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Process for producing a chassis for vehicles
Assignee: Resonac Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1989-10-05
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Granted: 1990-03-13
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Expires: 2009-10-05
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing a chassis for vehicles, which includes the steps of fabricating a single frame element of aluminum alloy, the frame element having an upper beam, a lower beam and a web portion connecting between the two beams, removing some of the web portion to a desired length, pulling the upper beam and lower beam of the web vacant portion in opposite directions so that the web vacant portion becomes an expanded opening, bending the frame element in accordance with the size and shape of the body of a vehicle to be placed on the chassis, and welding the terminating ends of the frame element to form an endless frame.
Inventors
- 👤 Shunta Ushioda
- 👤 Ichizo Tsukuda
- 👤 Noboru Ohneda
- 👤 Minobu Sukimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 09:22
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D25/00; B62D21/00; B62D21/17; B21; B21C; B21C23/00; B21C23/02; B21C23/04; B21C23/14; B21C23/142; B21C35/00; B21C35/02; B21C35/023; B21C35/026; B62D29/00; B62D29/008; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49616; Y10T29/49622
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A process for producing a chassis for vehicles, the process comprising: extruding a single frame element from an aluminum alloy, the frame element having a continuous cross-section and including an upper beam, a lower beam, and a web portion disposed between the two beams and connecting the two beams; removing substantially all of the web portion along a predetermined length of the beam to define a vacant portion of the web; pulling the upper beam and lower beam of the web vacant portion in opposite directions so that the web vacant portion becomes an expanded opening; bending the frame element in accordance with the size and shape of the body of a vehicle which is to be placed on the chassis; and welding the ends of the frame element into an endless frame.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A process for producing a chassis for vehicles, the process comprising: extruding a single frame element from an aluminum alloy, the frame element having a continuous cross-section and including an upper beam, a lower beam, and a web portion disposed between the two beams and connecting the two beams; removing substantially all of the web portion along a predetermined length of the beam to define a vacant portion of the web; pulling the upper beam and lower beam of the web vacant portion in opposite directions so that the web vacant portion becomes an expanded opening; bending the frame element in accordance with the size and shape of the body of a vehicle which is to be placed on the chassis; and welding the ends of the frame element into an endless frame.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process as defined in claim 1, wherein the upper beam and the lower beam are hollow throughout their lengths.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein the frame element is made of A6000 aluminum alloy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein the web portion is provided with reinforcing ribs.
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