公开(公告)号：US07156411B2

公开(公告)日：2007-01-02

申请号：US10777208

申请日：2004-02-13

申请人： Federico G. Jaekel ,  Hans J. Reckler

发明人： Federico G. Jaekel ,  Hans J. Reckler

IPC分类号： B60D1/00

CPC分类号： B60D1/54 ,  B60D1/485

摘要： A hitch assembly for mounting to a frame assembly of a vehicle comprises a one-piece hitch mounting structure having a general U-shape with opposing end portions and a centrally disposed intermediate portion between the end portions. A hitch receiver is mounted to the intermediate portion of the hitch mounting structure. The end portions each include a mounting section with a general L-shaped cross-sectional configuration, thereby providing the end portions with horizontally extending mounting flanges structured to mount the hitch assembly to the frame assembly of the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 用于安装到车辆的车架组件的搭接组件包括一体式搭接安装结构，其具有一般的U形形状，具有相对的端部部分和在端部之间的居中设置的中间部分。 挂钩接收器安装在搭接安装结构的中间部分。 端部各自包括具有大体L形横截面构造的安装部分，从而为端部提供水平延伸的安装凸缘，该安装凸缘构造成将连接组件安装到车辆的框架组件上。

公开(公告)号：US06533348B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-18

申请号：US09556432

申请日：2000-09-07

申请人： Federico G. Jaekel ,  Gianfranco Gabbianelli ,  Frank A. Horton

发明人： Federico G. Jaekel ,  Gianfranco Gabbianelli ,  Frank A. Horton

IPC分类号： B60J900

CPC分类号： B62D29/00 ,  B23K2101/06 ,  B62D21/12 ,  B62D23/005

摘要： A vehicle space frame for constructing a motor vehicle includes a body module and a front module. The body module includes a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending main side rail structures and a pair of rearward-most upright structures each being connected to a respective main side rail structure and extending upwardly therefrom to form a pair of rearward-most pillars thereon. The body module further includes a pair of hydroformed upper longitudinal members each being defined by an outwardly deformed tubular metallic wall fixed in a predetermined irregular exterior surface configuration and each including a pillar-forming portion and a longitudinally extending portion. Each pillar-forming portion is connected to a respective main side rail structure and extends upwardly therefrom to form an A pillar and each longitudinally extending portion is connected at an opposite end portion thereof with an associated one of the, rearward-most pillars, thereby defining, a longitudinal length between the associated A- and rearward-most pillars. A plurality of connecting structures are included in the body module and are constructed and arranged to secure the main side rail structures, the upper longitudinal members, and the pairs of pillars in laterally spaced fixed relation. The front module includes a pair of front lower side rail structures, a pair of front upper side rail structures and front connecting structure. The front connecting structure is constructed and arranged to connect the front lower side rail structures to one another in laterally spaced relation and to connect the front upper side rail structures to one another in laterally spaced relation. The front module is rigidly fixed to the body module by rigidly interconnecting each front lower side rail structure with a respective main side rail structure and each front upper side rail structure to the associated A pillar of a respective hydroformed upper longitudinal member at a position spaced upwardly from the associated main side rail structure.

公开(公告)号：US06718812B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-13

申请号：US10110342

申请日：2002-04-11

申请人： Federico G. Jaekel

发明人： Federico G. Jaekel

IPC分类号： B21D3902

CPC分类号： B23P15/00 ,  B21B1/08 ,  B21B1/0815 ,  B21C37/151 ,  B21C37/155 ,  B21D47/01 ,  E04C3/07 ,  E04C2003/0421 ,  E04C2003/043 ,  E04C2003/0439 ,  E04C2003/0456 ,  E04C2003/0478

摘要： A method for making a beam from a metal sheet (10), includes the steps of providing a metal sheet having opposite first and second side edges (12, 14) extending longitudinally along opposing sides of the metal sheet, and a first and a second generally parallel opposing face surfaces (16, 18) provided between the first and second edges. The first and second generally parallel opposing faces define a thickness of the metal sheet therebetween. The thickness of the metal sheet is split at one of the first and second side edges to form first and second integral flanges (28, 30, 32, 34) from a portion of the metal sheet such that inner ends of the first and second flanges remain integrally connected with an unsplit portion (44) of the metal sheet. The first and second flanges are then bent so as to provide the metal sheet with a tubular portion extending along one side of and integrally formed with the unsplit portion. The first and second flanges are then fixed against movement relative to one another.

摘要翻译： 一种用于制造来自金属板（10）的光束的方法包括以下步骤：提供金属片，其具有沿金属片的相对侧纵向延伸的相对的第一和第二侧边缘（12,14），以及第一和第二 设置在第一和第二边缘之间的大致平行的相对的表面（16,18）。 第一和第二大致平行的相对面限定了金属片之间的厚度。 金属板的厚度在第一和第二侧边缘中的一个处分开，以从金属板的一部分形成第一和第二整体凸缘（28,30,32,34），使得第一和第二凸缘 保持与金属片的非分割部分（44）整体连接。 然后，第一和第二凸缘被弯曲，以便为金属板提供沿着非分裂部分的一侧延伸并且与非分裂部分一体形成的管状部分。 然后第一和第二凸缘被固定成相对于彼此移动。

公开(公告)号：US06412857B2

公开(公告)日：2002-07-02

申请号：US09930969

申请日：2001-08-17

申请人： Federico G. Jaekel ,  Gianfranco Gabbianelli ,  Frank A. Horton ,  Richard Ashley

