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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Udo Mildner, Limburg, DE;
Lothar Teske, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/10 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B21D 53/74 (2006.01); B21D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/107 (2013.01); B21D 53/74 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); B60J 5/102 (2013.01); B21D 7/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49623 (2015.01);
Abstract
A frame structure for a vehicle door and a method of manufacture thereof is disclosed. In particular, a tailgate includes at least two tubular parts which are flexurally deformed in the direction of their longitudinal extension and connected to each other to form a ring structure. The ring structure is incorporated into a structural unit with the frame structure in a tailgate of a motor vehicle.