Box member for a vehicle
US6367868B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D21/152
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A box-shaped beam for a vehicle, exemplarily a front lateral member (2), with a portion (6) oriented in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The portion (6) has, at a distance from a front end, stiffener plates (8) glued to opposite sides (9, 10) of the beam. The glue (11) is of a hard and brittle type which allows the plates to be split off after a certain deformation of the beam occurs so that the section with the plates is rendered less stiff.
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