of the first component part and the second component part is achieved by a weld seam on the joining surfaces.