Method for the production of an outer wall, method for the production of an armored motor vehicle, and side wall for a motor vehicle

Abstract

In a method for producing an outer wall, in particular a side wall for a motor vehicle, from armored steel, having openings, a rocker panel extending in the bottom region, a roof frame area, pillars and side pieces extending between the rocker panel and the roof frame area, and openings for receiving windows, the outer contour of the outer wall is defined, and a pressing tool is provided for forming an outer wall blank having this outer contour. The outer wall blank is formed from an armor steel metal sheet and the doors and the openings are cut out from the outer wall blank.

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         15 . A method for producing an outer wall, comprising:
 defining an outer contour of an outer wall by determining the disposition of an opening, a rocker panel in a bottom region, a roof frame region, pillars extending between the rocker panel and the roof frame region, and side parts;   forming an outer wall blank from an armor steel metal sheet in correspondence with said outer contour, using a pressing tool; and   cutting out the opening from the outer wall blank commensurate with the establishment of a door, thereby producing a cutout.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the outer wall is a side wall for a motor vehicle. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the outer contour is defined by determination of an original motor vehicle outer contour. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the outer contour is defined in at least one of two ways, a first way in which the outer contour is optically modeled on a motor vehicle outer contour, a second way in which the outer contour is redesigned. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the openings are cut out by laser beam cutting or water jet cutting. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising attaching hinges and opening hardware to the cutout, and arranging the cutout as a door in the outer wall. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising attaching a circumferential overlap to ballistically secure a gap width formed between the door and the outer wall. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the outer wall blank is formed by hot forming or cold forming, with subsequent hardening. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising hardening the outer wall blank in the pressing tool. 
     
     
         24 . A method for producing an armored motor vehicle having an outer wall made of armor steel, comprising:
 removing an original outer wall of the motor vehicle;   arranging an outer wall of armor steel on the motor vehicle; and   coupling the outer wall to the motor vehicle.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the outer wall is a side wall of the armored motor vehicle having a door and including a rocker panel in a bottom region, a roof frame region, pillars extending between the rocker panel and the roof frame region, and side parts. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising coupling the outer wall of armor steel to original connecting points of the motor vehicle. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising mounting an additional armor steel plate in at least one region of the side wall selected from the group consisting of roof region, floor region, and front region, and coupling the side wall in the region to the additional armor steel plate. 
     
     
         28 . A side wall for a motor vehicle made in one piece from an armor steel metal sheet to produce a shaped part and comprising a rocker panel running in a bottom region, a roof frame region, pillars extending between the rocker panel and the roof frame region, and a side part, with an opening being cut out commensurate with the establishment of a door in the shaped part. 
     
     
         29 . The side wall of  claim 28 , having a hardness between 300 and 800 HB. 
     
     
         30 . The side wall of  claim 28 , further comprising an additional cover to ballistically secure a gap which surrounds the door and is formed between the door and the side part.