Patent ID: 9452791
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: B21D,B62D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle assembly comprising: a bolster having two opposing bonding surfaces along a top surface and having a portion extending substantially perpendicular to the top surface, where said bolster is formed of sheet molding compound, bulk molding compound, glass mat thermoplastic, or direct long fiber thermoplastic; a hydro-formed reinforcement tube with a circular cross-section along a central section, the central section adapted to insert within said bolster, where said hydro-formed reinforcement tube has two flattened terminal ends both curving backwards relative to the central section and adapted to each contact one of the two opposing bonding surfaces with one or more apertures therein for integrated attachment to said bolster with mechanical fasteners; and an adhesive bonding each of the two flattened terminal ends to one of the two opposing bonding surfaces wherein said vehicle assembly is a front end cross car component joined to a vehicle frame.