Deck cross-member and method of manufacturing a deck cross-member
AssigneeMitsubishi Aluminum Co., Ltd.
InventorsYusuke Kimura, Satoshi Yanagimoto, Yoshiaki Ohhashi
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Abstract
A deck cross-member comprises a first pipe, a joint member, and a second pipe. The first pipe is configured to support a steering unit. The first pipe has a cross section that is uniform along the axial direction as viewed in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction. The joint member is inserted in the first pipe and secured to the first pipe. The joint member incorporates a receptacle unit. The second pipe is inserted in the receptacle unit of the joint member, thus secured to the joint member. The second pipe has a cross section that is uniform along the axial direction as viewed in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction.
Claims11
A deck cross-member, comprising:
- a first pipe which is configured to support a steering unit and which has a first cross section uniform along an axial direction as viewed in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction;
- a joint member which is inserted in the first pipe and secured to the first pipe and which has a receptacle unit;
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- a second pipe which is inserted in the receptacle unit of the joint member, secured to the joint member and has a second cross section uniform along an axial direction as viewed in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction,
- wherein a through hole is made in the first pipe and opens at inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the first pipe, and the joint member is welded to a rim of the through hole and secured to the first pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.