Patent ID: 11970213
Assignee: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A reinforcement for a vehicle structural member having a closed cross section, wherein the reinforcement is disposed in an interior space of the vehicle structural member and is joined by welding to the vehicle structural member, the reinforcement comprising:
a top wall formed in a curved section of the reinforcement; and
a first lateral wall extending from a first edge of the top wall, the edge forming a first ridge line between the top wall and the first lateral wall, wherein:
a first portion of the lateral wall in the curved section of the reinforcement forms a welding projection, the welding projection having a raised welding surface raised toward the vehicle structural member,
a second portion of the lateral wall in the curved section of the reinforcement forms a bead, the bead being raised toward the vehicle structural member, and
a height of the bead measured from a base surface of the first lateral wall is smaller than a height of the welding projecting measured from the base surface of the first lateral wall.