Method of securing components together and a structural member made by said method
US6276740A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49805
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of securing two or more components together is disclosed in which one of the members is made from a thin wall tubular material that can be expanded by a hydroforming technique to cause deformation which is used to secure one or more components (11, 12, 13, 14; 111, 122, 123 and 114) to the tubular member (9, 109).
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