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US 6,872,463 B2Granted
Reinforcing rod for body and/or chassis elements for a motor vehicle
OwnerPietro Passoneinventor
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Abstract
A reinforcing bar for body and/or chassis parts of a motor vehicle includes a one-piece element (8) extending from one end of the bar to the other and having a median portion (10) with closed tubular cross-section and at least one end portion (12) comprising an open-section distal portion (14) and a proximal portion (16) which connects the said distal portion (14) to the median portion (10).
Claims5
A reinforcing bar for body and/or chassis parts of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a one-piece element (8) extending from one end of the bar to the other and having a median portion (1) with a closed tubular section and at least one end portion (12) which includes an open-section distal portion (14) and a proximal portion (16) which connects the distal portion (14) to the median portion (10);
- at least one stiffening element for stiffening the one-piece element (8), wherein said at least one stiffening element is arranged externally of the median portion (10) of the element (8) and wherein the closed tubular section of the median portion (10) is obtained by folding a steel sheet, the edges (24) of which are enclosed by said at least stiffening element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.