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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh, Paderborn, DE;
Inventor:
Wilhelm Arns, Paderborn, DE;
Assignee:
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH, Paderborn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 65/00 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B21D 22/02 (2006.01); C21D 1/673 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 65/00 (2013.01); B21D 22/022 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); C21D 1/673 (2013.01); C21D 2261/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49995 (2015.01);
Abstract
In a method of making a motor vehicle body structure, at least one region of a sheet metal plate of hardenable steel sheet is pierced using a blanking and/or cutting process. The at least one region of the sheet metal plate is preformed into a preform which is then hot formed in a hot forming tool and press hardened.