Patent ID: 6792681
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: B60G,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of continuously forming a stabilizer bar comprising the steps of:a) roll forming sheet metal coil into a generally continuous tube; b) flattering a first portion of the generally continuous tube; c) shearing the generally continuous tube at the first portion and defining a first end; d) flattening a second portion of the generally continuous tube; e) shearing the generally continuous tube at the second portion defining a final unit length with a second end opposite the first end; f) deforming the final unit length into a stabilizer bar; and wherein steps b) and d) include punching a pair of holes in each of the first and second portions, and wherein steps c) and e) include shearing the tube at the first and second portions between the pair of holes, wherein one hole is arranged in a first portion or a second final unit length and the other hole is arranged in the second portion of the final unit length.