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Metal reinforcement for B-pillar

US9085323B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Andreas Busch · Guntramsdorf, AT
Reiner Quick · Cologne, DE
Chris Curtis · Leverkusen, DE
Thomas Mueller · Cologne, DE
Hessel C. Van Dijk · Voorschoten, NL

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 24, 2012
Grant date	Jul 21, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 24, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49622
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A metal reinforcement for a B-pillar of an automotive vehicle includes a lower flange and an upper structure. The lower flange is adapted to adjoin a door sill structure of the automotive vehicle, and the upper structure includes a central portion, surrounded by a plurality of spaced, paired regions. In each paired region, members are identically ordered in position from the central portion, and both members of each paired region have the same profile thickness.

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