Petitioners'
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`Petitioners'
`Exhibit 1013
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`Exhibit 1013
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`EDITION
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`@3933
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`Petitioners’ Ex. 1013
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`Petitioners’ Ex. 1013
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`Published by:
`© Robert Bosch GmbH, 1996
`Postfach 30 02 20
`D-70442 Stuttgart
`Automotive Equipment Business Sector,
`Department for Technical Information
`(KHNDT).
`Management: Dipi.-lng.(FH) Ulrich Adler.
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`Editor in chief:
`Dipi.-lng.(FH) Horst Bauer.
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`Editors:
`lng.(grad.) Arne Cypra,
`Dipl.—lng. (FH) Anton Beer,
`Dipl.-|ng. Hans Bauer.
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`Production management:
`Joachim Kaiser.
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`Layout:
`DipI.-lng.(FH) Ulrich Adler,
`Joachim Kaiser.
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`Translation:
`Editor in chief:
`Peter Giriing
`Translated by:
`lngenieurbflro fUr Technische und
`Wissenschaftliche Ubersetzungen
`Dr. W.-D. Haehl GmbH, Stuttgart
`Member of the ALPNET Services Group
`William D. Lyon
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`Technical graphics:
`Bauer & Partner GmbH, Stuttgart.
`Design, front cover, front matter:
`Zweckwerbung, Kirchheim u.T., Germany
`Technische Publikation, Waiblingen
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`Distribution, 4th Edition:
`SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
`400 Commonwealth Drive
`Warrendale, PA 15096-0001 USA.
`lSBN 1-56091-918—3
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`Printed in Germany.
`lmprimé en Allemagne.
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`4th Edition, October 1996.
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`Editorial closing: 31.08.1996
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`Reproduction, duplication an
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`this publication.
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`therefrom,
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`culars of source.
`Illustrations, descri
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`tions, schematic diagrams and other dag,
`serve only for explanatory purposes and
`for presentation of the text. They cannot
`be used as the basis for design, installa-
`tion, and scope of delivery. We undertake
`no liability for conformity of the contents
`with national or local regulations.
`We reserve the right to make changes.
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`The brand names given in the contents
`serve only as examples and do not repre-
`sent the classification or preference for a
`particular manufacturer. Trade marks are
`not identified as such.
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`The following companies kindly placed
`picture matter, diagrams and other infor-
`mative material at our disposal:
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`Audi AG, lngolstadt;
`Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Munich;
`Behr GmbH & Co, Stuttgart;
`Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG,
`Coburg;
`Continental AG, Hannover;
`Eberspacher KG, EBlingen;
`Filtervverk Mann und Hummel,
`Ludwigsburg;
`Ford-Werke AG, Cologne;
`Aktiengesellschaft Kflhnle, Kopp und
`Kausch, Frankental;
`Mannesmann Kienzle GmbH,
`Villingen-Schwenningen;
`Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart;
`Pierburg GmbH, Neuss;
`RWE Energie AG, Essen;
`Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg;
`Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG,
`Friedrichshafen.
`Source of information for motor-vehicle
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`specifications: Automobil Revue Katalog
`1995.
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`684
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`Vehicle bodies (passenger cars)
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`Body structure
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`Unitized all-steel body
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`(Standard design)
`A self—supporting body comprises hollow
`sheet-steel components onto which body
`panels are welded by welding robots or In
`multi-spot welding units. Depending upon
`vehicle type,
`roughly 5000 spot welds
`must be made along a flange length
`of 120.200 m. The flange widths are
`10...18 mm. Other parts (front fenders,
`doors, hood and luggage-compartment
`lid) are bolted to the supporting structure
`of the body. Other types of body construc-
`tion include frame and sandwich desrgns.
`General requirements:
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`Rigidity
`Torsional and bending rigidity should be
`as great as possible in order to minimize
`elastic deformation of the apertures for
`the doors, hood and luggage-compart-
`ment lid. The effect of body rigidity on the
`vibrational characteristics of the vehicle
`must be taken into consideration.
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`Vibrational characteristics
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`Body vibrations as well as vibrations of
`individual structural components as a
`result of excitation by the wheels, sus-
`pension system, engine and drivetrain
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`it
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`can severely impair driving C
`resonance occurs.
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`The natural frequency of the bod
`its components which may Vibratey’ and
`be detuned by means of creasin' mun
`changing the wall thicknesses andg E1nd
`sections, such that
`reSOHance anCdrO-Ss
`consequences are minimized_
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`Operational integrity
`Alternating stresses which can affect the
`body as the vehicle is driven Can lead t
`incipient structural cracks or Weld faiIUrO
`Areas which are particularly SUSCeptibfé
`are the bearing points of the running 993,
`the steering system and engine units.
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`Body stresses due to accidents
`In the event of a collision, the body must
`be capable of transforming as much kine.
`tic energy as possible into deformation
`work while minimising deformation of the
`vehicle interior.
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`Ease of re air
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`Those components which are most sus-
`ceptible to damage as a result of minor
`accidents
`(‘fender-benders”) must be
`easily replaceable or repairable (access
`to exterior body panels from inside.
`access to bolts,
`favorable location ol
`joints, feature lines for the repainting of
`individual components).
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`Body structure
`1 Cross member
`under windshield
`Floof frame, front
`Roof frame, side
`Hoof frame, rear
`C-pi/lar
`Flea r-facing panel
`Rear floor and
`spare-wheel pan
`Side member, rear
`B-pi/lar
`10 Cross member
`under rear seat
`11 A-piI/ar
`12 Cross member
`under driver’s seat
`13 Side member
`14 Wheel well
`15 Engine-support
`cross member
`16 Side member, front
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`17 Cross member,
`front
`18 Radiator cross
`member.
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`17 Cross member,
`front
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`18 Radiator cross
`member.
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`Body structure
`1 Cross member
`under windshield
`Ftoof frame, front
`Ftoof frame, side
`Roof frame, rear
`C-pillar
`Rear-facing panel
`Rear floor and
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`spare-wheel pan
`Side member, rear
`B-pil/ar
`10 Cross member
`under rear seat
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`11 A-pillar
`12 Cross member
`under driver’s seat
`13 Side member
`14 Wheel well
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`15 Engine-suppon
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