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Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013

Filed:

Apr. 15, 2011
Applicants:

Tau Tyan, Northville, MI (US);

Yu-kan HU, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Leonard Anthony Shaner, New Baltimore, MI (US);

Jiamaw Doong, Northville, MI (US);

Kirk David Arthurs, Newport, MI (US);

Senthil Kumar Mahadevan, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Inventors:

Tau Tyan, Northville, MI (US);

Yu-Kan Hu, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Leonard Anthony Shaner, New Baltimore, MI (US);

Jiamaw Doong, Northville, MI (US);

Kirk David Arthurs, Newport, MI (US);

Senthil Kumar Mahadevan, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC., Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B21D 53/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A strengthening member for an automotive vehicle comprises an eight-cornered cross section including sides and corners. The sides comprise four straight sides and four curved sides. A length of each straight side ranges from about 10 mm to about 200 mm and a length of each curved side is about 10 mm to about 200 mm.


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