Hollow component, a method of manufacturing the same, and an apparatus for manufacturing the same

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PATENT NO 9434022
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14005027

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A hollow component made of thin sheet metal members is described, along with a method of manufacturing such hollow component. The method involves applying a flow drilling process on one sheet metal member of a pair of sheet metal members having a gap G between them to form a first collar part. A flow drilling process is applied on the other sheet metal member of the pair to form a second collar part as well as to cause an inner tip of the second collar part to fuse with an inner tip of the first collar part. A cylindrical connection member is formed to strengthen a flat sheet metal members.

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YOROZU CORPORATION3-7-60 TARUMACHI KOHOKU-KU YOKOHAMA-SHI KANAGAWA 222-8560

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Kawaguchi, Shuichiro Yokohama, JP 3 10

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