| 摘要 |
A twist beam (10) is manufactured from a tube and has a shorter sectional perimeter in the "V" or "U" shape center section and a longer sectional perimeter at the beam ends (14, 16). The present disclosure therefore proposes to use a tubular member having a predetermined length. The tubular member is deformed at the center section of the tube into a "V" or "U" shape and then expanded at both end portions. This structure is formed using a closed die internal pressure forming process such as hydro - forming or blow molding or the like. The ends of the tubular member may also have a substantially oval or rectangular section. The tubular member of the present disclosure may also be heat treated in the closed die internal forming process to achieve a higher material strength. In this manner, the twist beam of the present disclosure is optimized to use the smallest possible section along its entire length, thus has a substantially lower mass and can be manufactured using less material and therefore at a substantially lower cost. |
