摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a crimping installation and to an exterior panel (10) of a motor vehicle that is produced using said installation. Said exterior panel comprises a metal outer skin (12) and an inner skin (14), said inner skin having an internal edge (16), an internal bearing border (18) and an opposite internal border (20), said outer skin (12) having an outer edge (22), an outer border (24) and a bearing zone (26), said bearing zone (26) coming to bear against said internal bearing border (18), said crimping installation comprising a knurling tool (28) that can be operated in such a way as to turn said outer border (24) over against said opposite internal border (20); according to the invention, said opposite internal border (20) has a groove (21) running alongside said internal edge (16) and said knurling tool (28) also comprises a deforming finger (32) for bending said external edge (22) into said groove (21).</p> |