Title:
HYBRID SPACE FRAME FOR MOTOR VEHICULE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002070322
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A space frame for an motor vehicle having hydroformed upper (174, 176) and lower (14, 16) longitudinal members and hydroformed cross-members. Each upper longitudinal member is connected to a corresponding lower longitudinal member in the front and at the rear of the frame by members formed of stamped sheet metal (52, 62, 104). The stamped components can form part of the front and rear wheel wells. The use of stamped members to connect hydroformed members can permit the use of hydroformed members in motor vehicles with minimum amounts of space for frame members.
Inventors:
GABBIANELLI GIANFRANCO (US)
ASHLEY RICHARD (US)
ASHLEY RICHARD (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/006051
Publication Date:
January 30, 2003
Filing Date:
March 01, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MAGNA INT INC (CA)
GABBIANELLI GIANFRANCO (US)
ASHLEY RICHARD (US)
GABBIANELLI GIANFRANCO (US)
ASHLEY RICHARD (US)
International Classes:
B62D21/15; B62D23/00; B62D25/04; B62D25/06; B62D25/20; B62D29/00; (IPC1-7): B62D23/00; B62D29/00
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