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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1999
Peter Gundlach, Raufoss, NO;
Ronald H. Pedersen, Gjovik, NO;
Hydro Raufoss Automotive A/, Raufoss, NO;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a structural member (,), especially a vehicle assembly member serving to absorb collision energy and forces by direct or indirect collision impact, for the purpose of obtaining a deformation body which is processed from an extruded blank. The post-processing of the blank is provided without supplementing further parts, and the blank can be given various geometrical designs for variation of stiffness and energy absorbing properties of the finished structural member. There is provided a substantially extruded blank (,) having a first yoke portion (,) and one or more leg portions (,A,,B) protruding from the yoke portions; and in the area between the yoke portion (,) and the leg portions (,A,,B), there is effected a cutting along a certain extension, such that in a leg zone (,Z) extending from the bottom of the cutting (,) and outwardly along a leg portion there is effected a bending for providing one or more reinforcing collision corners (,).
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