TWELVE-CORNERED STRENGTHENING MEMBER, ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A TWELVE-CORNERED STRENGTHENING MEMBER, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND JOINING THE SAME

摘要

A motor vehicle assembly that includes a strengthening member having a twelve-cornered cross section along at least a portion of the strengthening member, and an automotive component having a four-cornered cross section along at least a portion of the automotive component. The cross section of one of the strengthening member and the automotive component transitions between twelve corners and four corners to facilitate a connection between the strengthening member and the automotive component.