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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
Andreas Busch, Reichshof, DE;
Reiner Quick, Cologne, DE;
Chris Curtis, Leverkusen, DE;
Thomas Mueller, Cologne, DE;
Hessel C. Van Dijk, Voorschoten, NL;
Andreas Busch, Reichshof, DE;
Reiner Quick, Cologne, DE;
Chris Curtis, Leverkusen, DE;
Thomas Mueller, Cologne, DE;
Hessel C. Van Dijk, Voorschoten, NL;
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A metal reinforcement for a B-pillar of an automotive vehicle includes a lower flange and an upper structure. The lower flange is adapted to adjoin a door sill structure of the automotive vehicle, and the upper structure includes a central portion, surrounded by a plurality of spaced, paired regions. In each paired region, members are identically ordered in position from the central portion, and both members of each paired region have the same profile thickness.