Patent ID: 8720920
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: B21D,B60G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sleeve for assembling into a sub-assembly including a control arm of a vehicular suspension assembly prepared by a process comprising the steps of: providing a tubular segment having a length, a proximal end, a distal end, a bore extending through the tubular segment from the proximal end to the distal end and an interior surface defining the bore; firstly shaping a first portion of the length proximate the distal end of the tubular segment to include a proximal flange; secondly shaping a second portion of the length proximate the proximal end of the tubular segment to include a distal flange; and wherein a third portion of the length of the tubular segment forms an intermediate body extending between the proximal flange and the distal flange, wherein the length of the tubular segment includes a substantially constant and uniform thickness after the firstly shaping step and the secondly step.