Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Body shell
Patent
1990-04-23
1991-09-10
Chilcot, Jr., Richard E.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Body shell
52731, 52 98, E04B 118
Patent
active
050467778
ABSTRACT:
An impact girder for a door or side wall of a motor vehicle body has a longitudinally extending hollow space. Along outer edge portions the compression flange overhangs the lateral webs and this overhanging portion is raised relative to the recessed portions between the lateral webs so that, upon impact, the edge portions buckle outwardly and tear away from the remainder of the compression flange which buckles inwardly.
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blacker Peter
Garnweidner Peter
Austria Metall Aktiengesellschaft
Canfield Robert J.
Chilcot Jr. Richard E.
Dubno Herbert
Lianides Ronald
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