Structure including a frame having four sides and a closed cross-section structural member

US8955284B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8955284-B2
Application numberUS-201013510673-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 30, 2010
Priority dateDec 2, 2009
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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Abstract

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A structure including a structural member configured like a frame with four sides is disclosed. A closed cross-section structural member serving as a reinforcing material is provided in a crossing corner of the structural member. The closed cross-section structural member includes two horizontal portions separated from each other in a thickness direction of the structural member and extending in an in-plane direction of the structural member and two vertical portions one of which connects first ends of the two horizontal portions together and the other of which connects second ends of the two horizontal portions together. The closed cross-section structural member includes a first opening formed therein facing an inner-peripheral flat surface of the structural member and a second opening formed therein facing inside of the structural member.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A structure, comprising a frame with four sides and four corners, and a closed cross-section structural member attached by welding to at least one corner of the frame formed by a first end of a first side and a second end of a second side at an inner frame periphery along a flat surface of the first side and a flat surface of the second side, wherein: the closed cross-section structural member comprises two horizontal portions separated from each…

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  • B62D21/11Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62D27/023Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • F16M1/08Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • E04C2/38Primary

    Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

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What does patent US8955284B2 cover?
A structure including a structural member configured like a frame with four sides is disclosed. A closed cross-section structural member serving as a reinforcing material is provided in a crossing corner of the structural member. The closed cross-section structural member includes two horizontal portions separated from each other in a thickness direction of the structural member and extending i…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seto Atsushi, Matsuno Takashi, Sakurada Eisaku, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B62D21/11. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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