Title:
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TUBULAR FRAME STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/048393
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a tubular frame structure by deformation resistance welding is provided. It comprises providing a three dimensional node having at least three axially extending legs which intersect at a common node intersection, at least two of the three legs having an axis lying in a first common plane, at least one of the three legs lying in a second common plane. A tubular structural member is provided and assembled to one of the at least three axially extending legs. The tubular structural member is forced into abutting contact with a portion of one of the at least three axially extending legs and a structural connection is made by deformation resistance welding the tubular structural member to one of the at least three axially extending legs.
Inventors:
PAWLAK ANDRZEJ (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/061668
Publication Date:
August 26, 2010
Filing Date:
October 22, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DELPHI TECH INC (US)
PAWLAK ANDRZEJ (US)
PAWLAK ANDRZEJ (US)
International Classes:
B23K31/02; B21D39/04; B23K11/00; B23K101/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2004018139A1 | 2004-03-04 | |||
| WO2006014663A1 | 2006-02-09 |
Foreign References:
| EP1593558A2 | 2005-11-09 |
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