Method for producing a door element of an automotive vehicle and door element of an automotive vehicle
US10279851B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D33/03
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for producing a door element comprising a planar panel (30) and protruding edges (32a, 32b, 32c), each edge (32a, 32b, 32c) being joined to at least one adjacent edge (32a, 32b, 32c) by a joining edge, comprising: —providing a rectangular planar blank, —cutting out said blank to retrieve a corner part being adapted to form a joining edge (34), —stamping the cut-out blank to obtain a door element part (52) comprising the panel (30) and the edges (32a, 32b, 32c), said edges (32a, 32b, 32c) being separated one from the others, —joining the adjacent edges (32a, 32b, 32c) by attaching a joining part (54) to the door element part, said joining part (54) being made of a material different from the material of the door element part (52) and forming a joining edge.
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