Patent · US Expired

Construction of car structure

US4462629A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 1982
Grant dateJul 31, 1984
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16B2200/503
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a construction of a car structure wherein a plurality of strength members each formed with an outdoor-side flange and an indoor-side flange are connected together and an outer plate member is connected to the outdoor-side flanges of the strength members, a joint member is provided which joint member includes outdoor-side and indoor-side flanges of the strength members and a web continuously connecting the flanges together three-dimensionally. The use of the joint member for connecting the strength members together facilitates production of the car structure and increases strength thereof.

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