Patent ID: 6026573
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: B21D,B23P,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a side rail in a vehicle frame assembly comprising the steps of:(a) providing a length of stock defining a first flange, a second flange, and a web extending therebetween, the first and second flanges terminating in respective edges that define an edge plane extending at a predetermined relationship relative to a plane defined by the web;(b) forming a kick-up portion in the first flange such that the edge plane defined by the edges of the first and second flanges in the kick-up portion does not extend at the predetermined relationship relative to the plane defined by the web; and(c) removing a portion of the first flange in the kick-up portion such that the edge plane defined by the edges of the first and second flanges in the kick-up portion extends at the predetermined relationship relative to the plane defined by the web.