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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Muhr Und Bender KG, Attendorn, DE;
Hubertus Steffens, Drolshagen, DE;
Christoph Hahn, Attendorn, DE;
Muhr und Bender KG, Attendorn, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a structural component, in particular for a motor vehicle body, comprising a cold-formed first formed partand a warm-formed and hardened second formed partwith a variable thickness along a longitudinal extension Lof the second formed part, wherein the second formed parthas a connection portionfor being connected to the first formed part, wherein the connection portionis distanced from an outer edgeof the first formed partsuch, that the structural componenthas a one-layered flange portionof the first formed partbetween the connection portionand the outer edge, and wherein the first formed partand the second formed partare connected to each other by means of a high energy beam welding seamalong a connection edgeof the connection portion. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a structural component