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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Christopher John May, Novi, MI (US);
S. George Luckey, Jr., Dearborn, MI (US);
Andrey M. Ilinich, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stephen Kernosky, Livonia, MI (US);
Kiran Kumar Mallela, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brett D. Irick, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An extruded aluminum alloy tube for hydroforming into an automotive body component includes a wall defining a closed perimeter. The wall includes weld seams disposed in the wall and running longitudinally along the tube. An extruded pip is disposed on the wall and runs longitudinally along the tube. The pip is parallel to the seams and is configured to identify a location of the seams for alignment of the tube during manufacturing.