Vehicle structural member and method for producing same
AssigneeKobe Steel, Ltd.
InventorsToru Hashimura, Taiki Yamakawa, Yasuhiro Maeda
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Abstract
A vehicle structural member includes an elongate hollow member having an integrated structure, and supporting members joined to the elongate hollow member. The elongate hollow member includes: a first portion that includes a first pipe, a second pipe disposed outside the first pipe and extending along the first pipe, and a connection portion extending along the first pipe and the second pipe, formed integrally with the first pipe and the second pipe, and connecting the first pipe and the second pipe; and a second portion that includes the first pipe continuing from the first portion, and does not include the second pipe.
Claims10
A vehicle structural member comprising:
- an elongate hollow member having an integrated structure;
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- a supporting member joined to the elongate hollow member,
- wherein the elongate hollow member includes:
- a first portion that includes a first pipe, a second pipe disposed outside the first pipe and extending along the first pipe, and a connection portion extending along the first pipe and extending along an entirety of a length of the second pipe, formed integrally with the first pipe and the second pipe, and connecting the first pipe and the second pipe;
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- a second portion that includes the first pipe continuing from the first portion, and does not include the second pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.