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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Hans Bodin, Sodra Sunderbyn, SE;
Inventor:
Hans Bodin, Sodra Sunderbyn, SE;
Assignee:
Gestamp Hardtech AB, Lulea, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A side rail for vehicles has a tensile strength in excess of 1400 MPa and has one end () projecting from the safety cage of the vehicle and adapted to carry a bumper. The end projecting from the safety cage has lower strength with a yield point of less than 1000 MPa over a length of at least 0.4 m. It has an outer portion with a length of at least 0.2 m and a tensile strength below 800 MPa and an inner portion with a higher tensile strength than the outer portion.