Overlapping elongate steel structure and method of producing such an elongate steel structure
US11643146B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D29/007
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an elongate steel structure (10) for a vehicle comprising:—first steel sheet element (11), and a second steel sheet element (12), said first and second steel sheet elements constituting opposite ends of the elongate steel structure and said first and second steel sheet elements overlapping each other in a mid-portion of said elongate steel structure, wherein the first and the second steel sheet elements have an overlapping hat profile including a central portion (17), two webs (18), and two flanges (19), wherein at least one of the first and second steel sheet elements include cut-outs (13) along the flanges (19) such that the overlap is interrupted along said flanges (19).
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