Reinforcement For A Hollow Body
Patent No. EP4017789 (titled "Reinforcement For A Hollow Body") was filed by PSA Automobiles on Aug 10, 2020. The application was issued on May 7, 2025.
Patent Summary
A beam comprises a U-shaped profile with two side walls, a bottom wall, and a closing plate. A partitioned reinforcement is housed within the U-section, fixed to the side walls via an expandable adhesive. The reinforcement features two opposite side faces, a bottom face, and two longitudinal ribs on said bottom face. These ribs delimit a ventilation channel between the reinforcement and the profile's bottom wall. The expandable adhesive extends from the side walls toward the bottom wall but terminates at the ribs to maintain the ventilation channel. Additionally, the reinforcement's bottom face includes a bottom wall between the ribs, featuring ventilation orifices on at least one section to facilitate air circulation, drying, and cataphoretic coating fluid flow.
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EP4017789
- Application Number
- EP20758278A
- Filing Date
- Aug 10, 2020
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Apr 4, 2025
- Publication Date
- May 7, 2025
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