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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
May. 01, 2013
Michael J. Baldwin, Warwickshire, GB;
Madan Gopal, Dublin, CA (US);
Yih-charng Deng, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael J. Baldwin, Warwickshire, GB;
Madan Gopal, Dublin, CA (US);
Yih-Charng Deng, Mountain View, CA (US);
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes: determining a design for a longitudinal piece of a particular length, wherein first and second ends of the longitudinal piece have dissimilar shapes; extruding a piece that is at least twice the particular length, wherein a profile throughout the extruded piece has the first end shape; hydroforming the extruded piece to generate an expanded portion between ends of the extruded piece, wherein the ends retain essentially the first end shape; and cutting through the expanded portion to obtain a piece wherein one end has the first end shape and another end has the second end shape.