Automotive vehicle body with hydroformed cowl

An automotive vehicle body includes a generally tubular, hydroformed cowl with integral mounting flanges which are welded to an engine compartment structural member and a cowlside member. The cowl may be hydroformed from several different preforms having both symmetrical and asymmetrical geometric c...

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Hauptverfasser: Deme, Madhu R, Dupuis, Lawrence J, Lowe, James W, Marleau, Jr, James Antime
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An automotive vehicle body includes a generally tubular, hydroformed cowl with integral mounting flanges which are welded to an engine compartment structural member and a cowlside member. The cowl may be hydroformed from several different preforms having both symmetrical and asymmetrical geometric characteristics.