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Expanded tube for a motor vehicle crash box and manufacturing method for it

US12391201B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 2021
Grant dateAug 19, 2025
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Expiry dateNov 5, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC21D2221/00
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a motor vehicle crash box with a working direction in vehicle's longitudinal axis manufactured out of a tube which is expanded into different zones, wherein the zones are different in strength and diameter by using steel after forming a homogenous austenitic microstructure with a strain hardening effect. The present invention further relates to the manufacturing method of such a component.

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