Method for producing a Y-shaped node structure for the supporting frame of a motor vehicle
US7389586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49623
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A y-shaped gusset structure can be used, for example, in a support frame for vehicles. The gusset structure includes two hollow sections. The first hollow section includes at least one flat side, has been cut through along its circumference except for a web situated in the flat side, and has been bent open around this web. The face of the second hollow section has been inserted into the facing ends of the first hollow section, which facing ends have been created by the process of cutting and bending open, wherein the edge regions of the ends are integrally connected with the first hollow section.
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