Patent ID: 7575244

Claim:
An element formed from sheet metal, comprising a vehicular suspension arm including: an upper sheet metal stamped component with a first outer face and a first inner face, and comprising a first central web portion with two opposite sides and first upstanding flange portions at said opposite sides of said first web portion; a lower sheet metal stamped component with a second outer face and a second inner face, and comprising a second central web portion with two opposite sides and second upstanding flange portions at said opposite sides of said second web portion; said first and second inner faces adapted to contact each other along a substantial portion of said first and second web portions; said upper and lower stamped components adapted to be rigidly attached to each other to create a structural I-beam section, wherein the thickness of each upstanding flange portion is at least equal to the combined thickness of the first and second web portions, wherein the upper stamped component and lower stamped component are configured when placed into contact along said first and second inner faces to create a gap along a peripheral, joining edge suitable for facilitating a welded joint which combines both butt and fillet configurations to join four material surfaces of the upper and lower components, and said upper and lower components are rigidly attached to each other by means of said welded joint.