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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Lothar Patberg, Aachen, DE;
Lothar Patberg, Aachen, DE;
ThyssenKrupp Stahl AG, Duisburg, DE;
Abstract
According to the invention, a blank intended for the production of a sheet panel () for a bodywork part of automotive bodywork by cold forming has two deformation sections (), which consist of highly ductile sheet metal and in the course of cold forming are subjected to a high degree of deformation, and a support section (), which is arranged between the two deformation sections () and is formed from a rigid material, which is subjected in the course of cold forming only to a small degree of deformation and after forming of the blank () provides the side crash support of the respective bodywork part. In particular motor vehicle doors () can be made from such a blank ().