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US 2011/0030438 A1Published application
Method for manufacturing a structural component for a motor vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsJürgen MAIER, Andreas COTT
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a component of a vehicle structure or vehicle seat structure is provided that includes, but is not limited to pressing a starting material through a die in order to produce an extruded product, separating a section from the extruded product, and forming the separated section into the component. A varying wall thickness of the separated section is produced during the pressing through the die.
Claims17
A method for manufacturing a component of a motor vehicle structure, comprising the steps of:
- pressing a starting material through a die in order to produce an extruded product;
- separating a section from the extruded product to produce a separated section comprising a varying wall thickness transverse to an extruding direction (y) prior to forming an produced during the pressing the starting material through the die;
- and
- forming the separated section into the component.
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