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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Bardo Braunbeck, Oppenheim, DE;
Theobald Hock, Grossostheim, DE;
Inventors:
Bardo Braunbeck, Oppenheim, DE;
Theobald Hock, Grossostheim, DE;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An energy absorbing element for a motor vehicle body comprises a tube section that is roll-formed from a steel strip. The cross-section of the tube section has at least one concavity.