Vehicle passenger compartment components and manufacturing process for making the same
US6908145B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49622
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process or method of making a vehicle passenger compartment floor component such as a central tunnel or rocker panel. Base extrusion pieces and upper pieces are secured by a friction stir welding process to each other and to a portion of a passenger compartment floor. Upper pieces may be formed by extrusion or may be formed by a sheet forming process and secured to base extrusion pieces by means of the friction stir welding process.
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