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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roberto Bignucolo, Val Della Torre, IT;
Daniele Di Bona, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
Iveco Fiat S.p.A., , IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/388 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/388 ;
Abstract
A method of producing hollow front axles industrial vehicles including the steps of fluoforming a tubular blank to obtain an intermediate product having reduced-diameter ends, crushing the intermediate product to obtain a central portion of elongated section and bent intermediate portions, and finishing the axle by hydroforming.