Structural member
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsBernd Artner, Albrecht Krueger-Eppstein
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Abstract
A structural member has in its cross-sectional plane at least two closed hollow-section chambers which are produced by rolling forming and which are made of a single sheet metal part, the at least two hollow-section chambers being provided with at least one longitudinal seam. Between the at least two hollow-section chambers, at least one intermediate web is provided which forms one piece with the walls of the hollow-section chambers. The at least one intermediate web starts out from the intermediate seam and, on the longitudinal side facing away from the longitudinal seam, is connected with an interior side of the sheet metal part.
Claims9
A structural member, consisting of:
- only two closed hollow-section chambers, viewed in a cross-sectional plane, produced via rolling forming and made of a single sheet metal part, said two hollow-section chambers being provided with at least one longitudinal seam;
- only one intermediate web arranged between the only two hollow-section chambers, said intermediate web forming one piece with a longitudinal wall of one of the only two hollow-section chambers;
- wherein said intermediate web extends from the longitudinal seam and is connected via a fold on an interior side of the longitudinal wall opposite the longitudinal seam.
A structural member, comprising:
- two closed exterior hollow-section chambers, viewed in a cross-sectional plane, produced via rolling forming and made of a single sheet metal part, the two hollow-section chambers being provided with at least one longitudinal seam;
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- two intermediate webs between the two exterior hollow-section chambers, wherein the two intermediate webs are situated parallel to one another to form an interior hollow-section chamber.
A manufacturing process for a structural member which, in its cross-sectional plane, consists of only two closed hollow-section chambers provided with at least one longitudinal seam and only one intermediate web, the process comprising the acts of:
- rolling forming a single sheet metal part into said two closed hollow-section chambers by performing the following acts:
- a) providing said one intermediate web forming one piece with walls of said two closed hollow-section chambers between said two closed hollow-section chambers;
- b) extending said intermediate web from the at least one longitudinal seam and connecting said intermediate web via a fold on an interior side of a longitudinal wall of one of said two closed hollow-section chambers opposite the longitudinal seam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.