Abstract: A beam is provided for absorbing impact forces imparted to doors and sides of a vehicle body as a result of collisions from the side as well as from the front and rear of the vehicle. The beam (17, 18, 78, 88) is intended to protect people or goods inside the vehicle against personal injury or damage in the case of such an impact. The beam (17, 18, 78, 88) comprises at least one thin walled, closed profile roll formed member (52, 62, 72, 82) defining a cavity (63, 83). At least one wall of the member defines at least one longitudinally extending groove (53, 65, 73, 81). The beam (17, 18, 78, 88) may also be used as a standard building block for structural components.

Abstract: A beam is provided for absorbing impact forces imparted to doors and sides of a vehicle body as a result of collisions from the side as well as from the front and rear of the vehicle. The beam (17, 18, 78, 88) is intended to protect people or goods inside the vehicle against personal injury or damage in the case of such an impact. The beam (17, 18, 78, 88) comprises at least one thin walled, closed profile roll formed member (52, 62, 72, 82) defining a cavity (63, 83). At least one wall of the member defines at least one longitudinally extending groove (53, 65, 73, 81). The beam (17, 18, 78, 88) may also be used as a standard building block for structural components.

Abstract: A beam (2, 22) is provided for use as an A-pillar (21) and roof rail (1) of a vehicle. The beam is a closed profile elongated element defining a longitudinally extending recess (3, 23) for housing a weather strip (4, 24). The recess (3, 23) includes a base (14, 34), an inner wall (15, 35) and an outer wall (16, 36) and the weather strip (4, 24) is attached to the recess (3, 23). The weather strip (4, 24) is attached to the base (14, 34) of the recess by a double-sided adhesive tape (17, 37) pre-applied to the weather strip (4, 24) which adheres to the base of the recess on contact or by application of pressure.

Abstract: A beam (2, 22) is provided for use as an A-pillar (21) and roof rail (1) of a vehicle. The beam is a closed profile elongated element defining a longitudinally extending recess (3, 23) for housing a weather strip (4, 24). The recess (3, 23) includes a base (14, 34), an inner wall (15, 35) and an outer wall (16, 36) and the weather strip (4, 24) is attached to the recess (3, 23). The weather strip (4, 24) is attached to the base (14, 34) of the recess by a double-sided adhesive tape (17, 37) pre-applied to the weather strip (4, 24) which adheres to the base of the recess on contact or by application of pressure.

Abstract: A private care body with a front part, rear part, floor pan and body sides and a roof part includes a body lower part and a body superstructure with a beam structure welded fast on top of it; the beam structure includes a thin-walled, flange-free profile parts with closed cross sections made by roll-forming and welded together to each other with the component parts of the beam structure being hardened so that the material in the constituent profile parts has a yield limit of the order of 900-1000 N/mm.sup.2.