Patent ID: 6523885
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A deformation member intended for a motor vehicle, comprising:an elongate, hollow base body having a polygonal cross section and defined by a height which is greater than a width of the base body; and at least one reinforcing shell having a U-shaped cross section to thereby define spaced-apart legs interconnected by a transverse web, with the legs having free longitudinal edges for placement over the base body in longitudinal direction of the base body such that the legs extend vertically and the web extends horizontally, wherein the reinforcing shell is connected to the base body by welding the longitudinal edges to the base body, wherein the base body includes a lower U-shaped shell and an upper shell having an upper web of slanted configuration, each of the shells defining legs having free longitudinal edges, wherein the shells are joined together by welding the longitudinal edges of one of the shells to the longitudinal edges of the other one of the shells.