Integrated roll-formed front and bed panel for vehicle box assembly
US7290827B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D33/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved vehicle box assembly with an upright front panel part and a horizontal floor panel part defined by a monolithic one-piece roll-formed steel sheet member having a desired three-dimensional configuration. The sheet steel member is roll-formed in the lengthwise direction thereof to define a plurality of parallel stiffening ribs. The roll-formed member is thereafter transversely bent to define both front and floor panel parts.
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