Lightweight composite automotive door beam and method of manufacturing same
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United States of America Patent
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Aug 29, 1989
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Sep 18, 1987
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Sep 18, 1987
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A lightweight, composite beam for reinforcing a vehicle door is provided. The reinforcing beam comprises an open channel-shaped metal member having a longitudinal cavity which is filled with a reinforcing polymeric material which in one aspect is a thermoset or thermoplastic resin-based material. The composite beam includes end pieces which are adapted to be mounted to a vehicle door panel in a door cavity by spot-welds or the like. The horizontally mounted beam provided substantially increased resistance to side impacts to the vehicle door in the event of a collision. In one embodiment, the beam is mounted between the window glass space and the inner door panel for flush-glass vehicle doors. In another configuration, one surface of the beam is sculptured to mate with a concise outer door panel.
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