Preform, hydroforming method, and hydroformed product
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN Β· China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2006-04-05
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable Β· inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
technical field
[0001] The present invention relates to preforms, methods of hydroforming, and hydroformed articles. Background technique
[0002] Typical automotive body structural members, such as side sill members, have a hollow structure to improve the absorption capacity of collision shocks, and the hollow structure is provided with internal reinforcement members to enhance its strength, which is used as a typical hydraulic pressure for car body structural members Shaped articles are produced by supplying hydraulic pressure to the inside of a preform having two outer members and a reinforcing member (for example, see Japanese Nos. 2003-320960 and 2004-82142) to expand and deform it. Pending Patent Application Bulletin). Contents of the invention
[0003] However, the reinforcement ribs are formed by the linear expansion of the reinforcement member without any inflow of matter, unlike the case of the outer member, so that the chances of the reinforcement member breaki...