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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2004
Geoffrey Cooper, Canton, MI (US);
Corey Jarocki, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Armando Joaquin, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Carlos Perez, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Geoffrey Cooper, Canton, MI (US);
Corey Jarocki, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Armando Joaquin, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Carlos Perez, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hydroforming system includes a dual conical tube formed from a blank. The dual conical tube has a first end, a second end and a central portion positioned between the first and the second ends. The central portion has a smaller cross sectional area than the first and the second ends. A shaping die is adapted to receive the dual conical tube, and the shaping die is subject to pressurize such that the tube substantially approximates the shape of the shaping die.