| US 7,596,924 B2 | ||
| Hollow panel having open space for press fitted joined member of stronger material | ||
| Akira Sakae, Kobe (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho, Kobe-shi (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 18, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/532,797. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-298010 (JP), filed on Oct. 12, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0095016 A1, May 03, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. E04C 2/38 (2006.01); E04C 2/36 (2006.01); B60J 5/06 (2006.01); B60J 10/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 52—802.1 [52/793.1; 296/155; 296/216.08] | 5 Claims |
| 1. A hollow panel comprising:
an extruded aluminum panel body formed in a structure such that a plurality of plate-like members are joined by a plurality
of ribs, the panel body comprising an open space portion and a closed space portion; and
a joined member forming an open space having an opening and joined to the panel body, the joined member being formed of a
material stronger than the material of the panel body,
wherein the open space portion of the panel body is formed so as to extend in a predetermined direction and is formed as an
open space in a cross-section perpendicular to the predetermined direction, wherein the closed space portion has a shape such
that a plurality of closed spaces are defined by the ribs between the plate-like members in a cross-section perpendicular
to the predetermined direction, and wherein the joined member is press-fitted into the open space portion of the panel body
such that the open space of the joined member is exposed to the exterior of the hollow panel,
wherein the open space portion of the panel body comprises a pair of protruding portions formed so as to extend in the predetermined
direction and provided so as to be opposite each other across an opening, and wherein the pair of protruding portions are
in contact with a side of the joined member press-fitted into the open space portion of the panel body such that the opening
of the open space portion and the opening of the joined member are aligned with each other so that the open space of the joined
member is reached from outside of the hollow panel by sequentially passing through the opening of the open space portion of
the panel body and the opening of the joined member.
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