The present invention relates to a method for reinforcing a vehicle subframe comprising one or more hollow sheet metal parts, comprising: determining at least one area on a hollow sheet metal part of a subframe with respect to specified conditions; preparing a reinforcement part which is insertable into the hollow sheet metal part at the determined area, wherein the reinforcement part comprises: a carrier having at least one hollow chamber; and a pre-foam of a foam material, which is able to expand after being heated, the pre-foam being isolated from the at least one hollow chamber and distributed at least partly on the periphery of the carrier; and installing the reinforcement part within the hollow sheet metal part at the determined area and heating the pre-foam such that it expands. The present invention also relates to a vehicle subframe reinforced by said method.


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    Title :

    Method for reinforcing a subframe


    Contributors:
    FENG QING (author) / ZHANG JINGFEN (author)

    Publication date :

    2019-04-09


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B29L INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES , Index-Schema für besondere Gegenstände in Verbindung mit Unterklasse B29C / B29C Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen , SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS / B29K Index-Schema für Formmassen oder Materialien für Verstärkungen, Füllstoffe oder vorgeformte Teile, z.B. Einlagen in Verbindung mit den Unterklassen B29B, B29C oder B29D , INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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