Vehicle member
US5913565A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D21/152
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An elongated vehicle member including a front portion having a first polygonal cross section with vertexes, a rear portion having a second polygonal cross section with less vertexes than the vertexes of the first polygonal cross section and connected to a vehicle body, and an intermediate portion connecting the front portion to the rear portion. The intermediate portion includes a transitional portion having a transitional surface for gradually changing a cross section from the first polygonal cross section to the second polygonal cross section. A reinforcement extends forward from the rear portion across the transitional surface to the front portion.
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