发明人： Federico G. Jaekel ,  Gianfranco Gabbianelli ,  Frank A. Horton ,  Richard Ashley

IPC分类号： B60J900

CPC分类号： B62D23/005

摘要： A method of forming this vehicle space frame joint is carried out by (1) forming an elongated first member constructed of a metallic material that includes an end segment having a predetermined length and having an exterior surface that defines an exterior configuration of the end segment; (2) forming an elongated tubular hydroformed second member by hydroforming a tubular blank having a tubular metallic wall so as to outwardly deform the tubular metallic wall into a predetermined exterior surface configuration determined by the engagement of the tubular metallic wall with die surfaces of a die assembly, the hydroformed second member having an intermediate segment that includes first and second spaced apart wall portions; (3) forming generally aligned first and second openings within the first and second wall portions, respectively, of the intermediate segment of the second member, the first and second openings being of complimentary configuration to portions of the exterior surface of the end segment of the first member; (4) placing the end segment of the first member through the first and second openings such that portions of the exterior surface of the end segment are in abutting engagement with edge portions of the openings; and (5) welding the intermediate segment and the end segment together in the area of said abutting engagement between exterior surface portions of the end segment and the edge portions of the openings.

摘要翻译： 一种形成该车辆空间框架接头的方法是通过（1）形成由金属材料构成的细长的第一构件，该第一构件包括具有预定长度的端部段，并且具有限定端部段的外部构造的外部表面; （2）通过液压成形具有管状金属壁的管状坯料形成细长管状液压成型第二构件，以便使管状金属壁向外变形成通过管状金属壁与模具的模具表面的接合确定的预定外表面形状 液压成形的第二构件具有包括第一和第二隔开的壁部分的中间段; （3）分别在第二构件的中间段的第一和第二壁部分内分别形成大致对准的第一和第二开口，第一和第二开口具有互补构型，以与第二和第二开口的端部段的外表面的部分 第一名成员 （4）将第一构件的端部段穿过第一和第二开口，使得端部段的外表面的部分与开口的边缘部分邻接接合; 以及（5）在端部段的外表面部分和开口的边缘部分之间的所述邻接接合区域中将中间段和端段焊接在一起。

公开(公告)号：US06543266B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09639116

申请日：2000-08-16

申请人： Federico G. Jaekel

发明人： Federico G. Jaekel

IPC分类号： B21D2210

CPC分类号： F16F7/125 ,  B21D15/03 ,  B62D1/192 ,  F16C3/03 ,  F16F7/123 ,  Y10T464/50

摘要： A collapsible driveshaft and method of making the same. The collapsible driveshaft includes a tubular member having first and second portions that are integrally formed as a one-piece member. The first portion has splines formed on an exterior surface thereof. The second, opposite portion has both outer and inner diameters that are greater than the outer diameter of the first portion. The method includes placing a tubular metal blank into a hydroforming die having a die cavity and expanding the blank by pressurizing the interior of the blank with hydroforming fluid. During the hydroforming process, the first portion of the blank is expanded to form splines while the second portion is expanded to form inner and outer diameters that are greater than the outer diameter of the first portion.

摘要翻译： 一种可折叠的驱动轴及其制造方法。 可折叠驱动轴包括具有整体形成为单件构件的第一和第二部分的管状构件。 第一部分具有形成在其外表面上的花键。 第二相对部分具有大于第一部分的外径的外径和内径。 该方法包括将管状金属坯料放置在具有模腔的液压成型模具中，并且通过用液压成形流体对坯件的内部加压来使坯料膨胀。 在液压成型过程中，坯件的第一部分被膨胀以形成花键，而第二部分被膨胀以形成大于第一部分的外径的内径和外径。

公开(公告)号：US06302478B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-16

申请号：US09517750

申请日：2000-03-03

申请人： Federico G. Jaekel ,  Gianfranco Gabbianelli ,  Frank A. Horton ,  Richard Ashley

发明人： Federico G. Jaekel ,  Gianfranco Gabbianelli ,  Frank A. Horton ,  Richard Ashley

IPC分类号： B60J900

CPC分类号： B62D23/005 ,  B23K26/38 ,  B23K2101/06 ,  Y10T29/49622 ,  Y10T29/49805

摘要： A space frame for a motor vehicle is provided to illustrate an embodiment of the invention. The space frame includes a pair of upper longitudinal members. Each of the upper longitudinal members has a pillar forming portion and a first portion coupled to the pillar forming portion. The space frame also includes a cross member having a second portion and a pair of leg portions extending from junctures at each end of the second portion. The space frame additionally includes a pair of laterally spaced side rail structures, which are assembled such that the pillar forming portion of each upper longitudinal member is connected to and forms a pillar on a respective side rail structure. The leg portions of the cross member are each connected to a respective side rail structure and extend upwardly therefrom. The second portion of the cross member connects the pair of side rail structures in laterally spaced relation.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于机动车辆的空间框架以示出本发明的实施例。 空间框架包括一对上纵向构件。 每个上纵向构件具有柱形成部分和联接到柱形成部分的第一部分。 空间框架还包括具有第二部分和从第二部分的每个端部处的接合部延伸的一对腿部的横向构件。 空间框架还包括一对侧向间隔开的侧轨结构，其被组装成使得每个上纵向构件的柱形成部分连接到相应的侧轨结构上并在相应的侧轨结构上形成柱。 横向构件的腿部各自连接到相应的侧轨结构并从其向上延伸。 横向构件的第二部分以横向间隔的关系连接一对侧轨结构。