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US 8,714,637 B2Granted
Chassis structure for a motor vehicle
AssigneeBenteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
InventorsHans-Jürgen Neumann, Stephan Meyer, Wolfram Linnig
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Abstract
A chassis structure for a motor vehicle includes an extruded base member made of light metal and a reinforcing member made of steel to reinforce the base member. The base member has two walls which are spaced from one another by a distance, with the reinforcing member connecting free ends of the walls. The reinforcing member and the base member are joined to one another using electromagnetic pulse welding.
Claims14
A chassis structure for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an extruded base member made of light metal, said base member having two walls arranged in spaced-apart relationship and having free ends;
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- a reinforcing member made of steel to reinforce the base member and connecting the free ends of the walls in at least one region of the base member,
- wherein the reinforcing member and the base member are joined to one another using electromagnetic pulse welding.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.