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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2005
Jochem Fischer, Ostfildern, DE;
Sven Druhmann, Bielefeld, DE;
Todd Tjoelker, Bad Driburg, DE;
Werner Böhmer, Willebadessen, DE;
Jochem Fischer, Ostfildern, DE;
Sven Druhmann, Bielefeld, DE;
Todd Tjoelker, Bad Driburg, DE;
Werner Böhmer, Willebadessen, DE;
Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH, Paderborn, DE;
Abstract
A side panel for a motor vehicle includes a bottom sill member, a roof panel portion, and a plurality of pillars extending between the sill member and the roof panel portion. The sill member forms with the pillars and the roof panel portion a single-piece structure from a sheet metal blank made of high-strength steel and has at least one region which is partly hardened and subject to increased load in the event of a crash of the motor vehicle.