
US Patent No: 6,561,571
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Structurally enhanced attachment of a reinforcing member
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May 13, 2003
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Sep 29, 2000
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09/676,725
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Abstract
A structurally enhanced attachment for use in reinforcing automotive rocker assemblies. An expandable material, such as a polymer-based foam, is disposed on a surface of an aluminum extrusion prior to integration of the extrusion into the vehicle and final assembly of the vehicle by the vehicle manufacturer. The system is activated as the vehicle undergoes the final vehicle assembly process, which activates and transforms the expandable material, preferably during an automobile paint operation, to expand, bond and fill the rocker assembly structure thereby structural adhering the extrusion with the rocker assembly and facilitating enhanced structural reinforcement.
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| 5,124,186 Composite tubular door beam reinforced with a reacted core localized at the mid-span of the tube | 181 | 1990 | |
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| 5,575,526 Composite laminate beam for radiator support | 158 | 1994 | |
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