Patent ID: 6058673
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B29C,B62D,E04C,E06B

Abstract:
A reinforced structural member, comprising;a structural member defining a space, said structural member being made of a metal material, said structural member being in the form of a channel which forms said space, said structural member including a cap spanning said channel to form a covering wall of said structural member, said structural member further having at least two opposed walls which form said channel;a reinforcing beam disposed in said space, said reinforcing beam having two opposed plates, each of said plates having a principal surface, said plates being separated by a predetermined distance, said plates being interconnected by an interconnecting structural spacing element;a first thermally expanded structural foam adhesive body disposed on one of said principal surfaces and a second thermally expanded structural foam adhesive body disposed on the other of said principal surfaces; andsaid first thermally expanded structural foam adhesive body being bonded to one of said walls of said structural member and said second thermally expanded structural foam adhesive body being bonded to another of said walls of said structural member for reinforcing said structural member.