B-pillar for a vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8684449
APP PUB NO 20120319431A1
SERIAL NO

13261320

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The invention relates to a B-pillar for a vehicle including a main section (20) with a hat-shaped section (21) comprising a central flange (22), two web portions (23, 24) and two side flanges (25, 26). At least the hat-shaped section (21) is press-hardened and has a breaking strength in excess of 1400 MPa and the side flanges (25, 26) of the hat-shaped section (21) have a breaking strength below 1100 MPa along at least part of the length of the side flanges (25, 26). The B-pillar (13) includes a cover plate (40) welded to the side flanges (25, 26) of the hat-shaped section (21) so as to form a closed profile, the cover plate (40) having a breaking strength below 1100 MPa at least in the region in which it bears against the side flanges (25, 26). The side flanges (25, 26) of the hat-shaped section have a breaking strength below 1100 MPa in the region in which the side flanges bear against the cover plate (40).

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GESTAMP HARDTECH AB971 25 LULEÅ

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akerstrom, Paul Lulea, SE 5 61
Berglund, Daniel Norrfjarden, SE 9 100
Bodin, Hans Sodra Sunderbyn, SE 22 286
Holmberg, Martin Lulea, SE 7 53
Krispinsson, Jan Lulea, SE 6 91
Wikstrom, Lars Sodra Sunderbyn, SE 9 117

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